can someone born to a us military soldier, on a military base, overseas run for president of the U.S.A?

Answer 1

Yes.

If your parents are US Citizens, it does not matter where you are born.

You are still considered a natural born citizen.

Answer 2

First off, my son is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and was born in South Korea because I was serving my country as a soldier in the US Army. Therefore, my position is that they are (US citizens) and anyone who argues otherwise is an idiot. However, some consider these children to be derivative or naturalized. Here are some facts and arguments:

U.S. installations in foreign countries are not considered part of the United States. So, delivering a baby at a U.S. naval base or embassy in a foreign country does not entitle the baby to U.S. citizenship.

All persons born in the United States, except those not subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. government (such as children of foreign diplomats) are citizens by birth. There is some debate over whether other persons with citizenship can also be considered citizens by birth, or whether they should all be considered citizens by law (thus "naturalized"). Current US statutes define certain individuals born overseas as citizens by birth. One side of the argument interprets the Constitution as meaning that a person either is born in the United States or is a naturalized citizen. Thus, to be a "natural born citizen," a person must be born in the United States; otherwise, they are citizens by law and are naturalized.

There is currently debate concerning the definition of "natural born citizen." The main focus of this debate is whether or not children born to Americans overseas be considered eligible for the Presidency. Several main candidates have sought the office who were born outside the United States (e.g., George Romney was born in Mexico to U.S. parents, Barry Goldwater was born in Arizona while it was still a U.S. territory, and John McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone to U.S. parents). Barry Goldwater's case among these three is unique in that although he was born outside the United States, Arizona was later admitted as a state. None of these candidates was elected, so the issue was never fully addressed.

Answer 3

if you are born to one US citizen then you are considered a US citizen no matter where you are born.

Example: with all of the base closures in Germany. Alot of military personnel are being seen in German Hospitals. Even if this is the case an Army Spouse having a baby in a german hosiptal makes her baby an American Citizen because one of the parents or both of the parents are American.

So the answer is yes you could run for President but of course there are other factors that need to be taken into account.

Answer 4

In most cases the answers before me are correct. If born on a US base which is, under the agreement with the local government, US territory, then the child is automatically a US citizen.
But, some US bases are not US territory. The Airforce bases in Thailand during the Vietnam war were Thai Airforce bases not US bases although the majority of troops stationed there were US airforce personnel. Satthahip, the Naval base, was a US base in Thailand.
Pine Gap and the North West Cape are not US bases in Australia, they are Australian bases although the majority of the troops stationed there are US.

Answer 5

Any natural born citizen of the US of A can run for president. A child born overseas of a TWO US citizens meets that qualification. A child born overseas of ONE US citizen and ONE German/UK/Korea/Japan/etc citizen is classified as a Dual-Citizen and must give up the citizenship of the other country.

Answer 6

Just like the above. Except I'm the mother of one of those children. Both the father and I were active duty and he was born in an American Military hospital in Germany. He's an American natural born citizen.

Answer 7

Yes. You are a natural born citizen. US military posts and embassys in other contries are considered US soil. So technicly you are born in the USA

Answer 8

Contrary to what "seraphity" thinks, yes... a person born under such conditions would be eligible to run for president!
He/she is a child of a American, born on American soil (the military base), this in and of it's self makes this person a natural born U.S. citizen.

Answer 9

Yes. My brother was born in Belgium on a military base. I'm not sure if it is because my dad was on active duty, or if it is because the base is "American soil", but we actually asked that question around the time he was born and found out he could.

Answer 10

Maybe

If born after 12/24/1952 there seems to be no problem.

If born prior to that date there are residency requirements to have been in the US prior to a certain age. If the requirements are not met they will lose US citizenship.

Answer 11

yes...though the details of that person's life would come into question as every candidates does anyways.

Questions like, would he/she have lived with the us military soldier for the majority of their life, was the mother/father a US citizen or a civilian wherever the soldier was stationed at and if so it would depend on if the parents remained married and whether or not the child lived with the parent who was not the us military soldier. like if the kid's parent held custody of him/her and say for instance grew up in Germany and all of a sudden wants to run for president of the USA then I think that person might be laughed back to Germany.