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    melissaandjer Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 22, 2009, 09:00 AM
    Trying to obtain my birth certificate
    Hi there. I was wondering how to get my birth certificate if I was born out of the country. My dad was in the air force and they were living Greece when I was born. How do I get my certificate, do to it was stolen out of my car during a move. Any answers would be great!! :)
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    Sep 22, 2009, 10:48 AM

    Contact the Dept of State. Also were you born on base ?
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    Sep 22, 2009, 01:45 PM
    I don't think I was. I was born in Athens I think my mom said it was about a hour drive to get to the hospital where the base was.
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    Sep 22, 2009, 02:17 PM

    I would start with the Dept of State. If you were born on foreign soil to american citizens they should have a record of it.

    By the way, do you have a passport?
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    Sep 22, 2009, 07:54 PM
    I have a passport from when I was a kid but not when I am older. So they would be able to tell me if I was born on base then? I'll try that.
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    Sep 22, 2009, 08:02 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by melissaandjer View Post
    I have a passport from when i was a kid but not when i am older. So they would be able to tell me if I was born on base then? I'll try that.
    What does the passport say?

    If you were born in Athens to U.S. citizens, you also are a U.S. citizen.

    A child born abroad to two U.S. citizen parents acquires USA
    citizenship at birth under section 301(c) of the Immigration
    and Nationality Act (INA). However, one of the parents must
    have resided in the U.S. prior to the child's birth. No
    specific period for such prior residence is required. If the
    child was born on or after December 24, 1952, at least one
    parent will be required to prove residence in the United
    States or its outlying possessions prior to the birth to
    establish United States citizenship for the child.
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    Sep 23, 2009, 06:15 AM

    My point is, that having a passport will help the State Dept find a birth certificate for you, since a because is needed to obtain a passport.

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