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Any social media accounts to declare? Visa applicants would have to declare them

The US Government wants to make it mandatory for all foreigners (immigrant /non-immigrant) to provide social media details, telephone numbers, email addresses, and international travel during this period. The Department of State estimates that the new process will affect 710,000 immigrant visa applicants attempting to enter the US and 14 million non-immigrant visa applicants. Security experts are concerned about the way the US Government will manage these data. The deadline for public comment is May 29, 2018, the new application form DS-260 will be submitted electronically over an encrypted connection to the Department via the internet.”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/70886/security/us-visa-social-media.html

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