Us requires Student Visa Applicants to Make their Social Media Profiles Public Heres All Details

If you are dreaming of studying in America, then now only good numbers and admission letters from university are not enough. Now your social media profile will also be in the eyes of the counsel and that too should be completely “public”. According to a new guideline by US Embassy, ​​every candidate who applies for F, M and J Visa (mostly international students go to America) will have to publicly publicly publicly publicize their social media profiles. That is, if you have Instagram, Twitter or Facebook account lock, then you have to open it for everyone before the visa interview.

US Embassy India explained this new rule through social media posts. It states that the US will now check the online behavior of the candidate before visa approval. Especially the social media activity of the last five years will be scanned. If any anti-American comment, post-related posts or suspicious behavior are seen, the visa can be rejected.

The special thing is that if there is no profile public or you avoid giving social media information, then counseling officers can consider it a negative sign. The US says that visa is not a right but a “privilege” and for this the entire transparency is necessary.

Now the question arises that if you have recently put a joke or meme on an old photo which seems suspicious, or given your opinion on a political post a few years ago, will it affect it? The direct answer to this can be ‘yes’. Council officers now have the freedom to take their decision by looking at your social media history.

America is taking these steps so that no people enter the country whose digital history indicates danger. And since social media has become our real identity today, this will now be a part of Visa.

So if you are applying for F1 Visa or J visa, first check your accounts. If there are locks, do public.