US to Nigerians: hide social media, lose your visa

The United States Mission in Nigeria has sounded a strong warning to visa applicants: leave out your social media details, and you could be denied a visa.

In a post on X, the Mission tweeted:

“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.”

The embassy urged Nigerians seeking visas to cross-check their applications carefully before submission.