U.S. Mission in Nigeria Now Requires Five Years of Social Media History for Visa Applicants.

The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced new requirements for visa applicants, mandating the disclosure of all social media usernames and handles used in the past five years.

The directive, which was communicated on Monday via the Mission’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, is part of the U.S. government’s broader efforts to strengthen national security through enhanced screening measures.

According to the Mission, all Nigerian applicants must provide a comprehensive list of their social media profiles when completing the DS-160 visa application form.

Failure to do so, it warned, could result in immediate visa denial and even future ineligibility for U.S. visas.

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