Outlining every visa adjudication as a “nationwide safety choice,” america has mandated that candidates reveal their social media usernames or handles for each platform used previously 5 years.
The US Embassy in India issued an announcement on Thursday, warning that failure to reveal social media info “may result in visa denial and ineligibility for future visas.”
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The embassy posted on X: “Visa candidates are required to listing all social media usernames or handles of each platform they’ve used from the final 5 years on the DS-160 visa software type. Candidates certify that the data of their visa software is true and proper earlier than they signal and submit.”
It continued: “Omitting social media info may result in visa denial and ineligibility for future visas.”
Visa candidates are required to listing all social media usernames or handles of each platform they’ve used from the final 5 years on the DS-160 visa software type. Candidates certify that the data of their visa software is true and proper earlier than they signal and… pic.twitter.com/ZiSewKYNbt
— U.S. Embassy India (@USAndIndia) June 26, 2025
Earlier, on June 23, the embassy suggested these making use of for F, M, or J non-immigrant visas to make their social media accounts public to facilitate vetting. This, it stated, was needed “to determine their id and admissibility to the US underneath regulation.”
Since 2019, the US has required each immigrant and non-immigrant visa candidates to supply “social media identifiers” as a part of the visa software course of. F and M classes pertain to pupil visas, whereas J visas are for alternate guests.
Thursday’s communication included two digital posters. One learn: “Each U.S. visa adjudication is a nationwide safety choice.”
One other word on the poster acknowledged: “The USA requires visa candidates to supply social media identifiers on visa software varieties. We use all accessible info in our visa screening and vetting.”
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These reminders come amid heightened immigration enforcement underneath the Trump administration, particularly after latest crackdowns in Los Angeles, California.
On June 24, the embassy reiterated its place, stating that the US had elevated enforcement of immigration legal guidelines and that violators would face “detention, deportation and everlasting penalties for future visa eligibility.”
It additional warned: “These coming into the nation illegally would face jail time and deportation.”
The embassy has made a number of statements this month stressing compliance with US immigration regulation. On June 19, it reminded candidates {that a} US visa is “a privilege, not a proper.”
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It famous: “Screening doesn’t cease after a visa is issued as authorities would possibly revoke it if one breaks the regulation.”
It additionally stated that utilizing unlawful medicine or violating US legal guidelines whereas on a pupil or customer visa may render one ineligible for future US visas.
On June 16, the embassy acknowledged: “The USA won’t tolerate those that facilitate unlawful and mass immigration to the US.” It added that the nation had “established new visa restrictions” concentrating on overseas authorities officers and violators.