US Warns Foreign Nationals Over Birth Tourism

The State Department states it will deny tourist visas to individuals who travel to the U.S. primarily to give birth and obtain citizenship for their child.

A visa stamp on a foreign passport in Los Angeles on June 6, 2020. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. State Department issued a warning on Thursday to foreign nationals who plan to obtain U.S. citizenship for their children through “birth tourism.”

Tourist visas will be denied to those who travel to the country for the primary purpose of giving birth on U.S. soil, the State Department said.