[insane_dreamer]

If they are born abroad and then marry a non-citizen or a foreign-born citizen, then yes, it can get tricky. The safest is to return to the US to give birth, at which point there is no issue with passing on citizenship (for now, at least). Otherwise, it's possible that their child is stateless (happened to friends of mine, it took 2 years for them to get US citizenship for their child, who was otherwise stateless).

[seanmcdirmid]

Did the kid actually have to acquire US citizenship via naturalization or did it just take 2 years to prove that they were a citizen? Those two cases are really different.

Even if you don’t have confirmation and proof that you are a citizen (eg by having a US passport), you are still bound by rules if you happen to be a citizen anyways (eg you have to file/pay US taxes). So a lot of kids find out later in life that they are actually natural born US citizens and have been evading US taxes illegally.

[maxerickson]

At least say contra to US law or something like that.

"You owe us money because of arcane rules" is a bad thing.

[insane_dreamer]

It was the latter, through I can’t recall how they managed to do it.