American mother, British father, baby born in Britain. Does the baby have American citizenship? ?

You and your husband should report to the US Embassy in London and file a Consular Report of Birth Abroad.

http://travel.state.gov/law/info/overseas/overseas...

Documentation of U.S. Citizens Born Abroad

U.S. Department of State

Bureau of Consular Affairs

Documentation of United States Citizens Born

Abroad Who Acquire Citizenship At Birth

The birth of a child abroad to U.S. citizen parent(s) should be reported as soon as possible to the nearest American consular office for the purpose of establishing an official record of the child’s claim to U.S. citizenship at birth. The official record is in the form of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America. This document, referred to as the Consular Report of Birth or FS-240, is considered a basic United States citizenship document. An original FS-240 is furnished to the parent(s) at the time the registration is approved.

REPORTING THE BIRTH

A Consular Report of Birth can be prepared only at an American consular office overseas while the child is under the age of 18. Usually, in order to establish the child’s citizenship under the appropriate provisions of U.S. law, the following documents must be submitted:

(1) an official record of the child’s foreign birth;

(2) evidence of the parent(s)’ U.S. citizenship (e.g., a certified birth certificate, current U.S.

passport, or Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship);

(3) evidence of the parents’ marriage, if applicable; and

(4) affidavits of parent(s)’ residence and physical presence in the United States.

In certain cases, it may be necessary to submit additional documents, including affidavits of paternity and support, divorce decrees from prior marriages, or medical reports of blood compatibility. All evidentiary documents should be certified as true copies of the originals by the registrar of the office wherein each document was issued. A service fee of $65 is prescribed under the provisions of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 22.1, item 9, for a Consular Report of Birth.

I assmue by the last comment of the Fater not a citizen yet, the child was born in the USA. If that be the case, the child is American. If the family was to move the the UK, the mother could become a citizen and have the child become one, but from what I understand, the child only has an easier time moving to the UK when it is grown because of the father being from there. I know my son is American, but will have an easier time moving to New Zealand or Australia because I am a citizen of both thouse countries, but he DOES NOT have thouse citizenships automaticly.

Children born abroad to U.S. citizen parents may have a claim to U.S. citizenship. If the parent(s) meets the transmission requirement, a child's birth may be reported at this Embassy and a U.S. passport and social security number may be obtained for him or her.

We strongly recommend that the birth of your child be reported to this Embassy as soon as possible after the birth. It is not possible to report the birth of a child over the age of 18. Even if your child holds nationality of a country other than the U.S., if your child has a claim to citizenship, he or she must be in possession of a valid U.S. passport to enter and exit the United States.

No other conditions exist.

If mother lived less than 2 years after 14 years of age, is there any way to get US Citizenship abroad?

Go register the birth with the US. Embassy. I think at 18 yrs they are supposed to declare which citizenship they want but it is possible to be a duel citizen. The US doesn't like it but you can do it. I would say declare US then go get a UK passport. That should do it.

Outrider.

You've got one lucky baby! The baby is going to have dual citizenship! Just make sure you report the birth of your baby to the US Embassy first thing you do today !i Good luck

The baby is a dual citizen, although you will have to go through some hoops with the US embassy to establish his US citizenship. He/she can retain dual citizenship as long as he/she doesn't join the armed forces of one of the countries.

I don't know about Britain but typically if the US citizen mother lived in the US for 5 years following her 14th birthday she transmits US citizenship to her kid at birth.

registered your child at american embassy as American