Wait a minute.....are they saying that if two people are married and US citizens and are expecting a baby....if they travel to another country and the baby is born.....that baby is not a US citizen?
EXACTLY what it sounds like they are saying.
I think it’s probably a technicality. Obviously, the US government does not know if two Americans have a child abroad unless the parents complete some sort of application or affidavit. My guess is the parents didn’t do that. So, he’s technically not a citizen, but he shouldn’t have a problem becoming one by simply filing the necessary paperwork.
It is called derived citizenship. He is a U. S. citizen.
It is called derived citizenship. He is a U. S. citizen.
That's the sticky wicket regarding the President's birth certificate. Something tells me his free spirit Mom didn't know that was required. She just came home with her baby and thought all was well. I'm thinking Grandma tried to rectify that when Barry was left on her doorstep as a pre-teen and she had no way to get him enrolled in school. That's why there is no actual “birth certificate,” just something they did to help her take care of her grandson. I don't actually know what the procedure is when the parents screw up — certainly not 50 or more years ago.
“...if two people are married and US citizens and are expecting a baby....if they travel to another country and the baby is born.....that baby is not a US citizen?”
Yes and no.
A baby’s birth must be registered with the U.S.Embassy (or, at least the State Department) and becomes a citizen-by-statute (jus sanguinis) because the parents are U.S. citizens. Military personnel have similar requirements when births occur while stationed overseas.
Whoa Nellie, pregnant, about to give birth and they leave and go to a foreign country in 1916? That's absolutely preposterous. A pregnant woman wouldn't travel when she is about to give birth!
Just ask any troll, they'll tell ya.