Perhaps it’s time to be a little more careful with how you use
social media. Social media is already influencing job search
in some countries but in the coming year, your social media
posts may influence your US visa application.
According to the the Wall Street Journal , the US
Department of Homeland Security is already set to put into
place protocols to examine how visa applicants use the
social media. This means your posts on Facebook, Twitter
and other social networks may get your visa application
approved or denied. Under this new policy, checking an
applicant’s posts on Facebook and Twitter may become
standard for visa application.
This is obviously driven by the recent San Bernardino
shooting where one of the attackers had already made use
of social media to express her support for extremism.
Most of these social media posts were made before she
even applied for the US visa and a simple background
check on social media activities probably would’ve
prevented her entry to the US in the first place.
A statement sent to Business Insider by the Department of
State Security said:
In fact, over the last year, under Secretary Johnson’s
leadership, the Department initiated three pilot programs
to specifically incorporate appropriate social media
review into its vetting of applicants for certain
immigration benefits.
The Department is actively considering additional ways to
incorporate the use of social media review in its various
vetting programs.
There isn’t much much information on this right now and
the DHS is keeping a lid on how the plan is going to be
carried out but given the present situation, getting into the
US is going to be a lot harder. What you consider a normal
Facebook post might raise a red flag.
As an individual, perhaps it’s time to be more careful on
social media. Your posts on Facebook and Twitter may
later affect you. Even the kind of videos you put up on
Youtube should be decent.
Source:- Geek.ng
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