Epoch Times:
The Trump administration is set to implement a new policy requiring that most applicants for U.S. visas share information about their social media use.
A U.S. Department of State official said that the new requirement will serve as a “vital tool to screen out terrorists, public safety threats, and other dangerous individuals” from gaining immigration benefits and entering the United States, the Hill reported.
“This is a critical step forward in establishing enhanced vetting of foreign nationals seeking entry into the United States,” the official told The Hill.
“As we’ve seen around the world in recent years, social media can be a major forum for terrorist sentiment and activity.”
Most foreign nationals seeking a U.S. visa—including non-immigrant, employment, student, tourist, and business visas—will be asked by the State Department to share about their social media accounts in a drop-down menu, the official said.
The current drop-down menu currently contains major social media websites, but in the future applicants can list all sites they use. There is also the option to indicate if they do not use social media.
The official said that if an applicant is found to have lied about their social media use, they could face “serious immigration consequences.”
In the case of when a visa applicant claims they don’t have a social media account but is found to have one, they could be permanently banned from getting a U.S. visa. MORE
USA USA USA USA!
And there should be a waiting period so we can verify that stuff before we issue visas
That’s the reason I don’t take my phone with me when I cross border to Ontario. Plus my rates are ridiculous if I use over there but I can call from Michigan to there no charge.
This will weed out the stupid ones. People can fake this too.
So they spend a few years being all slobbery about USA before they apply.
Sleeper cells are already here. Not too hard to practice Taqiyya when it comes down to it.
Regardless, it’s better than nothing. I approve.