Just curious.
2007-01-16 07:19:12 · 19 answers · asked by Emily E 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
The child could claim American citizenship, British citizenship and citizenship in the country they were born in.
2007-01-16 07:23:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The American parent can file for an American Birth Certificate for the child. Depending on the laws of the country the child is born in he/she may have an option to be a citizen of that country too, but at 18 the child will automatically assume citizenship of the country of they live in unless they claim different. It's a little different in Britain, but most likely the child will also have an option to claim British Citizenship.
Good Luck!
2007-01-16 14:14:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's rather amazing the number of people who answer your question without knowing what the Constitution of the United States says about acquisition of Citizenship.
A natural-born child of a Citizen of the United States is automatically granted Citizenship at birth, regardless of where that birth takes place.
I do not know what the citizenship rules are for the United Kingdom.
Those who so brazenly state that a baby is a citizen of WHATEVER country in which it is born are also mistaken. Almost NO other countries other than the United States have the "Anchor Baby" provision that allows a child to claim citizenship based solely upon it's geographical location at the time of birth.
Educate yourselves, People!
2007-01-16 07:30:25 · answer #3 · answered by sewmouse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive been in the same situation as you... Firstly and baby born in the United States is a US citizen by birth... And as you are a British Citizen and you are the mother the baby is also a british citizen by descent you don't have to do anything but it would help if you register him as it will be easier for him to prove British citizenship in the future if you do so...
2016-05-25 02:19:08 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea any Child born to U.S Citizen outside USA need The Embassy or Consulates issue a Consular Report of Birth Abroad to a U.S Citizen?
2007-01-16 07:26:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it would have dual citizenship after all the legal and proper documents were filed in the US, assuming the American was a US citizen, otherwise no if it wasn't born on US soil.
2007-01-16 07:22:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The child is a citizen of the country he/she is born in.
2007-01-16 07:23:50 · answer #7 · answered by horses_america 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter and son in law had a baby in Germany. (Cutest baby girl in the world but, I digress...) The baby is an American citizen, not a German citizen even though she was born in a German hospital.
2007-01-16 07:23:50 · answer #8 · answered by Bad Cosmo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the child would take the citizenship of the family's country of primary residence. There also might be a possibility for dual citizenship.
2007-01-16 07:33:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to file paperwork. It is certain if the parents are both US citizens, but if they aren't there are a few more qualifications as I understand it. You would need to check with immigration, however, I think it likely they could be if they wanted to be.
2007-01-16 07:22:13 · answer #10 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋