A child born in Equatorial Guinea to a U.S. citizen parent may be entitled to U.S. citizenship. The parent or legal guardian should file a “Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America” (Form FS-240) as soon as possible with the Consular Section.
How to Apply for a Certificate of Birth Abroad
For a certificate of report of birth abroad, you’ll need to fill out the DS-2029 which can be found at the following link: https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds2029.PDF(PDF 62 KB)
If you also want to do the passport application for the baby, the DS-11 is found below. You’ll need to bring at least one 2X2 photo on white background.
https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds11.pdf (PDF 100 KB)
The signatures to the documents on the forms must be done in front of a consular officer. Both parents should generally appear at the interview unless there are extenuating circumstances (contact the Consular Section for more information at malaboconsular@state.gov). Parents must bring valid photo IDs such as a passport, driver’s license, or national ID card.
Other things to bring:
- the baby’s local birth certificate
- marriage certificate (if you have one)
- hospital records
- documents showing that the U.S. citizen parent lived in the U.S. for 5 years such as social security earnings statement or 5 calendar years of tax returns. Please provide originals only.
To obtain your social security earnings statement, please visit https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/?gclid=CNLM_auWp80CFZA8gQodGdEDMw
Appointments are available on Tuesdays at 9 am. The cost for a certificate of birth abroad is $100 USD and the cost for a minor passport is $115 USD payable in cash or U.S. credit card.
To make an appointment, please visit the link below and take a Passport appointment.
https://evisaforms.state.gov/acs/make_default.asp?pc=MBO
Please email malaboconsular@state.gov for any additional questions about consular services.
