The US Department of State has finished it since anyone who wants a US visa should declare social media that participates or participates, over five years.
As of yesterday, the US State Department began asking those applying for a US visa to provide their participating social media usernames, as well as their previous email addresses. their phone numbers. The new requirement, which could affect up to 15 millions prospective travelers to the US, is part of a broad expansion of immigration controls under the Trump administration.
Until now all this additional information, including e-mails, phone numbers and social media, was only requested from those who felt that additional screening was necessary, mainly for people who had traveled to areas with a high degree 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 on the relevant visa application forms ask for usernames for all social media platforms informations that they had for five years. The forms also ask for phone numbers and email addresses that applicants have used during the past five years, as well as international 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 anti-American slogans on Facebook, even if you deleted them, even if you deleted the account, do not think that you will save it so easily. Big brother is watching.
