If you were born on an airplane, what citizenship would you have?

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BUNGLE!!

Interesting question.

The laws pertaining to citizenship vary greatly from country to country, very few countries allow someone who is born in their country (or airspace) to automatically become citizens, the U.S. is one of them. A child would have to have been born over American airspace to be considered eligible to qualify for U.S. citizenship, unless one of the parents was of U.S. citizenship, which automatically makes the child eligible for U.S. citizenship. If the child was born in international waters(or airspace) and neither parent was a U.S. citizen, there is no case for U.S. citizenship. In most cases, if the child was born in international waters (or airspace), the baby's place of birth would be the country of that ship or airplanes registry, but not necessarily qualify the baby for citizenship of that country. So, to answer you question, it all depends on whether the baby was in international waters or sovereign airspace, and which country's airspace and which country the parents are citizens of. There is no single answer to your question.

smartass_yankee_tom

your parents citizenship none special
planes and airports are not states or countries... i know it doesnt work if you are in the airport at least.

SSDD

You would be a Freeman, a man without a country,

Travis H

depends where is the plane currently over?

aflumpire

your perents citizenship.

Ray C

Same as their parents but the airlines should give the child a free 2-way ticket through his/her entire life going to the flagship country of the airline.

You may need a lawyer for this question. I would bet that the nationality of the parents would have a lot to do with it. Also, whoever owns the plane they're flying on may have something to do with it since ships registered to certain countries or "flying the flag" of certain countries are considered territory of that country. I would feel sure, however, in light of today's issues of illegal aliens and international terrorism, the United States would be most interested in the nationality of the parents before granting any citizenship to the baby, that is, unless a democrat was in office, in which case anybody anywhere is qualified for U.S. citizenship except native born Americans. God Bless you.

Big Bean

Whatever the parents are???

skcs11

same as the parents.

aquired

Maybe it depends on what airline it is. If it is an american airline flying to europe maybe you are in american.

impossible.
wouldnt happen.
there are guidelines about being pregnant and on a plane. if you are so many months down the line you arent even allowed to fly.

Julie B

Where ever the plane lands would be the one.

vaibhav n

a pregnant lady is not allowed on an airplane as she might be sick and if she is allowed the baby should be aerobaby!!!!!!!!

iona

I would love to have and the 2 of them.
If its possible.

tabeeb762

I would guess the country or territory where the plane touches down

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