American Citizen Services visitors should schedule your appointment on-line.

** PLEASE NOTE that if you make an appointment on-line to discuss a visa matter, staff will not be able to assist you. All visa-related inquiries must go to our Visa Navigator to find the answer to question. **

As U.S. citizen parent(s), you should report your child’s birth abroad as soon as possible to the U.S. Embassy to establish an official record of the child’s claim to U.S. citizenship at birth.   Please contact the Consular Section as soon as possible after your child’s birth. Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) applications must be made before the child’s 18th birthday.

Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) Applications

• At least one parent is a U.S. citizen or U.S. non-citizen national when the child was born,
• You or your spouse are the biological parent of the child born abroad, and
• You must travel to U.S. Embassy Yerevan for the in-person interview.
• You must pay using either of the following methods:
  1. Online: You may use an internationally accepted credit/debit card or a direct payment method from a U.S. dollar denominated bank account (also known as “ACH”) to pay online for your Consular Report of Birth Abroad application.
  2. In person: You may pay at U.S. Embassy Yerevan in cash.

Presence of both parents and child at the Consular Section is mandatory. 

To establish the child’s citizenship under the appropriate provision of U.S. law, the following documents must be submitted.

NOTE: Any supporting documents not in English must be submitted with a certified English translation.  If you cannot apply online, you MUST apply by completing a DS-2029  paper application.

• Child’s original official birth certificate.
• Evidence of the U.S. citizenship of the parent(s), such as an original birth certificate (or certified true copy), current U.S. passport or original certificate of naturalization.
• Parents´ marriage certificate (if applicable).
• Divorce certificate, if either parent has been divorced.
• If only one parent is an American citizen, proof of American citizen parent´s physical presence in the U.S. The citizen parent must be able to furnish proof of 5 years´ residency in the United States prior to the child´s birth, at least two of which were after the age of 14. Proof may include original high school and college transcripts, and/or passport stamps showing prolonged periods of stay in the United States. Tax documents and pay stubs alone are not considered sufficient proof of physical presence in the United States.
• If the child is born prior to June 12, 2017 to a single mother, proof that the American citizen single mother has at least 1 year of continuous physical presence in the U.S. before the child’s birth.
• Completed form DS-2029 Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad.
• Service fee of USD 100 in cash dollars or the equivalent in Armenian dram.

A Consular Report of Birth will be issued once the child has been documented as a U.S. citizen. This Report of Birth is evidence of the child’s U.S. citizenship and is used in lieu of a birth certificate in the U.S.

Other Important Information

If you are applying for your child’s passport as well, you must bring:

• A passport application Form DS-11 .
  o Print the application single-sided for your appointment (when printed, there should be a QR bar code in the upper left-hand corner of the first page).
• 2 pre-cut, 2×2 passport photos  per applicant –  there are no photo services at or near the embassy.
• Cash to pay the correct fee.
• Supporting documentation with copies of each original (including for bio page of passports).