page_title: United States nationality law
section_title: Birth abroad to two United States citizens
hierarchical_section_title: United States nationality law / Acquisition of citizenship / Through birth abroad to United States citizens / Birth abroad to two United States citizens
caption_attribution_description: English: A Certification of Birth Abroad, issued to a foreign-born person acquiring U.S. citizenship at birth.
context_page_description: The United States nationality law is set out in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 which contains a uniform rule of naturalization of the United States. The 1952 Act sets out the legal requirements for the acquisition and divestiture of U.S. nationality.
  The most recent changes to the law were made in 2001.
context_section_description: A child is automatically granted citizenship if:
  Both parents were U.S. citizens at the time of the child's birth;
  The parents are married; and
  At least one parent lived in the United States prior to the child's birth. INA 301(c) and INA 301(a)(3) state, "and one of whom has had a residence."
  The FAM (Foreign Affairs Manual) states "no amount of time specified."
caption: A State Department certification of birth abroad, issued prior to 1990.
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