Unregistered U.S. Citizenship: Hidden Risks For American Born Abroad

Each year, thousands of children are born overseas to one U.S. citizen parent and one non-U.S. parent. Under U.S. immigration law, many of these children are U.S. citizens from birth, provided the American parent satisfies a relatively simple test: at least five years of physical presence in the United States, with two of those years … Continue reading Unregistered U.S. Citizenship: Hidden Risks For American Born Abroad

Born Abroad, American by Law: Should You Register Your Child?

Many children born overseas to a U.S. parent are U.S. citizens from birth. This is so even if the parents never registered the birth at a U.S. Consulate or Embassy, or applied for a U.S. passport for the child. Some parents view this as a way to keep the child outside the U.S. tax system, … Continue reading Born Abroad, American by Law: Should You Register Your Child?