A friend of mine who works at Brussels Airport told me this happened on one of their flights from Africa to Brussels. does anyone know what the official rules for this are?
2007-10-12 02:37:48 · 6 answers · asked by slashgirl_1984 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
it's not nationality I'm wondering about, since that does usually have more to do with the parents' nationality. Just, you can't really write "place of birth: Mediterranian Sea" on an ID card, can you?
2007-10-12 02:49:47 · update #1
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071012/tod-belgium-drcongo-travel-offbeat-7f81b96_1.html
The baby was born over the Sahara desert, it seems. I'd say nationality is Congolese (since the mum is), but the article doesn't say about place of birth so I'm still confused...
2007-10-12 04:40:54 · update #2
The birth certificate would list the departure city and country as the place of birth.
Most countries have rules set up so that the child will only acquire the nationality of the parents, such as the rules of many European countries. That means that just because a baby is born on a French plane, the baby would not relieve French citizenship unless at least one of the parents was French, or the family had been living in France for a period of some years. The baby would only acquire the nationality of the parents.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli
The US however, has laws set up so that a child born on a plane inside the US, or flying over it's territories would acquire US citizenship. In cases where the baby is born over US territories (and the parents are not US citizens), the baby would be born with dual citizenship - the nationality of the parents, and American citizenship.
http://foia.state.gov/masterdocs/07fam/07m1110.pdf
Section 7FAM1116.1-3 AIRSPACE paragraph a
Even if a baby is born in a plane, there have only been two recorded incidents where the baby was allowed free passage for life. This is a rarity, and NOT the norm.
About flying while pregnant:
Women are safe to travel by plane up until the end portion of their last trimester as long as they and their pregnancy are healthy and the pregnancy is progressing normally.
All airlines make up their own rules and regulations regarding pregnant women. Some do not restrict travel at all, no matter what stage of pregnancy a women is in, and others start to restrict at 7 months, although the majority restrict around 36 weeks.
Most airlines will require a medical certificate from a womens doctor dated within 24-72 hours before their scheduled flight time if they are flying in or after their seventh month.
FAA Airline regulations state :
Obstetrical patients are free to fly, but pose a significant risk in later stages of precipitating delivery during flight. Pregnancy past 32 weeks should be carefully considered for restriction from flight and must be accompanied with an authorization note from a doctor. Those past 36 weeks should be prohibited from flying unless personally accompanied by their doctor. (Taken from my husbands flight security and survival manual & FAA site)
http://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/designees_delegations/designee_types/ame/media/Section%20II.7.1%20Transportation%20of%20Patients%20by%20Airline.doc
Please remember that even if a women brings a medical certificate, the final decision to let her board or not is entirely up to the captain (who will be informed by the gate crew of her status).
Hope that answers your question. If I can be of any more help or assistance, please feel free to contact me.
2007-10-12 07:35:46 · answer #1 · answered by τυηιsιαη βεΙΙε 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not true that you can't fly if your 8 months pregnant.I flew when I was 8 months pregnant. The parents home record so wherever you're from than that where you child's birthplace.
2016-05-22 01:42:15 · answer #2 · answered by jewell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think That it depeds on the nationality of the mother, or father, As International waters is not a sovereign territory the baby can only be assumed to have the nationality of the parents, or the place in which the birth can be registered, I.e. Where you land. But this is all wide open as many countries have changed this due to the increases in illegal immigration. The EU being one of the main objectors to this way of describing nationality.
2007-10-12 02:44:16 · answer #3 · answered by Burnt Emberes 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
it would say they were citizens of their home country but were born abroad. I read that on my city website when looking up birth certificates.
2007-10-12 03:37:05 · answer #4 · answered by crystald 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I would say whatever airspace of whatever country they were in at the time. They would also be considered citizens of that country along with where their parents are from called dual citizenship. I would say a birth certificate would have to be filed in the country that the airspace they were flying in.
2007-10-12 04:34:59 · answer #5 · answered by TM 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The region in which the plane is flying. So, it will be determined by which side of the countryline the plane was in at the time of birth. The plane staff will record it for you, probably: the time of the baby's birth from the time the plane departed, and figure out where the plane was geographically at that time.
2007-10-12 02:43:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the official rules, but, my guess would be that the "official" place of birth would be the parents home country.
2007-10-12 02:43:25 · answer #7 · answered by pitterpat 3 · 11⤊ 0⤋