It is, in fact, French Law that the child would have French Citizenship. As a matter of fact, virtually the ENTIRE FREAKING WORLD uses the citizenship of the parents as the criteria for citizenship.
Not true. Suppose a French couple were working here on a visa, and had a child. It would be natural of them to want French citizenship for that child.
“Suppose a French couple were working here on a visa, and had a child. It would be natural of them to want French citizenship for that child.”
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According to U.S. law, the child would be a natural born citizen of the United States. Whether it would also be a French citizen is a matter for the government of France to decide.
That’s the key to all these citizenship questions. Every country has an absolute right to determine whom it considers to be its citizens (and into which category of citizenship they fall), completely unencumbered by the laws of any other nation. We can’t dictate who is a French citizen, and they can’t dictate who is a U.S. citizen.
It is, in fact, French Law that the child would have French Citizenship. As a matter of fact, virtually the ENTIRE FREAKING WORLD uses the citizenship of the parents as the criteria for citizenship.