In addition, Twoo was included, which was created in Belgium. The Russian social network listed was: Vkonttakte (VK). The Chinese sites noted were: Douban, Qzone (QQ), Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo, and Youku.
Most were based in the United States such as: Facebook, Flickr, Google+, Instagram, LinkedIn, Myspace, Pinterest, Reddit, Tumblr, Twitter, Vine, and YouTube. The proposal covered 20 social media platforms. The Federal Register notices regarding these changes were published as to the DS-160 in March of 2018 ( 83 Fed. A screen shot of the question is inserted below.Īrticles about this phenomenon circulated last March based on an announcement by the Trump administration that would affect approximately 14 million nonimmigrant visa applicants and 710,000 immigrant visa applicants. This week, applicants have started experiencing a new question on the form related to their social media presence. Applicants for immigrant and nonimmigrant visas must use the Department of State’s Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) to complete on-line forms for nonimmigrant (DS-160) or immigrant (DS-260) visas.
