Are births on US military bases US citizens?

Answer 1

If that particular U.S. base is considered to be U.S. soil then yes. It depends on the terms of agreement between the U.S. military and the host country, though a child born to at least one U.S. citizen parent is automatically a citizen regardless of where they are born.

Regardless of whether that US installation is considered US soil or not, it depends on the current laws as pertains to citizenship and naturalization. There have been periods in US history and specific to certain military installations where parents of a child born overseas were required to submit paperwork to establish that child's status as a US citizen.

As of this current time (2014), US Military bases located outside US sovereign territory are NOT considered US soil. That is, if the military base is not located in one of the US states, territories, or protectorates, the base is NOT US soil, and, as such, babies born on them are NOT afforded automatic citizenship via the 14th Amendment. They can qualify for automatic citizenship via other means, primarily if either parent is a US citizen.

Ships of the US Navy while at sea, and aircraft of the US Air Force while airborne, ARE considered US sovereign soil, and DO qualify the child for 14th Amendment automatic citizenship.

Answer 2

If the baby is born to US citizens, and one of those parents lived in the US at some point in their life, they can claim US citizenship.

If they are born to one US citizen and a noncitizen, there are several requirements:

• At least parent mut be a US citizen at the time of their birth.
• They had to live in the US for at least 5 years prior to the baby's birth, and
• At least two of those years had to be after their 14th birthday.

Answer 3

Yes. Any child born on U.S. soil is a citizen, even if the parent isn't one.

Answer 4

Yes they are.