The end of birth tourism in the US?

24 January 2020

The US has enacted a ban on issuing tourist visas to pregnant women who are about to give birth to a child in the US.

“Maternity tourism in recent years has become a political issue that divides Americans.” In a BBC News Russia article Karnig Dukmajian explains that for tourists who have given birth in America it is actually extremely difficult to move to the US: you need to wait for the child to come of age, apply for a green card and go through all stages of the immigration system.

Read the full article here.

Karnig Dukmajian


Senior Attorney


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