According to Karachi and Lahore consulates, Pakistani candidates for categories F, M or J were informed by the American consulates of Karachi and Lahore to make their accounts of social media for verification, according to a report.
The instructions followed similar advice issued by the United States Embassy in New Delhi earlier this week. This decision was made after the administration of President Donald Trump ordered the resumption of appointments on student visas, accompanied by a much stricter social media verification.
“In force immediately, all people requesting a non-immigrant visa f, M or J are requested to adjust the confidentiality parameters on all their social media accounts to the public ” in order to facilitate the necessary verification to establish their identity and their admissibility in the United States,” said consulates in an Instagram post.
The Post said that since 2019, the United States has forced visa candidates to provide social networks identifiers on immigrant and non-immigrant visa application forms. He added that candidates must fill out social media identifiers and account handles for each platform on the request form.
F and M are different types of student visas, while the J Visa is an unstructed visa for approved people to participate in exchange visitors programs in the United States. “The omission of information on social networks on your request could lead to the denial of visa and ineligibility to future American visas,” warned the consulate.
