If my child is born abroad, is my child a U.S. citizen?
Your child may be a U.S. citizen if you meet the requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act to transmit citizenship.
What are the requirements to transmit citizenship?
If one parent is not a U.S. citizen, the U.S. citizen parent must have lived in the United States for a specific period of time before the child was born to transmit citizenship. For children born on or after November 14, 1986, the U.S. citizen parent must have lived in the United States or an outlying possession for five years, of which two years had to be after the age of 14, prior to the birth of the child.