Trump administration restricts visas for pregnant women

Very soon there will be completely new visa rules for pregnant women who are going to travel to the United States. If the expectant mother plans her trip only to give birth there, then the consular staff may refuse to issue a document. But those children who are born in the United States can automatically receive American citizenship, and this is precisely what justifies such a high popularity of childbirth in the United States.

Until recently, no one hid their intentions to go to the United States specifically for the birth of a child on the territory of this country. Foreign citizens were attracted by citizenship for their child and well-developed medicine.

Birth tourism may be in jeopardy under new rules from the US presidential administration . The authors of the project claim that their initiative is mainly connected with the protection of national security, as well as public health. Moreover, the president himself called into question the amendment to the Constitution, which grants citizenship to any person who is born in the United States, in other words, it is about limiting immigration.

The essence of the rule

The Consulate may refuse to issue a visa to those people whose main purpose of travel is precisely the birth of a child. The State Department said criminal activity is rampant in the birth tourism industry, and on an international scale. Innovations will make it possible to take the first targeted actions to combat them.

The new rules tighten the requirements for those who are going to go to the US for treatment . However, there is an amendment here: if there is strong evidence in favor of medical treatment in the states, then a visa will be issued, but in this case it is still necessary to prove that there are necessary funds for travel, accommodation and treatment, and also that a doctor is waiting for them, with which they have previously agreed.

Consulate employees are not allowed to ask women if they are pregnant, but they do ask if the trip to the US is for the purpose of having a baby.

Considering that tens of thousands of people come to America every year for the purpose of childbirth, this creates a significant burden on valuable hospital resources.

President Trump added that he does not exclude the possibility of removing the possibility of automatic citizenship at the birth of a child by citizens of other countries.

Another reason

In addition to protecting national security, the Trump administration is also worried about saving taxpayer money, a number of medical services are paid for with these funds.

Although there are no exact statistics yet on how many citizens of other countries come to America specifically for childbirth, this phenomenon is very popular. In the past few years, birth tourism has been developing very actively, new intermediary companies appear, who conclude contracts with future parents. For a certain amount, they are looking for doctors, clinics in which childbirth will take place. They can also take care of finding housing for rent, assistance in preparing all necessary documents, consultations, etc. Moreover, the services of such companies in some cases can cost several tens of millions of rubles.

It is also worth noting that having US citizenship , after a certain period of time, when the child is old enough, he can apply for citizenship also for his parents. Among the leading countries in terms of the number of citizens who go to give birth in the United States are China, Russia, Nigeria.