US Warns Foreign Nationals Over Birth Tourism

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. “It is unacceptable for foreign parents to use a U.S. tourist visa for the primary purpose of giving birth in the United States to obtain citizenship for the child, which also could result in American taxpayers paying the medical care costs,” the State Department wrote on X. “This is known as birth tourism and U.S. consular officers deny all such visa applications under U.S. immigration law.”...