New US Visa Rules Need Applicants Social Media Details

When introduced last year, authorities evaluated the proposal would affect 14.7 million individuals yearly.

Specific diplomatic and official visa aspirants will be free from the stringent latest measures. However, individuals traveling to the US to study or to work will have to give their social media information.

US Immigration Planning to Enhance Screening Process

The US Immigration continually working to discover mechanisms to enhance the processes of screening to protect citizens of the US, while supporting a legitimate move to the USA, the department said reportedly.

Earlier, only candidates who required additional vetting - such as individuals who had been to parts of the globe managed by terrorist groups would demand to hand over this information. But now candidates will have to give up the names of their accounts on a social media platforms list, and also volunteer the information of their accounts on other sites which are not listed.

Anyone who misrepresents about their social media utility could face severe immigration outcomes, as per the officials.

 The present US President administration initially suggested the rules in Mar2018. US President made breaking down on immigration an important platform of his election campaign in the year 2016. He called for severe vetting of immigrants priorly and during his current time in office.

On 31 May 2019 US President vowed to impose gradually increasing tariffs on Mexico unless the nation controlled illegal immigration to the southern border of USA.