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Old May 29, 2008 | 1:51 pm
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erik123
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Originally Posted by marion10
The rules are different if your parent(s) are diplomats and you are born abroad.
A child born on US soil to non-US parents who hold diplomatic status are not eligible for US citizenship - E.g. if dad is the ambassador in DC. I believe this is the only exception.
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