US State Department to Collect Social Media Information from US Visa Applicants

Effective May 31, 2019, the U.S. Department of State has updated is nonimmigrant (DS-160) and immigrant (DS-260) visa applications forms for all applicants at U.S. Embassies/Consulates worldwide. Applicants will be required to indicate all social media platforms they have used for the 5 years preceding their visa application and the handles/identifiers they used on those platforms.

View the news release, and links to additional information, on the U.S. Department of State website.