Birth-Tourism in Marianas Islands



Pregnant Chinese women are reportedly flocking to the Northern Marianas Islands (NMI) to give birth and thereby blessing their offspring with U.S. citizenship.

Direct charter flights from Chinese cities to the Marianas, facilitated by the 45-day visa waiver program, are becoming what some observers labeled “pregnancy trains.”

Eight weekly flights from Shanghai and Beijing fly in and out of the NMI shuttling up to 8,000+ tourists a month.

As the number of direct flights and marketing campaigns rise, the community can expect to see more and more pregnant visitors shuttling between pregnancy hotels, private medical clinics, the hospital and shopping outlets.

After giving birth, mothers race to the passport and social security offices to obtain official paperwork.

Tip: Center for Immigration Studies