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US makes hurdles even higher for visa applicants




In the latest in the slew of controversial and restrictive immigration provisions put in place by the Trump administration, the US State Department announced this week that nonimmigrant visa forms had been updated to require "most" visa applicants to provide information about "their social media handles along with other information" going back five years. In a diffident statement to The New York Times, the State Department played down the potential impact of the new requirement, saying: "We already request certain contact information, travel history, family member information, and previous addresses from all visa applicants." The new screening requirements, officials added, were put in place to "protect US citizens."



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