I told one woman in my ward that not only are we moving to Australia, but we’re also having our first child. Her question surprised me.

“Are you coming back to the States to have the baby?”

“No. Australia has excellent medical care.”

“But then your baby will be an Australian citizen….”

She told me of a number of people, cousins and friends of cousins and neighbors, who had babies in a foreign country and then the baby had dual citizenship.

I know I had read it somewhere, so I found it again.

This is from an Australian citizenship website.

I am about to give birth in Australia. Will my child be an Australian citizen?

A child is an Australian citizen by birth if, and only if, at least one parent is an Australian citizen or permanent resident at the time of the child’s birth in Australia.

So never fear, my child will not be an Australian citizen. I am sure you were all quite worried. I’m just glad the answer was so easy to find.

FYI, one of the ways to become a U.S. citizen is

By birth, either within the territory of the United States or to U.S. citizen parents

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