Birth tourism

Birth tourism

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: Reuters

US announces new visa restriction policy for those who engage in or facilitate birth tourism

Foreign commercial birth tourism networks have exploited the US immigration system to sell US citizenship for profit, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a press statement

A flag is waved outside the White House, in Washington. The Trump administration is coming out with new visa restrictions aimed at restricting a practice known as “birth tourism." That refers to cases when women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have US citizenship.Photo: AP

'Birth tourism' faces new restrictions from State Department