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US Imposes Visa Rules for Pregnant Women on 'Birth Tourism'

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Thursday published new visa
   rules aimed at restricting "birth tourism," in which women travel to
   the U.S. to give birth so their children can have a coveted U.S.
   passport.

   Applicants will be denied tourist visas if they are determined by
   consular officers to be coming to the U.S. primarily to give birth,
   according to the rules in the Federal Register. It is a bigger hurdle
   to overcome, proving they are traveling to the U.S. because they have a
   medical need and not just because they want to give birth here. Those
   with medical needs will be treated like other foreigners coming to the
   U.S. for medical treatment and must prove they have the money to pay
   for it -- including transportation and living expenses.

   The practice of traveling to the U.S. to give birth is fundamentally
   legal, although there are scattered cases of authorities arresting
   operators of birth tourism agencies for visa fraud or tax evasion. And
   women are often honest about their intentions when applying for visas
   and even show signed contracts with doctors and hospitals.
   

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