It was terminated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs USA as anyone who wants a visa for America will have to declare the social media that participates or has participated, over a period of five years.
The day before yesterday, the US State Department began asking those applying for a US visa to report the names of the participating social media usernames, as well as their previous e-mail addresses. their phone numbers. The new requirement, which could affect up to 15 million potential travelers to the United States, is part of a wider expansion of anti-immigration controls under President Trump.
So far all these extras information, including e-mails, phone numbers and social media, only asked for those they felt needed extra screening, mostly for people who had traveled to areas with a high level of terrorist activity. According to the Associated Press approximately 65.000 applicants per year were included in this category.
It is now estimated that 710.000 entry applications for immigrants and 14 million visa applicants will be affected, including businessmen and students.
The new questions in the relevant visa application forms ask for usernames for all social media platforms that have been in place for a period of five years. The forms also ask for the telephone numbers and e-mail addresses used by applicants during the duration of the last five years, as well as the international ones travel what they have done, whether they have been deported and whether their family members have been involved in terrorist acts.
So if you want to travel to America and four years ago you wrote to Facebook anti-American slogans, even if you have deleted them, even if you have deleted the account, do not think that you will save her so easily. Big brother is watching.
