In a official consular advisory published across its social media channels on Tuesday (October 6, 2026), the US Embassy emphasized that social media screening forms a critical component of national security verification. The advisory highlighted that under US immigration regulations, withholding or accurately failing to disclose social media handles, identifiers, and platform details used over preceding years may result in visa refusal under administrative processing or fraud provisions. Furthermore, omission or misrepresentation of online activity could render applicants permanently ineligible for future US visas. Consular officials urged all non-immigrant and immigrant visa applicants to ensure full compliance and accuracy when filling out DS-160 and DS-260 application forms.