And this cruise is navigating through the atlantic ocean!. Are you Atlantic Oceanian or just considered to be an amphibian!? :)Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Position:Home>Genealogy> What nationality are you if you were born in a cruise?Question: What nationality are you if you were born in a cruise!? And this cruise is navigating through the atlantic ocean!. Are you Atlantic Oceanian or just considered to be an amphibian!? :)Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: There is no such thing as "Atlantic Oceanian" in regards to nationality/ethnicity!. You are not amphibian unless you sprout gills in the process of being born!. =) According to contemporary laws, as in the wikipedia article, "U!.S!. law holds that natural persons born on foreign ships docked at U!.S!. ports or born within the limit of U!.S!. territorial waters are U!.S!. citizens!. An important exception to this rule is that children born to people who are not "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States (e!.g!. diplomats accredited with the United States Department of State) are not automatically U!.S!. citizens!. Despite a common misconception to the contrary, birth on board a U!.S!.-flagged ship or airliner outside of the 12-nautical mile (22!.2 km) limit is not considered to be a birth on U!.S!. territory and the principle of jus soli (Latin for "right of the soil" or, somewhat figuratively, "right of the territory"), or birthright citizenship does not apply!. Countries that have acceded to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness will grant nationality to otherwise stateless persons who were born on their territory, or on a ship or plane flagged by the country!. Heightened concern over Illegal immigration to the United States has prompted some moves to abolish jus soli, but the 14th Amendment prevents it!. The Constitution makes citizens of all persons born in the United States, provided they are subject to U!.S!. jurisdiction at the time of their birth - that is, they are not the children of foreign diplomats and like persons who, having diplomatic immunity, are not subject to U!.S!. jurisdiction while they are in the country for diplomatic purposes!. This interpretation of "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States was formally established in 1898 by a 6-2 decision the Supreme Court in United States v!. Wong Kim Ark 169 U!.S!. 649 (1898)!. In that case, the Court found the petitioner had been born in the United States and was subject to U!.S!. jurisdiction at the time he was born, because his parents - although foreign born (and having actually returned to China) - had no immunity from U!.S!. jurisdiction!. So, if you are an American citizen--the way I understand the above--who gives birth while on a sea cruise in whatever ocean, the baby is automatically an American , too!. But, if you are a diplomat (Ambassador or Consul) in the US on diplomatic business and not under US jurisdiction, the child would be a citizen of whatever country you were from!. http://answers!.google!.com/answers/thread!.!.!. had a similar question!. This was in the answer provided: "A person born on a foreign vessel lying in U!.S!. port or sailing in the territorial sea of the United States acquires United States citizenship at birth!. Howver, U!.S!. citizenship is NOT conferred upon a child was born to alien (from another country) parents on a vessel bound for the United States which had not yet reached the twelve nautical mile limit!. Similarly, a child born on a plane in the United States or flying over its territory would acquire United States citizenship at birth!. However, the citizenship of the child is not affected by the nationality or registry of the vessel!. Birth on U!.S!. vessel outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States does not confer U!.S!. citizenship upon the child of alien parents!." Www@QuestionHome@Com The child's Nationality would be that of his or her parents, the status of the child's citizenship might be determined by which country held jurisdiction over the waters the ship was in when the child was born!. But if the child is born in international waters, then it has to go by the blood rule and that is, the child acquires the same citizenship as his or her parents!. Www@QuestionHome@Com 1!.) What is the citizenship of your parents!? You might be a citizen of that country!. Many countries acknowledge the citizenship of children born to overseas nationals!. 2!.) What is the nationality of the ship!? You might be able to claim nationality of the country of registry!. 3!.) You might be able to have dual citizenship of 1 & 2Www@QuestionHome@Com I believe your parents can choose either where they departed from or where they arrived!. My great grandmother was born on the ship as her parents were immigrating from Germany, and I believe she was declared American born!.Www@QuestionHome@Com You would be whatever your parents are!. If they're Brits - you'd be a Brit!. If they're American - you'd be American!. Simple!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |