US embassy wants 'every social media username of past five years' on new visa applications

[LiberalArkie]

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/

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Disgusting invasion of privacy.

[sop]

2. The United Kingdom denies entry to individuals with felony convictions.

[purple_haze]

3. great idea

[purple_haze]

4. They need to include Ks too

[OrlandoDem2]

5. How is this even legal? And who is going to investigate every username??

[Mountainguy]

6. AI

[Brainfodder]

8. AI...

Some entity likely been collecting data for a couple decades now.

MANY years agoi I noticed delivery of mundane files on websites as the list flew by on the browser status bar, AWS (Amazon), Google and FB were supplying the files a hell of a high % of the time.

Wayback machine for websites is out there, and deleted posts, nope once placed, someone has it and if famous and it is controversial, front and center real quick!

[LiberalArkie]

11. The big one is Acxiom. It has been forever even before internet

[Irish_Dem]

7. My new username: "Trump can kiss my ass."

[winstars]

9. Is being on DU considered Social Media?

[EYESORE 9001]

10. I'm more inclined to think of DU as a message board than social media

although for some, including myself, this is as close as it gets to using social media.

[Brainfodder]

12. Bulletin Board System that can handle more than one CALLER at a time!

That is my story, borrow if you like!

300 baud: OK it works ummmm the awful data wait days!
1200 baud: like WOW
9600 baud: HOLY MOLY WOWZA
DSL: Heaven
Broadband: ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING?

[Melon]

13. When I looked into this, it looks like it's been in affect since 2019

Is this maybe just the Dublin office applying this? I’m not sure.

https://newlandchase.com/united-states-all-nonimmigrant-visa-applicants-now-required-to-disclose-social-media-accounts/

[Johnny2X2X]

14. I'll repeat this story

A coworker's parents were returning to the US from visiting Asia several weeks ago. They were held at the airport by customs for 8 hours in a room. They were grilled about their views on Trump and asked to hand over their phones to answer questions about their social media posts regarding Trump.

These are Dutch people from West Michigan whose parents and grand parents were all born here. This is happening right now, and not just for immigrants or visitors, but for US citizens. Posting something anti Trump on social media can get you detained by the authorities right now.