Nigeria: US Embassy Now Requires Social Media Disclosure for Nigerian Visa Applicants

Nigeria: US Embassy Now Requires Social Media Disclosure for Nigerian Visa Applicants

The United States Mission in Nigeria has introduced a new requirement for non-immigrant visa applicants, demanding that they must now disclose all social media usernames or handles used over the past five years.

US to ‘root out anti-Americanism’ in reviewing immigration applications

Trump administration to vet social media for ‘hostility’ and whether applicants ‘promote anti-Semitic ideologies’The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will look for “anti-American” views, including on social media, when assessing the applications of people wanting to live in the United States.In an announcement, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, which handles requests to stay in the United States or become a citizen, said it wo…

Nigeria vows to mirror US visa social media rule

Nigeria has announced it will impose reciprocal demands on US travelers after Washington said it would require social media disclosure from Nigerians seeking visas.