What visa should I apply to come to the U.S. as a surrogate?

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Visitor visa is fine for this. While in early 2020 a ruling came out saying

This rule establishes that travel to the United States with the primary purpose of obtaining U.S. citizenship for a child by giving birth in the United States is an impermissible basis for the issuance of a B nonimmigrant visa

you are not in this category. One caveat, though: make you sure you can demonstrate very strong ties to your country. You claim you want to return to carry the child et al but you need to make sure the US authorities will believe this -- your cousin providing for you to stay illegally is a thought they will have.

Footnote: make sure the US state where this happens is fine with this. Surrogacy laws vary widely between states. It might be wise for your cousins to consult a lawyer. Also, "to take their biological child back with them to the U.S." might take a bit because I believe the child will need to get a US passport for that and consulting an immigration attorney on how that will go might also be wise. You can read more about that here.

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Please talk to attorneys both in your local jurisdiction as well as the applicable state of your cousin's residence on the surrogacy. Many US states and perhaps your government have laws regarding what needs to be done for a surrogacy agreement in order to protect the rights of the prospective parents as well as the surrogate. Additionally, whenever there is international transfer of infants and young children you need to make sure you don't need anything special like a legal adoption or whatnot. Given how much your generosity will be saving your cousin (tens of thousands of dollars to pay a surrogate to carry to term) they can afford to spend the few grand on attorneys to make sure this is done properly.

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