Abuja, Aug. 18, 2025 – The U.S. Mission in Nigeria says Nigerian visa applicants will henceforth be required to provide details of their social media information over the last five years as part of their application process.
The mission announced the new measure on Monday in a statement on its official X account.
It advised the visa applicants to provide a comprehensive list of their social media profiles on the DS-160 visa application form.
It said the additional measure was to bolster national security through enhanced screening measures, stressing that the US Department of State had recently reiterated its commitment to enforcing these measures .
“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,” it said.
