I have a friend that carries a passport from the Phillipines, but he claims that he was born on United Nations property (one of his parents allegedly works for them, he didnt say if they were americans or not). Because of this situation he says he is "not allowed" to recieve a US Passport and is a "UN Citizen".
Before I call bullocks on his claim I want to know if such a situation is true. I am not terribly familar with immigration laws beyond the rules of the US, but i do know that everyman (and woman) has a country. Any input would be greatly appreciated
2007-03-10 14:55:06 · 4 answers · asked by fuentejus 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
If he was born on the UN soil, he would be given the citizenship of his mother. You can't be born on UN property and given UN citizenship, becuase the UN is a collection of countries that come together.
2007-03-10 15:13:54 · answer #1 · answered by Kikyo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you happened to be unfortunate enough to be rejected by every country in the world for citizenship, you will be a 'stateless person'. You can have a passport though, but that doesn't mean you're recognized as a citizen.
But suffice to say, if you was born in a country though in a property that was recognized as not part of that country (like an embassy), you can't claim to have born in that country.
An United Nations property in the United States of America is not part the United States of America. Therefore, anyone who was born there wasn't born in a property under United States of America's control. So he/she can't claim United States of America citizenship based on the place he was born.
As for your friend's passport from the Phillippines and his claim
Well, he or his parent(s) probably managed to persuade the Phillipine government to give him a Phillipine passport. Though he or his parent(s) probably can also manage to persuade the Phillipine government to give him a Phillipine citizenship.
But why he would claimed to be an 'United Nations Citizen' since there's no such thing as an 'United Nations Citizen'? Well, maybe he just wished to be not part of any country or he was rejected of citizenship status by every country in the world.
If he wished to be no part of any country or he was rejected of citizenship status by every country in the world, I suggest you becareful on hanging out with him, since only a very troublemaking person ended up in that position.
2007-03-10 16:50:32 · answer #2 · answered by E A C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The United Nations is a separate entity from all other countries, including the soil that it stands on. There for citizen of non also. If he was born on U.N. soil then he would not be a citizen of the U.S., yet if one of his parents was a U.S. citizen then the child would be afforded a U.S. citizenship automatically once applied for that status.
2007-03-10 15:08:44 · answer #3 · answered by allen w 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He may be a diplomat's child. Diplomat's children do not become citizens by being born here.
2007-03-11 03:32:47 · answer #4 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋