If a child is born in a ship or an air craft during a travel, to which country it can claim citizenship?

chevy

good question

jenzen25

the child will have the citizenship of the parents.

jdingy1000

Generally the child would be granted the same citizenship as the parents. There are some countries that demand the child take a dual citizenship if they are born there (you can deny it once you get back to your home country). Be careful on this one. 18 years from now they will come to collect on the mandatory military service obligation!
But in international air space, or on the high seas the child would be given the parents citizenship.

baldninja2004

Just a guess, but based on international laws I do know about, I'd have to say whatever country they first landed on/in. If not, it would probably be whatever country the parents are citizens of and if the parents are citizens of seperate countries, then they'd probably be able to either choose one of the two or duel citizenship in both.

Marmot

By law the child will have the Nationality of the place where the plane has left from (e.g. if you are flying from London to America in a British Airways plane... the baby will be classed as British).

Adnan Sallam

I agree with Genzen levle 4.

milkandmonsters

Interesting one, i guess it could be the aircraft's place of registration or what airspace the aircraft was passing though at the time. Most likely the nationality of the child will be the nationality of the mother regardless of which air space the child was born.

Jane S

it takes the country of registration of the ship or aircraft

ROD THE CRUSADER

does it matter they can always come to the uk anyway

Abularaby

His parents nationality and free tickets to travel for life!

clarnid

Depending on where the ship is if it is the waters of a country then that country if it is in international waters then the nationally of the mother ?

kat

Parents choose either the parents nationality (usually the mother's if the parents are of different nationality) or the nationality of the craft the birth took place on.
For example :
Mother British
Father Canadian
Ship German

the child could be british, canadian, german or dual british/canadian.

vekmaster98

pft dnt know dnt care lol

Andy

Ireland was ( http://www.uniset.ca/naty ) one of view nations (perhaps the only one) that granted nationalty based on flag of vessel or aircraft. But since last year, they've abolished jus soli except for babies born to British or Irish parents.

So: such a child will have the nationality of one or both its parents, or none at all (if, for example, one of its American parents hasn't lived for 5 years (incl. 2 after age 14) (or the mother, if unmarried, hasn't lived there for one continuous year never leaving, even to visit the Haskell Free Library http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haskell_Free_Library_and_Opera_House whcih sits across the Canadian border with its reading room on one side and the checkout desk on the other) on US soil; of if both British parents were born abroad.

Some kids are just born stateless. Some kids are just born poor. Tough luck.

paratechfan

Good Question, It probably depends on the region over which the child is born, or if under international waters, It is probably with the consent of the parents to which country it can claim citizenship.

loulu

Good question! I would say that the baby becomes a citizen of whichever continent/country it lands on. Or it could be a citizen of the country in which the parents are citizens.

Tudor_ 22

His nationality is international. He/she would be the international child of mystery as Austin Powers is.

jaike

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the destination city. Because it's likely that mother and child would be rushed from the plane to the hospital where all the paperwork would become official.

enigma_variation

i THINK it can claim dual nationality, that of the registered parents and that of the ship (ships are obliged to fly the flag of their port of origin whilst in international waters.)

fox5nyc

THE CHILD WOULD GET TWO PASSPORTS,IE,WHERE THE PLANE TOOK OFF FROM,AND WHERE IT IS LANDING.iTS NATIONALITY GOES BY WHERE YOU ACTUALLY ARE AT THE POINT OF BIRTH.

Philosophical Fred

It will depend to some extent on the laws of the country in which the ship or aircraft is registered and those to which the parents belong. Also, the nationality of registration of the craft is only relevant if it is in international waters or airspace. However, in general terms I think the child may be able to claim nationality of either or both of the craft and of its parents.

Daniel M

The nationality of the child is usually determined by the nationality of the mother, I think.
But then again, anything can claim British citizenship.

moomoo28

not british

saulg21

Normally,it would take the citizenship of the mother. But in rare cases,it could take the citizenship of whatever the registry of the aircraft or ship.

Banny Grasher

Britain because we take in all the wafes and strays!!!!!!

charlie123

it takes the citizenship of the its parents' country i would have thought

Twynnone

The child is a citizen of where the parents reside.

rogerglyn

Initially the ship is registered in a country, so could mean that child has that Countries' citizenship. However, the child can claim citizenship of the parents.

Made_in_America

I think they just dump it overboard.

gnyla

Atlanis

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