If you have not been conscious of what you post on your social media before, be it on Instagram, twitter, Facebook or otherwise, it’s time to be conscious because you’ll now have to provide your social media details for Visa Applications.
US now require virtually all visa applicants to provide their social media account names for the past 5 years. This is a vast expansion of the Trump administrations enhanced screening of potential immigrants and visitors.
You’ll submit your social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers. The change, which was proposed in March 2018, is expected to affect about 15 million foreigners who apply for visas to enter the United States each year.
According to US,
“National security is our top priorities… We are constantly working to find mechanisms to improve our screening processes to protect U.S. citizens, while supporting legitimate travel to the United States.”
If you are planning to travel out of this country then you should be mindful of what you post on your social media handles.
(Source: AP News)
What of someone who isn’t on those social medias?
They must be on one social media no matter what
I ve a friend that is not even on WhatsApp ??. Money is not an issue but he just preferred to live a coded life. We converse via SMS, call, email
But he or she is on Facebook or twitter or codedly on instagram
So one will have to give his password too are my right?
Hahaha…. What has social media handles now got to do with the personality.
Am clean sha
I smell rapture is really coming soon
I wonder what social media got to do with traveling
It’s ok only if used for the intended purpose. Can’t the comment section be interactive? Just a suggestion.
Small thing, there’s nothing there to hide…
Maybe with this new rules for US visa, social media insults will reduce. Atleast before you post nonsense, you’ll think twice because someday, somehow even your employer will ask you for your social media handle before you’ll be employed. Good move, I must say.
For those who posted shit about trump
This is serious…