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Originally Posted by John C
Incorrect.
It depends on the country.
In the US, a child born in the US of Australian parents is a US citizen, entitled to a US passport and all that it conveys.
Further to that, the child is NOT an Australian citizen and needs to be naturalised upon return to Australia.
as for the child born in flight, it was my understanding that it is a citizen of the country which is being overflown, unless it is in international waters, at which point it reverts to the carriers country of origin - but I am not sure on that.
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Incorrect...
In the US a baby born to non american parents assumes citizenship only if the parents have the legal right to live in the US. If they have no legal right to live in the US or are diplomats (who technicaly do not live in the host country) then the child cannot become a US citizen.
Also as someone else has pointed out provided at least one parent is an Australian citizen, any child, no matter where they are born can be registered as an Australian Citizen by descent.