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Originally posted by Nina:
That Stars & Stripes is supposed to clarify? Gad. Sounds like typical USCIS gobbledygook to me.

"The policy update now requires parents who are stationed overseas with their child to file Form N-600K, “Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322,” to apply for citizenship on behalf of the child before he or she turns 18 years old. Parents who submit an application for citizenship before the policy change will have it considered under the old policy.

Parents who are U.S. citizens and whose child is born overseas at a military base or at an off-base hospital outside of the United States can submit for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad to the State Department or a Certificate of Citizenship from USCIS for their child to be a citizen at the time of their birth, according to a USCIS document about the policy change."

Um, do they mean that if you are active military you file Form N-600K, but if you are a civilian who happens to have your child in a military hospital (don't think that can happen) or any other hospital does that Consular Report thing? Is the policy change simply switching the form they're supposed to use?

And a random question: why would any US citizen, military or otherwise, not file forms to give their kid citizenship at birth if born overseas?

More questions than answers.

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The theory is that a citizen should not be penalized for serving our country abroad.

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My experience with USCIS is that filing fees are very expensive, and filing itself is incredibly stressful