In Ukraine, when a child is born - the birth is recorded in the mother's passport. In Ukraine the child is not issued their own international passport until (I believe) the age of 14 - and then, only if they apply.

In America, when a child is born, there is no entry into a parent's passport. If you wish for the child to travel with you, it is necessary to apply for and receive a separate passport issued in the child's name.

Complicating matters slightly is that Ukraine does NOT allow dual citizenship - whereas Russia does.

Now - if the child is born to an American guy and Ukrainian lady while living in America, the child is officially a US citizen by virtue of bithright - but optionally, you may choose to have the Ukrainian Embassy register their birth as a Ukrainian citizen born abroad - and enter them into your wife's passport.

While Ukraine does not allow dual citizenship - I do believe the child can hold both citizenships until the age of 18 at which time they must make a decision on citizenship - BUT I MAY BE WRONG ABOUT THIS - Ukraine authorities are NOT very clear on this topic.

If (big IF) you go through the bureaucracy of filing your child's birth with the Ukraine Embassy in Washington DC - and enter them into your wife's passport - then you have no problem getting them into Ukraine, and no visa for the child is required. HOWEVER, the problem becomes getting the child BACK into the USA. If the child does not have a US passport - and since your wife's visa in her passport (or green card) ONLY recognizes *her* right to live in America - and not the child - it becomes problematic to return to America without unbelievable hassles.

The other option is to treat the child as a US citizen - get them their own US passport - and get them the Ukrainian visa to allow them entry into Ukraine.

Expedited services run about 2 weeks for the US passport - and another 2 weeks for the Ukraine visa - so if your travel plans are in the next 4 or 5 weeks, you may be too late.

I hope this helps.

- Dan