United States of America has further tightened its visa policy on Nigerians.
NATIONAL POST reports that this comes days after a US Appeal Court overruled President Donald Trump on his birthright citizenship restriction.
The court had in its ruling agreed with a lower court that Trump’s order was unconstitutional.
A new measure has now been imposed by the government as part of the citizenship restriction.
This time, the United States Mission in Nigeria has warned that Nigerians planning to travel to the US primarily to give birth will not get a visa.
Nigerians are in the habit of undertaking such trips in order to secure American citizenship for their children.
In a post on X, the US Mission stated that using a visa for the main purpose of childbirth is prohibited under US immigration policy.
“Using your visa to travel for the primary purpose of giving birth in the United States so that your child will have U.S. citizenship is not permitted. Consular officers will deny your visa application if they have reason to believe this is your intent,” the US Mission said.
There has been a visa row between both nations, with the Nigerian Government blaming it on its refusal to accept deported prisoners.
But the US has continued to insist that the policy was not targeted at Nigerians alone.