Nigerian Visa Applicants Must Now Disclose Five-Year Social Media History – U.S. Mission

The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced that all visa applicants must provide details of their social media activity covering the past five years as part of the application process.

The directive, shared on the Mission’s official X handle on Monday, follows the U.S. Department of State’s renewed push to strengthen national security through more rigorous screening procedures.

According to the Mission, applicants are required to list every username and handle they have used across all social media platforms within the five-year period on the DS-160 visa application form.

It cautioned that withholding such information could result in visa denial and possible disqualification from obtaining future U.S. visas.

The statement read: “Visa applicants are required to list all social media usernames or handles of every platform they have used from the last 5 years on the DS-160 visa application form. Applicants certify that the information in their visa application is true and correct before they sign and submit. Omitting social media information could lead to visa denial and ineligibility for future visas.”