The United States government has warned that using a tourist visa with the primary intention of giving birth in the country is not permitted and could result in visa denial.
The move is part of the U.S. government’s broader effort to curb birth tourism, a practice where foreign nationals travel to the United States on temporary visas with the primary intention of giving birth, so their child automatically acquires U.S. citizenship.
This was disclosed in a statement on the official X (formerly Twitter) page of the US Mission in Nigeria on Monday.