IamLEGEND1:
Thanks,man.

Apparently they'll be back mid-april.

moscobabs:
I wanted to ask this question last week but I remembered a topic was created sometimes ago and it makes front page but seems the op missed the topic or is a new nairalander

If a plane is travelling to UK when the baby is born the baby is definitely a UK citizen and if the baby comes to the world and he was born while coming from US to Nigeria then he is definitely a Nigeria born

KillerBeauty:

It's April actually not February

LeeMason:
AIRmerica

Expl0rers:
the country that owns the plane.. the inside of the plane is the territory of the country that owns it.

IamLEGEND1:
It means the baby won't be a grounder.... he'll be a citizen of Skaikru.

abeg who knows when the 100 will be returning?

Remiblaze:
What show is that pls

timidapsin:
The baby will be named Airbender and any Airport is His or Her home

tenderlaw:
Op, citizenship is derived
1. By birth
a) Place of origin of your parents
b) Place of your birth eg US
2. By legal adoption
3. By naturalisation.
4. By marriage.

Your answer lies in number 1.

Generally if the baby is born in international waters (or in the airspace above international waters), the child takes the citizenship of the mother. Pretty straightforward.

This follows in line with what is legally referred to as jus sanguinis (meaning right of blood - that you have the right to citizenship of the bloodline from which you originate).

Another consideration is what happens if the baby is born in the airspace of another country. Here’s where jus soli (meaning right of soil) comes into play. The US currently extends an offer of citizenship to any child born in the country.

Not all countries do this, so don’t go traveling to North Korea in your third trimester just to attain that oh-so-coveted North Korean citizenship for your unborn child.

Some countries claim to observe jus soli with modifications: the UK requires that one of the parents be “legally settled” in the UK; other’s don’t require legal citizenship or residency per se, but do require a parent to have lived in the country for some period of time. Thailand requires that the parents have legally lived in Thailand for at least 5 years (legally) for jus soli to be valid for a child.

In some 30-40 countries, you can claim citizenship for being born in the country's airspace. But check before you’re born there because they might not offer it (or it might have other legal hurdles to clear before you can get it).

If you’re curious (for totally academic purposes and not to plan some elaborate sociopathic con involving a human life you’ll bring into this world, of course), you might find the history and practice of birthright citizenship very interesting

Sanctecosma:

Even when you repeated ur comment, you still didn't come out clean.

Sanctecosma:

Even when you repeated ur comment, you still didn't come out clean.

priiince:
Citizenship laws differ depending on the country. For example, in the UK, citizenship is not automatically conferred to those born in Britain.

In the United States, even a child born in the country's waters or airspace is a U.S. citizen by birth in accordance with the principle of jus soli (right of the soil) -- that's the right of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship.

Some babies born in an airplane enroute wherever even get free flights for life.

ychris:
Since she was on Air France flight from Paris to New York...

Maybe Pamerica??

moscobabs:
I wanted to ask this question last week but I remembered a topic was created sometimes ago and it makes front page but seems the op missed the topic or is a new nairalander

If a plane is travelling to UK when the baby is born the baby is definitely a UK citizen and if the baby comes to the world and he was born while coming from US to Nigeria then he is definitely a Nigeria born

emmie14:
Hi. Is illegal to admit a 9months pregnant woman on board

Politiculator:
The country where the plane was currently located before the child was born.
If it was over the Atlantic ocean, then the child belongs to the Marine spirit. If it is over India, the child is an Indian and may likely worship cows.
If it is over Alqaeda, then the child is a terrorist.
If it is over Edo, then the child is not a child but your ancestor who is flying with the plane.

IamLEGEND1:
Thanks,man.
Apparently they'll be back mid-april.

joeaz58:
It is not very common for babies to be born while flying at 36,000 feet, but when it does happen it is generally a newsworthy event for a plane to land with one more passenger than it had when it took off. This week, a mom gave birth to a healthy baby on an Air France flight from Paris to New York before they could reach the ground at JFK. Luckily, there was a doctor on board to manage the situation until they could get the mama and baby some on-the-ground medical attention, and in this case, everything seems to have worked out just fine.

A common question that comes up when this happens (in addition to does the baby get free flights?) is what citizenship is a baby given when they are born on an airplane?