US Embassy in Dublin now requires all social media usernames or handles from every platform used in the past five years on F, M, and J visa applications.
Applicants must set their social media profiles to public and disclose this information or face visa denial and future ineligibility.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and student union body AMLÉ describe the measures as excessive, invasive, creating fear, and risking self-censorship among students and activists.
New rules affect nonimmigrant F (academic study), M (vocational education), and J (exchange and work) visas, but do not apply to ESTA travel authorizations.
The embassy emphasizes that visa decisions are national security decisions and will resume scheduling interviews under the new guidance soon.
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