The US Embassy in New Delhi has mandated visa applicants to provide details of their social media accounts from the past five years. Non-compliance may result in visa denial.

The US consulates in Karachi and Lahore have asked all applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas to make their social media accounts public. This new instruction is part of a tighter vetting process launched by the US government.

The U.S. is enforcing visa applicants to share their social media history from the past five years, regarding each visa adjudication as a national security decision. The U.S. Embassy in India warns that omitting social media details may lead to visa denial.