If you’ve ever applied for a US student visa, a work visa, or even a fiancé visa, you’ve probably already had to hand over your Instagram handle or Twitter username. That’s been standard since 2019. What changed on 1 October is that three more visa categories just got added to the list.
If you live in Kuwait and you’re not a foreign journalist heading to the US, or a Canadian or Mexican professional applying under USMCA, this particular update probably doesn’t touch you directly. But it’s part of a pattern worth knowing about if you or anyone in your family ever plans to apply for a US visa from here.
The short version
- From 1 October, the US Department of State added I visas (foreign media), TN visas (Canadian/Mexican professionals under USMCA) and TD visas (their dependents) to its online-presence review list.
- Applicants in these categories are told to set all their social media profiles to