Here is my story. Over 10 years ago, my Thai fiancรฉ got my baby born in Thailand...at a Thai hospital...the birth certificate stated that I am the father. Then she took the birth cert. to a US approved certified translation office, then submitted to the US embassy(Bangkok). After the US embassy approved all the evidence...a few months later she received Consular Report of Birth Abroad with my baby's US Passport. Everything were done without a lawyer and all service fees were listed on the US embassy www. (Note: Total cost spent approx. $1,500) I did everything while I was in the states side. So now my baby has a dual citizen.