The US says no visa to those tourists visiting only to give birth

The US Embassy in India has issued a firm warning to tourist-visa applicants, signaling a tougher stance against the practice Washington terms "birth tourism." In a post on X, the embassy explicitly stated that any applicant suspected by consular officers of traveling to the United States with the sole intention of giving birth—as a shortcut to securing American citizenship for the child—will have their tourist visa denied on the spot. The embassy emphasized, "US consular officers will deny tourist visa applications if they believe the primary purpose of travel is to give birth in the United States to obtain US citizenship for the child. This is not permitted."

This public warning serves to reiterate a 2020 amendment to US visa regulations that grants consular officers explicit power to reject B-1/B-2 visitor visa applications where birth tourism is suspected as the primary reason for travel. The US government maintains that, while the 14th Amendment grants citizenship to nearly all children born on US soil, attempting to utilize a temporary visitor visa for this purpose constitutes an abuse of the immigration system and is against the law.

The US State Department underscored the seriousness of the issue in a message posted in April, highlighting that using a tourist visa to gain citizenship for a newborn not only exploits the system but also potentially forces American taxpayers to cover significant medical costs associated with the childbirth. The embassy's clear communication aims to inform and deter applicants from misrepresenting their true purpose of travel, which could lead to immediate visa denial and long-term ineligibility for future US travel.