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What if one of the parents cannot appear in person?
If… | Then… |
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You and your spouse are both U.S. citizens, and your spouse is unable to attend the interview |
Submit the following documents from your spouse in addition to ALL the required documents listed on our Report of Birth Abroad Checklist.
Photocopies of the DS-3053 will not be accepted. DS-3053s notarized more than three months before your appointment will not be accepted. * In Japan, a DS-3053 notarized by a Japanese notary public is acceptable. |
You are not a U.S. citizen and you are married to the U.S. citizen parent of your child, who is unable to attend the interview |
Submit the following documents from the U.S. citizen parent in addition to ALL the required documents listed on our Report of Birth Abroad Checklist.
Photocopies of the DS-3053 will not be accepted. DS-3053s notarized more than three months before your appointment will not be accepted. * In Japan, a DS-3053 notarized by a Japanese notary public is acceptable. |
You are not a U.S. citizen and you were NOT married to the U.S. citizen parent of your child at the time of your child’s birth, who is unable to attend the interview |
Submit the following documents from the U.S. citizen parent in addition to ALL the required documents listed on our Report of Birth Abroad Checklist.
Photocopies of the DS-3053 will not be accepted. DS-3053s notarized more than three months before your appointment will not be accepted. * In Japan, a DS-3053 notarized by a Japanese notary public is acceptable. |
You are a U.S. citizen and you are married to the non-U.S. citizen parent of your child, who is unable to attend the interview |
Submit the following documents from the non-U.S. citizen parent in addition to ALL the required documents listed on our Report of Birth Abroad Checklist.
Photocopies of the DS-3053 will not be accepted. DS-3053s notarized more than three months before your appointment will not be accepted. * In Japan, a DS-3053 notarized by a Japanese notary public is acceptable. |
Please call your nearest Consulate or Embassy:
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