If a baby is born in a different country to a us serviceman does that make the baby a us citizen?

Question

If a baby is born in a different country to a us serviceman does that make the baby a us citizen?

Answer 1

Probably.  

You didn't specify if the serviceman is a citizen or not. I believe they mostly are, though some resident aliens are in the military, too.  When you're talking about an overseas birth, it depends on the citizenship and *ability to transmit* citizenship that matters.

In 1980, an old consular officer told me this anecdote: There was a newly-minted US Citizen of Greek ancestry who married a Japanese woman in Tehran while he worked at the US Embassy there. They had a baby, and then it was time for him to return to Washington, DC.  He went to the consulate for his baby's passport. Well, this guy didn't meet the residency requirements to transmit citizen ship (ten years, five of which were after the age of 14), so he struck out with a US Passport.  They went to the Japanese embassy since the wife was Japanese. The Japanese embassy said, "Sorry, we don't recognize a woman's ability to transmit citizenship." (Yes, a bit wrong-headed, but it's their passports, not ours.)  So they went to the Greek embassy.  "No way. You're not Greek anymore, you're American."  Lastly they went to the Iranians.  "Sorry, neither of you is Iranian, so just drawing your first breath here doesn't do it for us."  After striking out four times, a clever consular officer wrote up this big, fancy, diplomatic document with ribbons and seals and gold lettering.  "This certifies that Baby So-and-so is the child of Mr. So-and-so, an employee of the US Embassy and Mrs. So-and-so, a Japanese citizen."  They left a place on this document for an exit stamp, and the baby flew to Washington DC. No one wanted to hassle a baby.  

The whole thing depended on the ability to transmit citizenship, not where nor why the baby was born somewhere else. Hope this helps you .....

Answer 2

Yeah I would of thought so.  I was born in Norway but I'm a British citizen because of my parents.

Answer 3

no you have the choice for duel citizenship. but if the mother lives in the country the child has the mothers home country nationality

Answer 4

He will not be a citizen until the parents submit paperwork for a US citizen born abroad. I know because I had to do that for my son born in South Korea. If a neighbors cow got in your pasture and had a calf would that make the calf yours? I don't think illegal alein babies born in this country should have a automatic birth right here either. Laws should be changed to send them back to the pasture where they belong.

Answer 5

You bet. You have to fill out a Report of Birth Abroad, but they can never be President. :)

Answer 6

Not all...............

If the US citizen parent failed to report birth to US embassy at the time you were born, you cannot claim US citizenship.

Answer 7

Yes. My mom was born in Germany (father Army)and she is a U.S. Citizen.