The U.S. Embassy in India announced on Thursday, December 11, that tourist visa applications may be denied if consular officers believe the primary purpose of travel is to give birth in the United States to obtain citizenship for a child.

अमेरिकाको नयाँ नियम : अब यस्ता व्यक्तिले पनि भिसा नपाउने! (सूचनासहित)

In a post on social media platform X, the embassy stated, “If U.S. consular officers believe the main purpose of travel is to secure U.S. citizenship for a child, they will deny the tourist visa. This is not permitted.”

Graphic post on a blue background with the text overlay U.S. 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 U.S. citizenship for the child. This is not permitted.

U.S. officials refer to this practice as “birth tourism” and warn that individuals misusing the U.S. immigration system in this way could be deemed ineligible for future visas or travel to the United States.

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