U.S. Embassy in Cyprus

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

• Original Passports for both parents, plus three copies of the biographic page.
• Original Birth Certificate for child, bearing the child’s FULL NAME (first and last name), date and place of birth and parent’s full names.
• Original marriage certificate.
• Divorce or death certificates as proof of termination of all previous marriages, if applicable.
• Evidence of physical presence:
  • If only one U.S. citizen transmitting parent, they must satisfy physical presence requirements. A total of five years of physical presence in the U.S. before the child was born, two of those years after the age of 14, in the United States for a total of 5 full years before the child was born, two of those 5 years after the age of 14 for the U.S. citizen parent:
    • Primary evidence documents that may establish physical presence in the United States before the child’s birth include: transcripts from high school/college, W2/IRS Tax Returns, DD214 military separation statement.  Additional evidence may also include credit card bills, utility bills, hospital records, tax forms, airline ticket stubs, passports with stamps.  You may submit any evidence that demonstrates physical presence in the United States.
  • If both parents are U.S. citizens, evidence of prior residence in the U.S. before the child’s birth must be provided:
    • Primary evidence documents that may establish physical presence in the United States before the child’s birth include: transcripts from high school/college, W2/IRS Tax Returns, DD214 military separation statement.  Additional evidence may also include credit card bills, utility bills, hospital records, tax forms, airline ticket stubs, passports with stamps.  You may submit any evidence that demonstrates physical presence in the United States.

• Requirements for U.S. Citizenship Transmission: There are various circumstances under which a child born abroad acquires American citizenship at birth:
  • Child born to two U.S. citizens: The child acquires citizenship provided that at least one of the parents had, prior to the birth of the child, been a resident in the United States or one of its outlying possessions. (No specific period of residence is required.)
  • Child born in wedlock to a U.S. citizen parent (after November 14, 1986) and a noncitizen parent: The child acquires citizenship provided that the U.S. citizen parent had been physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for five years, of which at least two years were after the age of fourteen.
  • Child born in wedlock to a U.S. citizen parent (before November 14, 1986) and a noncitizen parent: The child acquires citizenship provided that the U.S. citizen parent had been physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for ten years, of which at least five years were after the age of fourteen.
  • A person born abroad out-of-wedlock to a U.S. citizen mother and noncitizen father on or before June 11, 2017: The child may acquire U.S. citizenship under Section 309(c) of the INA if the mother was a U.S. citizen at the time of the person’s birth and if the mother was physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for a continuous period of one year prior to the person’s birth. In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Sessions v. Morales-Santana, 582 U.S. ___, 137 S.Ct. 1678 (2017), a person born abroad out-of-wedlock to a U.S. citizen mother and noncitizen father on or after June 12, 2017, may acquire U.S. citizenship at birth if the mother was a U.S. citizen at the time of the person’s birth and was physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for a period of five years, two after the age of fourteen under Section 301(g) of the INA.
  • Child born out of wedlock to a U.S. Citizen father: The child acquires citizenship provided that the American citizen father had been physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for five years, of which at least two years were after the age of fourteen (or ten if born before 1986) and:
    • Clear and convincing evidence establishing a blood relationship between the child and the father;
    • The father signs a sworn statement agreeing to provide financial support for the child until s/he reaches the age of 18 years; and
    • The child is under the age of 18,
    • The father provides a written statement acknowledging paternity;
    • The child is legitimated under local law; or
    • A competent court establishes paternity before the child attains the age of 18 years.

If you have previously applied for a CRBA at the U.S. Embassy Nicosia, Cyprus, you are still required to provide proof of physical presence. 

• Social Security number If your child does not have one, we require an original signed and dated statement that your child has not been issued a Social Security number by the Social Security Administration.
• Self-addressed envelope (A4 size) with 3.02 Euro postage stamps.  The envelope must include the applicant’s name and an address in the Republic of Cyprus.  We will use the envelope to deliver the CRBA and (passport) to you.  Note: Our section does not provide delivery service to addresses located outside of the Republic of Cyprus.

DO NOT SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT ONLINE.

• 72 hours after payment, please email ACSNicosia@state.gov to schedule your appointment.
• Use the following subject line: eCRBA APPOINTMENT- APPLICANT’S FULL NAME.