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Have been to China multiple times and no, this does not happen.
by paxys 1y ago
Have been to China multiple times and no, this does not happen.
- gruez 1y agoTo be fair something that makes the news isn't necessarily indicative of the median experience either. If US and China both looked through 0.1% of traveler's phones, that'd be both compatible with horror stories making the news, and widespread anecdotes of "weird, never happened to me".
- TheOtherHobbes 1y agoUS visa applicants are required to disclose five years of social media history and to make listed accounts public. https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/06/announcement-of-expanded-screening-and-vetting-for-visa-applicants/ https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/20...
- gruez 1y ago>disclose five years of social media history Where does it say that? Your source only says profiles need to be public Moreover your description is slightly misleading because it only applies to "all applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas", which notably excludes tourism visas (B-2). The visas listed all seem to be academic related, presumably because the administration wants to crack down on woke ivy league students or whatever.
- perihelions 1y agoIt was on HN yesterday, > "THE US EMBASSY in Dublin is tightening its visa requirements, saying that future applicants looking to visit the country will be required to divulge “all social media usernames or handles of every platform they have used from the last five years” on their visa application form." https://www.thejournal.ie/us-visa-changes-6740830-Jun2025/ https://www.thejournal.ie/us-visa-changes-6740830-Jun2025/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44354298 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44354298 (209 comments)
- everfrustrated 1y agoIrish citizens aren't using the US Embassy in Dublin to travel to the US. That is servicing non-Irish citizens with Irish residency.