birth tourism
Passport-seeking pregnancy trips
Birth tourism is the practice of traveling to another country to give birth, typically so the child gains citizenship there.
The United States, which grants citizenship to anyone born on its soil, is a common destination.
The term is usually pejorative, implying exploitation of citizenship laws: The hospital catered to birth tourism from wealthy foreigners.
- childbearingGiving birth to young
- anchor babyChild born for citizenship benefits
- due dateWhen payment is required
- neonatal careMedical support for newborns
- dual citizenshipHolding two nationalities simultaneously
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Seeking care overseas
business travel · leisure travel · educational travel · refugee flight · deportation
birth tourismnaturalization
Legal path to belonging
denaturalization · visa overstay · legal immigration · asylum seeking · statelessness
birth tourismemigration
Leaving homeland permanently
deportation · exile · expulsion · self-deportation · repatriation
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