Answer To The Where The Baby's Birth Place Would Be Question
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189915)
Boise, Idaho
June 21, 2017 3:05pm CST
In a previous post I posed the question of where people thought a baby born on board a airplane would actually be shown as birth place on a birth certificate. I was surprised in the answer I found.
On 'How Stuff Works' it states that the United Nations says that a child born in flight is classified as being born in the airplane's registered country. But, there are some countries feel that the city where the child first disembarks the place as the place of birth. But, the airplane's registered country seems to be the one most used.
Now the citizenship of the baby can be a bigger issue and may need a lot of paperwork to solve. I think I would stay home and have the baby before traveling anywhere to avoid all of this.
You can read my original post about this at this link:
And you can read more about the law here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_aboard_aircraft_and_ships
A baby was born on an airplane in flight recently. It was on Jet Airways. This was the first baby born on that airline and they are giving the baby a lifetime...
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Jun 17
Yes but establishing a country is only part of it. Establishing a birth state and town would then be next...
My aunt traveled to Germany with her (then) husband who was in the Army. She was pregnant at the time, but I can't remember whether she had the baby in Germany or in the USA.
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@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)
• United States
21 Jun 17
If she had the baby on an America soil while in Germany then the baby is considered an American. Army ground and Embassy's in other countries are considered to be American soil.
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@celticeagle (189915)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Jun 17
@CaseyRoss9966 ......I posted something that explained what the actual answer is on this.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
22 Jun 17
yeah, what if your kid is "born' then in a country that right now cannot immigrate to america, or has problems in immigration. seems worrisome
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@celticeagle (189915)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Jun 17
Then I think the citizenship of the parents comes into play.
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@celticeagle (189915)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Jun 17
@Jessicalynnt .....Yes, it is that.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
26 Jun 17
@celticeagle most likely. but it's interesting to ponder on
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
21 Jun 17
This seems a very strange practice because many airlines operate between countries other than their own. I have flown from England to Czech Republic via Wizz Air, which is a Hungarian airline. Clearly there will also be more extreme examples.
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@celticeagle (189915)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Jun 17
I posted something that explains the actual answer to this question.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
21 Jun 17
I would not fly close to drle date...
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@celticeagle (189915)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Jun 17
I think that is the smart thing to do. I did find the answer and posted it today.
@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)
• United States
21 Jun 17
I knew of this already because of a Bones episode but instead of a baby being born it was a murder that had been committed on the plane. Apparently, if the crime happens on the plane it is the jurisdiction of the planes registered country until the plane lands. If the plane lands and the person haven't been arrested by the registered country authorities then it becomes the jurisdiction of whatever place they landed in.
Many pregnant women are advised to not fly when it is close to the due date or past a certain month into the pregnancy for this exact reason.
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@celticeagle (189915)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Jun 17
Yes, that is correct. Interesting. Women should not fly during this time. I would the pressure and such could cause some discomfort at least to some.
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