Skilled Nursing Fac. 1st Floor, City-County Bldg. This report should be prepared and filed by one of the parents. However, the physician or midwife attending the birth or any other person having knowledge of the facts may prepare the report. Documentary evidence is required to establish citizenship.
Consular offices provide complete information on what evidence is needed.
The Consular Report of Birth is a sworn statement of facts of birth. When approved, it establishes in documentary form the child's acquisition of U. S. citizenship. It has the same value as proof of citizenship as the Certificate of Citizenship issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The original document is filed in Passport Services, Correspondence Branch, U. S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20524. To obtain a copy of a report of the birth in a foreign country of a U. S. citizen, write to Passport Services, Correspondence Branch, U. S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20524.