Nationality

[KingKonk]

What would be the nationality of a baby born on a ship in the middle of the ocean?
Does it matter where it is born - or does it simply take on the nationality of its parents?

[Dustybun]

I could be very wrong but I always thought the baby would have the nationality of the country under whose flag the ship sails. But I shall watch this space with great interest!

[B00]

Konk also asked this Q in Parenting and someone (forgot who now- sorry!) said the baby would take the nationality of its father.

[kev100]

Cliff Richard was born in India but he is English

[baileys]

Cliff's Indian,the dark complection gives it away.

[razzy4raz]

I bet P & O, or any other cruise liner would love if you rang up and asked them this question. I am sure it would be something they would love to answer!

[poorclare]

This is a question that has been asked and argued
over for year, and P & O and Airlines have been asked.
I don't know the answer but I always thought you took
you fathers nationality. (providing you know him)

[poorclare]

This is a question that has been asked and argued
over for years, and P & O and Airlines have been asked.
I don't know the answer but I always thought you took
you fathers nationality. (providing you know him)

[kev100]

You DO take your fathers nationality clare, you dont think that all the children born abroad to the fathers of servicemen came back as indians germans etc, do you?

David Harvey played in goal for his country which is Scotland but David was born in Leeds.

[pandabear]

the baby takes the nationality of its parents ....

in the past, this would 'automatically' be that of the Father ...

Times have changed, and in smany countries this old rule no longer applies -

so if you are a german married to a spaniard, living as residents in Spain ...... the baby would be granted spanish nationality ..... if you made application / notified authorities --------- residents here means where the authorities recognise the parents as being domiciled / ordinarily resident ......... although terminology is different in european countries....

so easy way is to apply for european citizenship !!!!!!!!! (does not exist yet)

[Clownie]

Yes, you CAN take the nationality of your father/mother if we are discussing British Nationality and either parent is British.

The question becomes more interesting when neither parent is British.

The answer lies in where the plane or boat or even hovercraft is registered. It could then become a question of whether or not one (legitimate depending on the date of birth) parent is deemed to be "settled" in the UK at the time of the birth.