Application for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad

A Consular Report of Birth Abroad of Citizen of the United States of America is a formal document certifying the acquisition of U.S. citizenship at birth of a person born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent(s).  It is a proof of U.S. citizenship. It is not a birth certificate, such as is issued by a government-authorized bureau or office of vital statistics.  The Consular Report of Birth Abroad is based upon:

(1) The certification of, or attestation to, the facts of birth by a legally authorized local official in the place where the birth occurred;

(2) The affidavit executed by the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) or other evidence regarding the physical presence of the U.S. citizen/national parent(s), or in the case of two citizen parents, residence, necessary to transmit U.S. citizenship/non-citizen nationality to the child;

(3) Evidence of the biological relationship between the U.S. citizen and the child;

(4) Evidence of the legal relationship between the U.S. citizen and the child, such as proof of the U.S. citizen/national parent(s)’s citizenship and marriage or for births out of wedlock, legitimation, and an affidavit of parentage and financial support if the child is born out of wedlock to a U.S. citizen father;

(5) Evidence of citizenship/nationality of the U.S. citizen/national parent(s).

The fee for the report of birth is $65.00. Fees should be paid in cash in either Mauritian or US$.

The Consular Report of Birth Abroad application form DS-2029 may be downloaded from http://www.state.gov/m/a/dir/forms/