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Originally Posted by Tom Earp
Let me get this straight, you are saying that Military Instalations, Consular, and Embassies are not considered part of the United States? I do beleive they are considered American soil therefore Americans.
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I'm not saying anything specifically, just passing along what the State Department seems to be saying.
But the State Department does seem to be saying that births on military installations are not considered to be "on US soil." Embassies, it seems, they consider differently, because of international law regarding the status of embassies and those connected with them.
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Originally Posted by nittanyalum
I'll be sure to alert my friend who was born to two American parents while her father was stationed in GTMO on the U.S. Naval Air Base. Are you saying she wouldn't be considered a native-born US citizen?
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I have no idea. I'm just looking at what that State Department policy seems to be seeing, but I certainly won't claim to understand it completely. Ultimately, I think it would be a question for a court, not the State Department anyway.