Washington, November 13, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The United States has revoked more than 6,000 visas belonging to foreign nationals accused of engaging in or facilitating birth tourism, the US State Department has announced.
In a post on its official X account on Thursday, the department said its Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force had crossed the 6,000 mark in visa revocations and was working to identify and hold accountable those involved in the practice.
“The Department of State’s Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force has now revoked more than 6,000 visas from foreigners who engaged in or facilitated birth tourism,” the department said.
The latest figure is higher than the more than 4,000 revocations announced by the department in a social media post on October 31. However, both figures were stated as thresholds, and the department has not disclosed the exact number of additional revocations.
In its October announcement, the State Department said more than 700 of the revoked visas belonged to Chinese nationals. Its latest statement did not provide a breakdown by nationality.
Birth tourism refers to travel to the US primarily to give birth so that a child can acquire US citizenship. Under a State Department rule, this purpose is considered an impermissible basis for issuing a B-category visitor visa.
The rule also establishes a rebuttable presumption of birth tourism when a consular officer has reason to believe that an applicant will give birth during her stay in the US. It does not alter the country’s existing citizenship laws.
The department established the Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force on August 12, initially announcing more than 600 visa revocations worldwide.
On September 23, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions targeting individuals who knowingly engage in or facilitate birth tourism. Certain family members may also be covered by the restrictions. The department has additionally introduced an online portal for reporting suspected visa fraud.
The announcement concerns visa revocations and does not, by itself, establish that the affected individuals were deported or convicted of any offence.
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