Dominican or American

[SKing]

My friend is American (Both of her parents are Dominican but she was born and raised in the US). She is 6 weeks pregnant and moving to the capital in 2 weeks to live with the father of the baby (who is Dominican born and raised). She would like to know will her baby be considered American or Dominican, in the eyes of the US and Domnican Republic. She is very concerned about this and is thinking of staying in Puerto Rico with a friend the last month of her pregnancy if her baby will be considered Dominican if she gives birth in the DR. We have looked for the answer to this question to no avail. Thanks.

[korejdk]

I would go to PR
Is Your Child a U.S. Citizen if Born Abroad? - LegalZoom.com

[DOMINCAN BOY]

Your friend is American so she is a American, if she gives birth in Puerto Rico her baby will be considered Puerto Rican IMHO

[John Evans]

did puerto rico become an american state while i wasnt looking

[windeguy]

"United States" - as Chapter 12 of Title 8 uses that term - to mean the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The above is taken from:

DOI Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) - Frequently Asked Questions

Puerto Rico is not a state, but rather a protectorate of the US and people born there are US Citizens. As to the baby according to:
Child Citizenship Act Of 2000

Child Citizenship Act Of 2000

Fact Sheet

Purpose

On February 27, 2001, the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 becomes effective. The aim of this law, which, among other things, amends Section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), is to facilitate the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for both biological and adopted children of U.S. citizens who are born abroad and who do not acquire U.S. citizenship at birth. We are pleased to note that, because of this law, U.S. citizenship will be conferred automatically upon thousands of children currently in the United States.

Requirements

The following are the Act's requirements:

1. At least one parent of the child is a U.S. citizen, either by birth or naturalization.
2. The child is under the age of 18.
3. The child must be residing in the United States in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent after having been lawfully admitted into this country as an immigrant for lawful permanent residence.
4. If the child has been adopted, the adoption must be final.


As I read the above Child Citizenship act, there will be some legal work to bring in the child as a US Citizen if it is born in the DR. No such work would be needed if it was born in PR.

[fabekid]

The baby will have dual citizenship if born in the DR, because of the mother being a U.S citizen. you will need to file the right paper work for your baby at the american consulate in santo domingo. if all your paper work is correct they will give you appointment for the interview to take place within a month. i'm doing the process now, i file the paper work for my baby on 2/5/08 and got my appointment for 3/11/08. they only accept application for birth abroad on tuesday and friday between the hours of 730am-930am. as of now the fee is $162us. you will pay that at the time of the interview.