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So as linda ikeji gave birth in USA that means the baby is automatically from US abi

Nonsense

Beautiful. But 1st thing 1st,remove naijiriya/shthole from the equation..

Such a baby is a citizen of oju orun republic

Badgers14:
Which one is the child carrying two citizenship, citizen of Massachusetts and Citizen of America

People born in Massachusetts are American Citizen. Massachusetts is a state in U.S and U.S is a country.


What I thought you were saying or intended to say was like how in Nigeria people born in Delta but there parents are from Imo state. When you ask them where they are from they say Imo.

Unlike in the U.S, someone living in Newyork and had her baby in Indiana, the baby would say he/she is from Indiana even though that the parent's place of birth could be New York.

I think this is perharps what they meant. I dont know o. Like I said, oyinbo people do not have complete brain, so i dont argue logic with their issue because i fear becoming like them with half functioning brain. It seems you sef lived amongst them for a while, and i can see how you understood the twist well well. I fear for your brain.

Livefreeordieha:
diz is a wahala theory ooo��


Because no nja will nor claim citizenship for the offspring sharply..Except i repeat except he or she has citizenship already then the child takes it automatically...Other than that no African will do dat ur theory oooo...�

In practice no one would but theoretically it is a valid proposition.

ImperialYoruba:
In modern days birth registration and its jurisdiction is what grants right of citizenship.

Consider this...
Lets say for ease of clarity that a Nigerian births a child at her home in US and never went to hospital for care or registration but somehow returns with the infant back to Nigeria. How will she prove the child was born in US?

u cant smuggle the baby to nigeria. there must be some form of registration before any flight attends to u

Makes sense...bit help me understand how both parents can be stateless.

Ahn.. This one serious o. Assuming the plane was on Atlantic ocean.

nationality... is planet.

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Have you ever wondered what nationality is given to a baby born on a plane? If a baby is born on Delta Airlines to a Nigerian mother and a French father over Senegalese airspace, and an emergency landing is made in Mauritania, what will her citizenship be?

This is a pretty fascinating issue to research. Most people are born on land, in an area that is clearly spelled out within the borders of a country. But what happens to the few people who are born on an international flight or ship? Let's dig in!

In the story, there are 4 factors that come to play: the nationality(ies) of the parents (French & Nigerian), the airspace they are flying over (Senegalese), the country where the plane is registered (USA) and the first point of landing after the child is born (Mauritanian).

1st Factor - Blood Right!

As soon as the child is born, she is automatically a French and a Nigerian citizen. Most countries (if not all) will grant citizenship to a child if at least one parent is a citizen of that country. This is known as jus sanguinis (right of blood).

Note that in some countries, the child does not automatically inherit the citizenship of her mother, if it is different from the citizenship of her father. In such countries, the mother's nationality is only given automatically if the father is unknown or is stateless.

2nd Factor - Birth Right!

At the time of the child's birth, the airspace over which they were flying could come into play, but only if the country offers automatic citizenship to those who were born in its territories (jus soli - the right of the soil).

Sometimes, jus soli is unconditional. Other times, it is conditional on residence requirements. So, it means that a child born over the airspace or within the territorial waters of a country with unconditional jus soli can be granted citizenship of that country.

Unfortunately, in our story, Senegal does not offer unrestricted jus soli which means that the child does not automatically qualify for Senegalese citizenship by being born within the country's airspace.

Fun Fact:
The USA and Canada are the only two countries in the so-called "developed world" that still offer citizenship to anyone who was born there, whether your parents are legal aliens, citizens, illegal immigrants or residents.

3rd Factor - Citizenship of the Plane!

Since the child was born on a Delta plane, the aircraft is likely registered in the USA. This technically means that the child was born in US territory - as the laws of the US apply on its planes. But there's a catch...

However, it is rare for countries to extend citizenship to a child simply because she was born on a plane registered in that country. The exception: if the child is born to stateless parents and does not have the option of taking the citizenship(s) of her parent(s).

4th Factor - First Point of Landing!

When a child is born on a plane, there is often an emergency landing because newborn babies are really not supposed to be flying. So, in our story, the plane had to land in Mauritania. Can the child get Mauritanian citizenship? Hmm...

This one is the rarest of them all but it is not impossible for a country to grant a baby citizenship if the first place she landed after birth was in that country. It will be granted on a case by case basis.

Plural Citizenship - It is important to note which countries allow dual or plural citizenship and which do not. Believe it or not, there are some countries that forbid dual citizenship so even if a child was technical, they will have to choose one and forfeit the other.

So, our sweet baby will be Nigerian & French. Live your best life, girl! The world belongs to you. I hope you grow up to become a geographer in thought and then shine light through whatever profession you choose.

Experts in international law, over to you.

Author:
Funmi Oyatogun


Source:
https://www.autoreportng.com/2018/10/what-nationality-is-given-to-baby-born.html

She's going to be a pilot or an air hostess.

Is Heaven not a country of it own?

The destination

He or she is stateless.

I did not read. In matriarch societies the child is from wherever the mother originates whereas in patriarch societies the baby is from the father's side.
If you replace plane with hospital we wouldn't ask this question in the first place. Where the baby is born makes no difference unless in countries which offer citizenship to people born there. In those cases the child still retains their original country of origin, choosing to become a dual citizen.

NwaIgboBoy:
Aeroplanian

chaiiii..lolz e no easy

If not for the fact that this thread had surface 3 times in fb it is the best in recent time, such babies should be given UN status that is world baby belonging to all and can reside in any country of choice

Ok

zeromeridian:
Nwaigwe

Best answer

the father or mothers country

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The plane should be on air in a country. So he/she becomes a citizen of that country.

The child will become the citizen of the country's airspace the plane was on at the time of delivery.

At bolded not necessarily. Yes the child will be registered in the UK but that does not mean the child will be a UK citizen. The child will only be a citizen if at least one of the parent is a citizen or LPR. If none of the parents are either a citizen or LPR then the child takes the citizenship of it's parents which in our case would be Nigeria
The registration will simply state UK as country of birth but not citizenship. Being born on a plane above UK airspace does not give special priviledges over those born on the ground in the UK.

Regarding your story about NY and Massachusetts it's not possible as citizenship is a federal issue not state so there is no way the baby can be a citizen of Massachusetts or NY, the baby is a citizen of the US. There is nothing like state citizenship so you must have either heard wrong or whoever told the story was not telling the truth.

ImperialYoruba:
I agree with the writer, makes sense.
Particularly on the case of first landing of the plane after child's birth.

Let's say mother leaves Lagos for US and plane has stop over in London.
Her destination is US, not London.

If she gives birth on the Lagos-London leg. She and her baby will be taken off plane and put on emergency vehicle for transportation to hospital. She will not complete her trip to US on that plane. At the hospital, by UK law, the baby's birth must be registered right away. Because the registration is done under the seal of Her Majesty Queen of England, the child's birth records for the rest of its life takes reference in UK. The baby should be able to take UK citizenship.

The first treatment center and jurisdiction that attends to the new born's health and registration of birth is reference for citizenship.

I read something similar to this a while back. A woman lives very close the border between two states. She lives on farm in New York but she will drive two miles across border to Masachusets to buy items for her household. She went into labour in store. They called ambulance and she ended in hospital in that state and gave birth. They said because of this the child is citizen of Masachusets. Oyinbo people sometimes have one or two screws loose in their head. I cant understand how New York and Masachusets are both in America but they have divided citizenship. So the child now carries two citizenships, that of Masachusets and the one for America. I didnt argue it because I needed the screws in my head to stay intact.

This depends on the citizenship laws for the country eg for most countries including the UK at least one of the parents must be a citizen or LPR hence if none of those apply the child will not be a citizen of the UK.

The child will take the citizenship of the parent by default.

If the baby was born in US airspace where jus Solis rules then yes the child will be a US citizen because the US grants citizenship to anyone born within it's territory.

Beautyaddy:
The child will become the citizen of the country's airspace the plane was on at the time of delivery.