The US Embassy in Dhaka has reminded the public that travelling to the United States on a visitor visa primarily to give birth there is not permitted.

The embassy made the statement in a post on its official Facebook page on Saturday (Nov 14, 2026). 

“Birth Tourism is NOT permitted on a U.S. visitor visa,” the post said.

The embassy defined birth tourism as using a visa to travel for the primary purpose of giving birth in the United States to obtain US citizenship for the child. The post carried an image of a newborn’s foot beside a footprint record.