According to the regulations, applicants will have to hand over social media names and five years' worth of email addresses and phone numbers to the authorities. Certain diplomatic and official visa applicants, however, will be exempt from the stringent new measures. But people travelling to the US to work or to study will have to hand over their social media information. But now applicants will have to give up their account names on a list of social media platforms, and also volunteer the details of their accounts on any sites not listed. Anyone who lies about their social media use could face "serious immigration consequences", according to an official who spoke to The Hill.

Source: bd News24 June 02, 2019 06:33 UTC