DHS Suspends Visa-Free Travel Program for Chinese Nationals Over Birth Tourism and Security Concerns
- The Department of Homeland Security is suspending a Biden-era program that allowed prescreened Chinese nationals to visit the Northern Mariana Islands without visas for up to 14 days.
- DHS cited concerns about birth tourism, espionage, medical-resource strain, and illegal travel to Guam.
- The suspension begins October 30, after which visitors will need visas for future trips.
- DHS is reviewing the program with other federal departments.
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DHS Suspends Visa-Free Travel Program for Chinese Nationals Over Birth Tourism and Security Concerns
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DHS suspends visa-free travel program for Chinese nationals amid birth tourism, security concerns
DHS will suspend a visa-free travel program for Chinese nationals in the Northern Mariana Islands on Oct. 30 over birth tourism and security concerns.
The United States is suspending visa-free travel for Chinese citizens to the Northern Mariana Islands. The measure affects the EVS-TAP program, which allowed pre-screened Chinese citizens to visit the United States without a non-immigrant visa. The suspension will take effect on October 30 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, three days after the announcement is published in the Federal Register. From that point on, no new applications will be accepted, a…
The federal administration responded to the demand of Republican legislators to suspend an inherited program that facilitated birth tourism and posed national security vulnerabilities in the archipelago.
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwein Mullin decided to suspend the visa-free entry programme for Chinese citizens in the Northern Mariana Islands due to the threat of espionage. The new rules for visiting Washington-controlled territory will enter into force on 30 October, transmitting RIA News. The Department's pre-released document noted the suspension of the travel permit programme to promote economic development and security. The Ame…
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