#us visa requirement

visas to submit their social media details. In a report by the Associated Press, the State Department has updated the immigrant and nonimmigrant visa forms to request the additional information, including “social media identifiers,” from almost all U.S. In June 2017, the Trump administration approved revised visa application forms that require the applicant's social media handles for the last 5 years. "National security is our top priority when adjudicating visa applications, and every prospective traveler and immigrant to the United States undergoes extensive security screening," the department said. citizens, while supporting legitimate travel to the United States." Only applicants for certain diplomatic and official visa types are exempted from the requirements. government is implementing new requirements for visa applicants, which now includes background checks on your social media accounts. In a report by Reuters, the Trump administration has approved tougher visa vetting for applicants worldwide which allows consular officials to request passport and travel history, address and contact information for the last 15 years, and email addresses and social media handles for the last 5 years. The new visa questionnaire has a section for Social Media where applicants need to write their unique username for any websites or applications he/she have used to create or share content (photos, videos, status updates, etc.) as part of a public profile within the last five years. Read more in our articles including "US requires social media info from nearly all visa applicants" and "U.S. gov't now requires social media check for visa applicants".