Timeline for Are people born in a foreign embassy on US soil american citizens?
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| Jul 2, 2018 at 4:52 | comment | added | phoog | Well embassies are commonly said to be extraterritorial by those who believe that they are actually territory of the foreign country, which is a very common belief; that's why I was moved to comment. And yes, as I mentioned under bdb484's answer I'm pretty sure the US holds this to be true for births on US diplomatic premises, that is, that the child is not automatically a US citizen because the mission is not US territory. | |
| Jul 2, 2018 at 4:43 | comment | added | Nick S | @phoog Sorry, didn't know whether "extraterritorial" was the right term. I know they're not actually territory of the foreign country. As for people born in US embassies, I didn't look into it since I was wondering about the reverse. But I'd assume the answer is no, it doesn't give you US citizenship, especially based on bdb484's answer. | |
| Jul 2, 2018 at 4:38 | vote | accept | Nick S | ||
| Jul 1, 2018 at 17:54 | comment | added | phoog | What did you find about people born in US embassies, by the way? | |
| Jul 1, 2018 at 4:24 | comment | added | phoog | Embassies aren't generally extraterritorial. They're inviolable. This is an example of why that distinction is significant. If the child is the ambassador's child, however, it doesn't matter where the birth takes place, the child will not be a US citizen unless the other parent is a US citizen. | |
| Jul 1, 2018 at 3:53 | answer | added | bdb484 | timeline score: 8 | |
| Jul 1, 2018 at 0:45 | comment | added | Pat W.♦ | Some of the same underlying statutes apply, as in this question. | |
| Jun 30, 2018 at 23:29 | comment | added | DJohnM | What people do you have in mind? Someone who goes into labour walking by outside? Locally-hired staff? | |
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| Jun 30, 2018 at 22:06 | history | asked | Nick S | CC BY-SA 4.0 |