Wouldn't that be because you failed to do so within the first month after birth ?Kachang wrote:Sure? I know for women having US nationality this is valid, since it's 100% sure it's their baby so it inherits nationality by birth, but maybe for men there's more to it than just taking the Cambodian birth certificate given out by the Sangkat to the embassy.....? Imagine all those Khmer women lining up for a passport for their baby with a US bloke's name in the certificate.... Claiming is one, I guess it's about having the right paperwork.Phuket2006 wrote:any child born of a US citizen anywhere, can claim US citizenship
Marriage is not a requirement.
I remember clearly to provide my daughter with my nationality (European, so no US, but yes I'm a man) I had to provide loads of paperwork (some of which MFA would not provide because we're not officially married, just like the OP) and even had to visit my home country to finalize the paperwork. All in all it took over 18 months time, several visits to MFA, a visit to the embassy in Bangkok (several due to my own mistake, one could have done) and visits to several government offices in my home country so sort it all out. Could have been faster, but no way I could have done it in a month or two.
And to the OP, go to the embassy and try to make an appointment for a conversation there to have yourself informed. Laws, esp. laws about immigration and visa, are not static, they change all the time and usually not in your favour. Most people here are referring to experiences in the past - situation might be different now.. Embassy should be able to to tell you.
In the mean time, you'd better look for a reliable hospital in Cambodia for your 'wife' to give birth. Chances are small she will give birth in the USA, and even if she does, place of birth is no reason for providing someone with a passport of that country. Even if born in the USA, you'd still have t present the same paperwork, whatever that is in your situation.
For french citizenship from father blood line, it goes from very easy with little paperwork if done immediately after birth to much more complicate if done within a year to even more complicate after that.
For me it was done in 10 minutes, on my own with the clinic birth certificate.