If both parents are U.S. citizens, is a child born abroad automatically granted citizenship?
Even if the parents are U.S. citizens, if the child is born abroad, I’d like to know what special steps need to be taken for the child’s citizenship. Is citizenship simply granted automatically at birth?
A U.S. citizen’s child does not automatically acquire citizenship — it must be obtained by registering the birth at a U.S. embassy abroad. There are also various U.S. residency requirements to keep in mind. For example, there have been cases where the child of a U.S. citizen deployed with the military did not automatically acquire citizenship.