US embassy wants 'every social media username of past five years' on new visa applications [View all]
11.22am, 23 Jun 2025
THE US EMBASSY in Dublin is tightening its visa requirements, saying that future applicants looking to visit the country will be required to divulge “all social media usernames or handles of every platform they have used from the last five years” on their visa application form.
The embassy also said that it wants people to set their social media profiles to public, reiterating a move announced last week by the US State Department.
This will apply to all applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas.
The J nonimmigrant visa is the best known of these. Popularly known as the J1, it allows students and college graduates to enter the US during the summer for work and travel in the US for a limited period.
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https://www.thejournal.ie/us-visa-changes-6740830-Jun2025/
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