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Birth Registration

Citizenship transmission requirements vary according to the date of birth. At present a child born to two American citizen parents abroad automatically acquires U.S. citizenship at birth if one of the parents has resided in the U.S. or its outlying possessions before the birth of the child. A child born to one American citizen parent may acquire U.S. citizenship if the American parent meets the transmission requirement of having resided in the U.S. for at least 5 years, two of which were after attaining the age of 14, prior to the birth of the child.

To register the birth of your child, you should come to the Consular Section during American Citizens Services public hours and bring with you:

 

  • the Lithuanian birth certificate
  • the parents' marriage certificate (if applicable)
  • the parents' passports
  • if only one parent is an American citizen: that parent's proof of 5 years presence in the U.S. (tax returns, pay stubs, educational transcripts and diplomas, prior passports showing entries and   exits to the United States, etc.)
  • the child

    After presenting all the necessary documents, you will receive a Report of Birth Abroad, which will serve as the child's proof of U.S. citizenship. The cost is $65 (as of October 27, 2004).

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