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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday April 01 2018, @07:58PM   Printer-friendly
from the quite-an-assumption dept.

Previously the State Department had required only visitors to the US who where coming from specific regions to turn over more social control media information. Now Engadget and CNN tell of the following proposed changes which are now posted in the Federal Register and entering their 60 period for public comment.

From Engadget:

In documents that the department will file to the Federal Register tomorrow [ed: 2018-03-30], it proposes that nearly every individual applying for a US visa be required to hand over any social media handles used on certain platforms in the past five years as well as submit any telephone numbers and email addresses used during that same time period.

The State Department will accept public comments until near the end of May.

Sources:
Engadget: US visa applications may soon require five years of social media info
CNN: US to require would-be immigrants to turn over social media handles

[ed: no actual DS-160 or DS-156 forms seem to be available for download or review.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/forms/ds-160-online-nonimmigrant-visa-application.html ]


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  • (Score: 2) by BsAtHome on Sunday April 01 2018, @11:53PM (2 children)

    by BsAtHome (889) on Sunday April 01 2018, @11:53PM (#661270)

    It is not too late for the authorities to deport you. Haven't you heard, your rights have gone and nobody noticed.

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  • (Score: 2) by srobert on Monday April 02 2018, @02:21PM (1 child)

    by srobert (4803) on Monday April 02 2018, @02:21PM (#661467)

    Where will they deport me to? I was born in Indiana.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 02 2018, @03:32PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 02 2018, @03:32PM (#661517)

      They have this little place in Cuba for people like you