Originally Posted by
JimInOhio
Supposedly, a birth to one American outside of the country is eligible to receive a Consul Record of Birth Abroad. This would be the first step toward aquiring a USA passport for an infant if that's what they want to pursue.
That is only true if the American citizen has spent a certain amount of years (I don't remember how many) in the US. My daughter has only been there for two weeks when she was a little child.
There is a way for my granddaughter to get American citizenship based on my residence in the US, but it can only be applied for in the States and requires her to live there for six months.