Washington, November 2026 : The US State Department has revoked more than 6,000 visas from foreign nationals accused of engaging in or facilitating birth tourism, marking an expansion of the Trump administration’s efforts to prevent the practice, the department said.
In a post on its official X account on Thursday, the department said its Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force had withdrawn more than 6,000 visas from individuals involved in the practice. It added that authorities were identifying and holding accountable those responsible for facilitating what it described as an illicit activity.
The latest figure exceeds the more than 4,000 birth-tourism-related visa revocations announced by the department in an October 31 social media post. However, as both announcements used threshold figures, they do not establish the exact number of additional visas revoked.
In its October update, the department had said that more than 700 of the revoked visas belonged to Chinese nationals. The latest announcement did not provide a breakdown by nationality.
The department's statement referred specifically to visa cancellations. A visa revocation does not, by itself, mean that the individual has been deported or convicted of a crime.
US Rules Target Birth Tourism
Under US visa regulations, travelling primarily to obtain American citizenship for a child by giving birth in the United States is not considered a permissible reason for issuing a B-category non-immigrant visa.
The regulation also establishes a rebuttable presumption of birth tourism when a consular officer has reason to believe that a visa applicant intends to give birth in the US during her stay.
The rule governs the issuance of visitor visas and does not alter the existing provisions determining how US citizenship is acquired.
Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force
The State Department established its Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force on August 12, announcing at the time that more than 600 visas had already been revoked globally over the practice.
On September 23, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions targeting individuals who knowingly engage in or facilitate birth tourism. Certain family members could also be covered under the restrictions.
The department subsequently introduced an online portal to receive information about suspected visa fraud.
The latest announcement signals continued enforcement of US birth tourism regulations, with authorities indicating that scrutiny of individuals and networks facilitating the practice will continue.
