my girlfriend is American citizen and she is pregnant, what happen if she delivers the baby on another country

Answer 1

The baby will be a dual citizen, having American parents is sufficient to give it American citizenship. Being born in another country will give it citizenship in that country.

It happens on a regular basis. If you don't want it to have dual citizenship, then many U.S. Consular Offices (Embassies) have medical facilities that the baby can be born in. Embassies are considered land that is under the sovereign authority of the nation that occupies them, meaning that it is American land.

Answer 2

The child is still considered an American citizen as long has the mother remains an American citizen. The Birth parents also need to maintain a permanent residence within the USA as well.

However, the country of birth could also claim the child as a citizen because the birth documents will be filed in the country of birth. Which may get complicated if the child is male and the country of birth has a mandatory military service requirement for all male citizens.

Answer 3

That depends on the country the child is born in. In some the child will be considered American only in others like Italy they will carry a duel citizenship. But in every case the child born to American parents will ALWAYS carry a American citizenship.
The thing you need to look at is this.. If say the child is born in Italy, a country that has duel citizenship, he/she is now subject to the laws of that country just as if he/she was Italian only! SOOO if he is in country and of age they can make him serve in their military and the US can't do a thing about it!! My nephew carries a duel US/Itallian and as long as he is eligable for the millitary in Italy he can't go there!! A freind of my parents had the same thing with Greece though he was a naturalized US citizen Greece claimed duel ! He had family there and could not go to see them untill he was 65 yrs old! He would automaticly be drafted into the millitay!
So having a duel citizenship can be confusing, If a country ASKES and some do if she want to have a duel citizenship I would say No but if the country automaticaly makes the child a citizen start diging into things that might make an unpleasent surprize on, say, His/her Italian honeymoon.. "sorry sir but you must serve 2-3-6-20yrs in our millitary
Here from the us immigation department a little information... (Oh and Jenn.. note the line that says that the US does alow duel citizenships!)

"Dual citizenship means that an individual is a citizen of two countries at the same time. It is also possible to be a citizen of three or more countries. However, every country has its own laws regarding dual citizenship. Some countries allow it, others do not, while some have no particular laws regarding dual citizenship. Dual citizenship is not something that can be applied for. It is a process that happens when a person becomes a citizen of another country, in addition to his or her country of birth. Dual citizenship occurs automatically to some individuals, for example: a child is born in the United States to foreign parents. In this example the child is automatically a citizen of the United States and a citizen of its parent's home country. The same applies to children of U.S. citizens born abroad where the child is both a U.S. citizen and a citizen of the country of birth."

"Dual US Citizenship: The U.S. government allows dual citizenship. United States law recognizes dual citizenship, but the U.S. government does not encourage it is as a matter of policy due to the problems that may arise from it. It is important to understand that a foreign citizen does NOT lose his or her citizenship when becoming a U.S. citizen. An individual that becomes a U.S. citizen through naturalization may keep his or her original citizenship. However, as some countries do not recognize dual citizenship, it is important to consider it carefully before applying for U.S. citizenship."

"Dual citizenship is a complex issue and it is important that you understand that there also obligations and not only benefits that comes with being a dual citizen. Being a citizen of two countries means that you need to obey the laws of both countries, including paying taxes and serving in the military (if required by any of the countries). The "United States Dual Citizenship Guide" explains these issues in detail."

Answer 4

Your baby will be a citizen of the country it was born in but she can file the paperwork in the country she is to get her baby U.S. citizenship this happens a lot. My sister was on a missions trip in Peru and had her baby there and got all the paperwork done in a week or two nothing to worry about. And the United States does not allow dual citizenship.

Answer 5

If she delivers the baby in another country then the baby will be a citizen of that particular country even though his/her mom is American.

That happens more times than you know and I believe you can then file for duel citizenship for the baby, making him/her a citizen of the US, and a citizen of the country he/she was born in.

Hope this helps. :-)

Answer 6

If you guys are both American the baby will be American if your wife will be have a baby in your country the baby will be have both citizen, American and whatever country you come from.

Answer 7

Depends on the country, but she will have to go to the American Embassy or Consulate and register the baby as an American. Both of my kids were born overseas, and neither are citizens of those countries.

Answer 8

the child will be a citizen of that country...
The only thing that child have is that if the mother is a US citizen to file papers for that child to make sure that child is assured his citizenship in the US then everything will be OK.
But if that US mother never do anything anything can happen from there.
I had a friend that went trough the same she never listen to me and now they have problems most that her daughter is not a minor so. I know is how the legal process work.

Answer 9

The child will be American via descent. You can register the kid at the US embassy and get a American born Overseas birth certificate for it (I think it has to be within 1 year of it's birth although it could be 3).

Answer 10

the baby is american because the mother is american. i'm not sure what you'll have to do if she has the baby in another country (as far as paperwork goes), but that's the law.