The United States Department of State has announced that Nigerian visa applicants who fail to provide a five-year social media history risk being denied entry into the country.
According to the directive, all applicants must submit details of their social media accounts as part of the eligibility requirements for securing a US visa. The US Mission posted on X, Monday: “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,” the statement read. The latest visa requirement for Nigerian applicants followed a raft of stiff migration and deportation policies by the Donald Trump presidency since January, when he assumed office for a second term.
Recall last month, the US Mission in Nigeria began screening the social media accounts of Nigerian applicants for F, M, and J non-immigrant visas to enhance America’s national security. In its update on Monday, the Mission expanded the policy to all categories of visa applicants of Nigerian origin.
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