Land crossing into US - Passport Question

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by fredr123

Are you sure? I've heard horror stories from people taking babies through Canada Customs and Immigrations. Those guys can be jerks, I've heard.

Honestly, my wife and I are worried about this too. We're living in the U.S. on student visas, and will be traveling with a new baby in August--and the baby, having been born in Iowa, will be a U.S. citizen. (She'll be a Canadian citizen too, but that has to be applied for at the consulate, as I understand it...) But there's no chance that we can get photo ID for her before August 13th. It can take 6 weeks to get a birth certificate in Iowa.

[jolinar of malkshor]

Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

Honestly, my wife and I are worried about this too. We're living in the U.S. on student visas, and will be traveling with a new baby in August--and the baby, having been born in Iowa, will be a U.S. citizen. (She'll be a Canadian citizen too, but that has to be applied for at the consulate, as I understand it...) But there's no chance that we can get photo ID for her before August 13th. It can take 6 weeks to get a birth certificate in Iowa.

You don't need to apply for your daughters citizenship, you simple need to register her birth abroad.