On Tuesday, the official account for the visa branch of the US Embassy in Tokyo posted an important note for those applying for a nonimmigrant visa — or DS-160 — for the States. According to the notice, applications must include accurate information regarding their SNS accounts that they have used within the last five years. Anyone who fails to comply with this request won’t be allowed to enter the country.

While the US Department of State (DOS) and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have been checking the social media accounts of visa applicants and immigrants since at least 2019, Susanne Heubel, senior counsel at New York-based immigration law firm Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, told US Today that up until his last January these searches have been “almost negligible.”

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[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 43 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What if you don’t use social media? Or at least only use pseudo anonymous social media like reddit or Lemmy?

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

What if you delete all your accounts right before applying, will they go through the deleted accounts?

[–] goldenquetzal@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Article says they expect deleted to be reported so I'm guessing their AI is scraping and comparing.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 hours ago

Like, do they want to hear “I’m xx_COCKBLASTER_xx on the WarThunder forum.”

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Straight to El Salvador, buddy!

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Do I get to crouch around in my underwear on Kristi Noem’s latest TV commercials?

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 1 points 5 hours ago

If that's your goal in life, I'm sure the US has a fast-track for that.

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I still collect money from selling out my travel companions? Right..?

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

That's one free lunch per sold out companion. Gotta invest!

[–] coldsideofyourpillow@lemmy.cafe 1 points 8 hours ago

Extroverts gonna have a feast.

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Then say you don't use any, however I have a feeling you'd be denied for lying even if it's the truth

[–] solardirus@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 hours ago

At this point we all need fake social media accounts

[–] autonomoususer@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Tell them Jesus never used social media. Or tell them the democrates banned you for supporting Trump.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 hours ago

If you can teach a man to fish, then you can teach a man to catfish. —Book of Fish 34:35