13/12/2025
🚨As of December 15, the government will require that social media accounts be switched from private to public for all H-1B, and their dependent H-4, visa applicants.
Consular officers are instructed to use all available information in visa screening and vetting to identify visa applicants who are inadmissible (i.e. ineligible for entry) to the U.S. including those who pose a threat to U.S. national security or public safety. This expanded screening already applies to J and F visa applicants (see that announcement of June 18, 2025 on our website: cirseiu.org/immigrant-rights)