2006-09-07 07:27:48 · 32 answers · asked by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
By default, the child will be accepted for citizenship in the country he or she was born in. The parents can choose to obtain citizenship in their own countries as well.
If a child is born in an airline for example British Airways, the baby qualifies immediately for British citizenship. But the parents can choose not to do the same as well.
There are dual citizenship options these days.
2006-09-07 07:32:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A child is a "citizen" in the country they are born in. "Dual citizenship" happens when a person is born to a specific country, granting them the rights at birth, and moves to another country and becomes a citizen there.
Just because you are an American citizen and your child is born, let say France, doesn't mean that your child is an American citizen. It means that your child is a French citizen and only that. That child does not have dual citizenship.
In many case's in the US, illegal immigrants have children and feel that they are entitled to stay in the US and have the same or equal rights as a citizen.
2006-09-07 08:22:14 · answer #2 · answered by berrio5398 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what country the child is born IN. An American father and a French wife have a child in Spain, the child is a Spanish citizen. Works for what ever combination you put together. I have friends who were married, and both in the Air Force. Their first two children where born in Japan and considered Japanese citizens. They didn't have any trouble getting them naturalized when they got back to that states.
2006-09-07 07:31:16 · answer #3 · answered by Spirit Walker 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A child born to an American citizen is a citizen of the USA. Whether it is a dual citizen of another nation depends on that nations laws.
2006-09-07 07:34:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They belong to whatever country they were born in.And if they were born in a country the parents don't reside in,the parents will need to fill out paperwork making the child a citizen of whatever country the parents live in.
2006-09-07 07:42:20 · answer #5 · answered by Fluttery 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The child is a citizen of whatever country they were born in unless parents decide to move somewhere else and file for citizenship there.
2006-09-07 07:34:03 · answer #6 · answered by Chrissy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on if the father was in the military of the us. Then the child is an american citizen.My fiance was born in Germany but his father was an american military man stationed there. His mother is full German but became an american citizen when they moved back to the states. In many cases they can have dual citizenship. Like Angolina and Brad's new baby.
2006-09-07 07:39:19 · answer #7 · answered by miss-snoopy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They belong to America, if they are born in America. If they were born in another country they would be a citizen there.
2006-09-07 07:33:00 · answer #8 · answered by PeachyFixation 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The country the child is born in. The parents can apply for citizenship for the baby
2006-09-07 07:32:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both Countries!
2006-09-07 07:31:25 · answer #10 · answered by **KELLEY** 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋