The tereyeto the US Department of Foreign Affairs as anyone who wants a visa for America will have to declare the social media they participate in or have participated in, over a period of five years.
The day before yesterday, the US State Department Department) began asking US visa applicants to list their participating social media usernames, as well as their previous email addresses and phone numbers. The new requirement, which could affect up to 15 million 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 emails, phone numbers and social media, has only been requested by those who felt it needed extra control, especially for people who had traveled to areas with high levels 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 platforms social media that spanned 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 tripwhat 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.
