US to Deny Tour Visas If Intent Is Childbirth for Citizenship

The United States will deny tour visas to applicants whose primary purpose of travel is to give birth in America in order to obtain US citizenship for their child, the US Embassy in India said Thursday.
In a post on X, the Embassy wrote, “U.S. consular officers will deny tour 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. consular officers will deny tour 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. pic.twitter.com/Xyq4lkK6V8
— U.S. Embassy India (@USAndIndia) December 11, 2025
US President Donald Trump on January 20 signed an order to end birthright citizenship, which grants citizenship to everyone born on American soil.
The announcement follows concerns of travellers trying to exploit the US birthright citizenship rule rooted in the 14th Amendment which generally grants citizenship to nearly all children born on US soil.
However, that entitlement does not give prospective parents an automatic right to enter the US for the specific purpose of childbirth.

The order has not been implemented, as several lawsuits led to preliminary injunctions in federal courts. Despite this, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released an implementation blueprint in July detailing how the policy would be enforced if the order survives judicial review.
The clarification aligns with exing US regulations, which were tightened the Trump adminration, that explicitly bar issuing B-1/B-2 tour visas to applicants suspected of traveling primarily to give birth. In January 2020, the Trump adminration introduced a rule requiring consular officers to treat childbirth as a medical purpose that must be justified with legitimate medical need and financial capability in the US, not as a pathway to citizenship.
The policy emerged as part of broader Trump-era efforts to curb immigration, both legal and illegal.Story continues below this ad
The policy to scrutinise intent comes amid broader changes in US visa processing. The US government has also expanded social media and online presence reviews for certain visa categories, including H-1B speciality workers and H-4 dependants, starting in mid-December. Such security checks aim to ensure applications meet all eligibility criteria and reveal any misleading information.