[Cboldt]

None of that says "must register birth at the US Consulate to convey citizenship."

[kabar]

I am a retired FSO who has done some consular work. I also had a daughter born overseas. If you don't register the child and get a passport as soon as possible, you can create a lot of problems for yourself. Of course if you want to take the child out of the country of his/her birth, you will need travel documents.

And the sooner you ascertain that the child is eligible for citizenship, the better. It is not as cut and dried as some people may think.

Acquisition of U.S. Citizenship by a Child Born Abroad

[Mariner]

"None of that says "must register birth at the US Consulate to convey citizenship."

Correct. His parents could have and may have not pursued a CRBA. In that case he has a biggger problem: Certificate of Citizenship issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

A person born abroad who acquired U.S. citizenship at birth but who is over the age of 18 (and so not eligible for a CRBA) may wish to apply for a Certificate of Citizenship to document acquisition pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1452. Visit USCIS.gov for further information.

A CRBA or the above are the ONLY documentary proof of US Citizenship for US Citizens born on foreign soil. It's the very limited and clear path of documentary proof. The only two paths that exist.

Let's see one of those, or have a Federal judge issue a declaration that he has reviewed the docs and agrees Cruz is a US Citizen.

As far as anyone knows he has not even provided proof of US Citizenship, much less resolved questions of whether he is NBC in accordance with Article II.

[jpsb]

Without a US issued birth certificate you are not a US citizen by birth, the CRBA is the equivalent of a US birth certificate for US citizen born abroad. Where is it?