The U.S. Embassy has announced that all visa applicants must now disclose their social media usernames and handles used over the past five years as part of the visa application process.
The directive, revealed in a post on the Embassy’s official X account on Monday, aligns with the U.S. Department of State’s commitment to strengthening national security through enhanced applicant screening.
According to the announcement, Nigerian applicants must provide a comprehensive list of their social media profiles on the DS-160 visa application form.
The Mission further cautioned that failure to disclose the information could result in visa denial and even future ineligibility for U.S. visas.
The post read:
“Visa applicants are required to list all social media usernames or handles of every platform they have used from the last 5 years on the DS-160 visa application form. Applicants certify that the information in their visa application is true and correct before they sign and submit. Omitting social media information could lead to visa denial and ineligibility for future visas.”
This directive underscores the U.S. government’s increasing focus on digital footprint checks as part of global visa screening procedures.
