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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 2:34 am
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Originally Posted by ralfp
Would a child born in a foreign embassy/mission in the US be a US citizen if neither parent was a US citizen, nor part of the diplomatic/consular staff (e.g. a German mother giving birth while waiting in line for a visa in the Russian Consulate in DC)?
Presuming the birth gets documented and accepted as having happened in the US and neither parent of the child were with diplomatic standing, ordinarily yes.
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