Say a woman who lived in the USA went on a cruise (in international waters) and gave birth. After giving birth the boat stopped in Jamaica. Would the child be a US citizen, Jamaican, dual, or some other special status?
2007-03-28 05:59:29 · 10 answers · asked by star_lite57 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
The country that the ship sails under would be the childs citizenship. Most likely dual citizenship would be granted.
2007-03-28 06:03:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it also depends on where the ship was at at the time she gave birth. On what waters, US, Jamaican or which.
If it was Jamaica then the child would be a Jamaican citizen by birth, but would be entitled to US citizenship (which the mother has to apply for) for the fact that she is an American citizen.
However, I don't know if Jamaica allows dual citizenship, as there are countries that don't. In this case the parent would have to choose one or the other.
2007-03-28 19:46:21 · answer #2 · answered by Angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just a US citizen, granted that you went to the US consulate in Jamaica and informed them about the child's birth. the only way the child would be a Jamaican citizen would be if the child was actually born in Jamaica and a jamaican birth certificate was issued
2007-03-28 13:04:52 · answer #3 · answered by yv060183 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jamaica has automatic citizenship by being born on the soil (like the U.S.) so if the child was born in Jamaican territory, he/she is Jamaican.
But that child is also entitled to U.S. citizenship for having an American mother, regardless where he/she was born.
It also depends where the boat is from?
2007-03-28 13:42:27 · answer #4 · answered by karkondrite 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the mother was a legal citizen of the USA then the child would be a US citizen.
2007-03-28 13:29:22 · answer #5 · answered by Yakuza 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems like a citizen of US if born in international waters.
2007-03-28 13:02:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a case in which the law stated in Cuba that a baby born there was Cuban.
But in the United Kingdom, it is from the UK if the baby is born to UK parents.
UK parents gave birth to a baby in Cuba and all hell broke loose.
2007-03-28 13:12:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the child is american, beacuse her parents are, just like military children that are born abroad. As far as international waters, it would depend on who's waters she was in..prob no dual citizenship if it wasn't specifically Jamacan waters. But def american
2007-03-28 13:24:00 · answer #8 · answered by lynda_Luv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
US citizen most women don't travel that late in pregnancy, but I know things happen.
2007-03-28 13:03:11 · answer #9 · answered by kissybertha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
US
2007-03-28 13:01:23 · answer #10 · answered by Meg M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋