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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 11:39 am
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Originally Posted by B747-437B
Children born to anybody entitled to diplomatic priviledges in the United States (defined in law as "not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States") are not entitled to citizenship by birth.
Exactly. But plenty of diplomat's children born in the US have US passports (and appear to be citizens thereby).

Birth certificate and driver's license and social security number got while in school in the US or working seems to have "done the job".
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