"No foreigner is permitted to obtain a visitor visa for the primary purpose of acquiring U.S. citizenship for a child by giving birth in the U.S.," the State Department explained. The department reported that a U.S. embassy in West Africa uncovered a birth tourism network of more than 100 foreign nationals using fraudulent documents and visa 'fixers' to acquire visas in order to obtain U.S. citizenship for their children. A U.S. embassy in North Africa also "revoked over 100 visas for 'birth tourist' parents who came to the United States primarily to give birth so their children would get U.S. citizenship." In Europe, the department said a U.S. embassy identified "more than 400 suspected birth tourism cases since 2024. Investigators traced them to at least six companies that coached applicants on what to say in their visa interview, arranged U.S. housing, and set up delivery plans." | 
