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US Visa Applications From Japan Now Require Disclosing 5 Years of [Public] Social Media History (www.tokyoweekender.com)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28688755

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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[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 days ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days 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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

At this point we all need fake social media accounts

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Straight to El Salvador, buddy!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Extroverts gonna have a feast.