*WASHINGTON – The US has implemented a new policy on Friday requiring mostvisa applicants to provide information about their social media accounts.*
According tolinkHill,* the Trump administration has made it a requirement for most visaapplicants, including temporary visitors, to list social media accountsthey have used in the past five years in a drop down menu, along with otherpersonal information.
Applicants will have the option to say that they do not use social media.But if applicants lie about social media use, they could face “seriousimmigration consequences”, a State Department official told *The Hill.*
Right now, the application only includes major social media websites (thinkTwitter, Facebook or Instagram) but it will be expanded soon.
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The move was announced last year but received heavy criticism. Despitethis, the State Department decided to move on with it.
