Dave This is really a loaded question. And there are a few parameters. By rite if you were born in the US you are a US citizen. I know of one man who was born here in Chicago, parents returned to Poland (before he was 19) and he later immigrated from Poland(at age 25) as a US citizen by birth rite. His sibs also born here remained in Poland and claimed Polish citizenship. I think now if a child is born to immigrants they can claim US citizenship but in order to claim the citizenship of their parents birth the parents need to notify a consulate office. The consulate then issues a birth cert. Now in the US they want to deport lots of Mexican nationals that have children who are US born and claim citizenship. Talk about a mess! Good Luck with this one Arleen > > > > Immigration Country of Origin Question: > > Suppose a pregnant woman boards a ship in England and then > gives birth in the USA? > > Can, or should, the parents claim England as country of birth? > > There is a real family with this possibility. > > Thanks, Dave Witthans > > > ==== IL-COOK-CHICAGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: Send a message to > [email protected] > that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records > added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the > world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release > Date: 3/17/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.5/284 - Release Date: 3/17/2006