Amid increased scrutiny of visa applicants, the U.S. Embassy in Georgia has released a public notice warning Georgian nationals against attempting to use U.S. visas for the purpose of giving birth in the United States to secure automatic citizenship for their children.
The statement, released via the embassy’s official Facebook page, emphasizes that such use of travel documents constitutes a violation of U.S. visa policies. “If a consular officer determines that the primary intent of travel is to give birth in the United States to obtain citizenship for the child, the visa will be denied,” the announcement reads.
While U.S. law grants automatic citizenship to any child born within American borders, the embassy cautions that misrepresenting one’s travel purpose during the visa application process is grounds for denial.
