Citizenship and Birth Abroad
REPORTING THE BIRTH ABROAD OF A U.S. CITIZEN AND OBTAINING THE CHILD'S FIRST UNITED STATES PASSPORT
Applications are by appointment only. Click here to request an appointment.
Read transmission requirements and the following to ensure that you have all the necessary documents and are prepared for the interview.
What do I need to apply for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad and passport?
-PARENTS’ PASSPORTS (U.S. passport - Argentine or other foreign passport),
-PARENT (S) CERTIFICATE OF U.S. NATURALIZATION, if applicable.
-ORIGINAL OR CERTIFIED COPY OF PARENTS’ MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.
-ORIGINAL OR CERTIFIED COPY OF PARENT(S)' DIVORCE DECREE(S), if either was previously married.
-EVIDENCE OF U.S. CITIZEN PARENT’S PHYSICAL PRESENCE IN THE
UNITED STATES prior to the birth of the child (e.g., tax forms with W-2 earnings statements, previous passports, salary receipts, school/university records, etc.)
-CHILD’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE ("Partida de Nacimiento" issued by the Argentine Civil Registry).
-EVIDENCE OF PRE-NATAL MEDICAL CARE mother received in Argentina or elsewhere during pregnancy with names and addresses of physicians, clinics or hospitals where care received. (i.e. "ecografia, monitoreo fetal").
-STATEMENT from hospital, clinic, the physician or midwife who assisted delivery giving the particulars of the birth (name of parents, date, place, time of birth, weight of child, etc.).
-TWO PHOTOS OF THE CHILD (link)
-COMPLETED U.S. PASSPORT APPLICATION (Form DS-11).
-PARENT(S)' COMPLETED AFFIDAVIT OF U.S. PHYSICAL PRESENCE (link).
-COMPLETED APPL. FOR A CONSULAR REPORT OF BIRTH. (Form DS-2029).
The physical presence in the U.S. of the U.S. citizen parent must be documented.
Any documents which are not in English or Spanish must be translated into English.
Forms will be signed in front of the Consul during the day of the interview.
The consular officer must see each child who seeks a CROBA and a U.S. passport.
Parents must execute the passport application for a child under age 16.
US passports are issued in the United States. This process normally takes a week to 10 days.
All applicants of United States passports will use a courier service for return of U.S. passports to their home or office. After the application is approved, the applicants will have to pay a fee in the DHL office located in the Embassy and give the address to which they want the passport to be delivered.
The Consular Report of Birth is US$ 65.-.
The passport fee for applicants under 16 is US$ 85.-
The passport fee for applicants over 16 years is US$ 100.-
All fees may be paid in dollars, pesos or by major international credit card.
