My sweet son was born in the Philippines on July 12, 2010 and the road to his receiving his USA passport and his CRBA (Consular Report of Birth Abroad) was, at times, a winding path that was narrow and tedious to navigate. Today, his passport and the CRBA arrived, and it turns out he was a citizen at birth, but the USA did not recognize him as such until Nov. 10. I'm not complaining at all, as the process should be done carefully - citizenship is such an important right granted to us.