In Dallas Texas at the social security office it took me six days to get my sons Social Security number and first card. He was born abroad and is still abroad. I needed three documents to show he was my son and he was a U.S. citizen.
1. Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)
2. Birth certificate from the country he was born in with an English translation.
3. Medical record from the hospital where he was born with an English translation.
He has a U.S. passport but that passport is on his person abroad and was not necessary to show proof of U.S. citizenship. The CRBA is proof of U.S. citizenship.
