The FAQ defines “ social media 'handle' or 'identifier' is any name used by the individual on social media platforms including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.” The Forms DS-160 (and DS-156) and DS-260 include a list of social media networks for which social media handles and identifiers are requested by the DOS. Defining a Social Media Handle or Identifier The new versions of the forms include the new questions about social media handles and identifiers. The DOS published updated versions of the Form DS-160 (online nonimmigrant visa application), Form DS-156 (paper back-up version of the DS-160), and the Form DS-260 (online immigrant visa application) on May 31, 2019. To learn about related issues, please see our website's full section on Consular Processing. We will also examine the original Federal Register notices published on March 30, 2018, at 83 FR 13806-13807 (immigrant visa applications) and 83 FR 13807-13808 (nonimmigrant visa applications). In this article, we will examine an FAQ document issued by the DOS on June 4, 2019, about the new social media identifier questions in the Forms DS-160 and DS-260. The policy changes stem from a Presidential Memorandum issued by President Donald Trump in March 2017, which we also discuss on site. We discussed the previously issued Federal Register notices proposing the new information collections in a 2018 blog post. On May 31, 2019, the Department of State (DOS) updated its immigrant and nonimmigrant visa application forms to include a request for social media identifiers and other additional information from the majority of U.S. What Information is Being Requested Regarding Social Media Handles and Identifiers?.

Defining a Social Media Handle or Identifier.

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