US consular officers to crack down on birth tourism

The US department of state, consular affairs, is cracking down on ‘birth tourism’. According to an update on social media, US consular officers are stopping foreign visitors from abusing the US immigration system through ‘birth tourism’. “If a visa applicant is trying to use a tourist visa for the primary purpose of giving birth in the US to get the child citizenship, the visa will be denied,” the social media post on Thursday said.

“It is unacceptable for foreign parents to use a US 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 post by the US department of state, said.

“This is known as birth tourism and US consular officers deny all such visa applications under US immigration law. Those who abuse our immigration system through birth tourism may be ineligible for future visas or travel to the United States. This is one more way the US department of state is serving and protecting American taxpayers and communities.”