The State Department said that it has been a requirement since 2019 for student visa applicants to submit social media accounts on application forms. However, it was not required before that applicants make their accounts public.

Liberians applying for US visas will have to give American authorities access to their social media, according to a new statement from the US embassy in Monrovia.

Bengaluru: Students who wish to study in the United States under the F, M, or J non-immigrant visa categories will now be required to set their social media accounts to ‘public’ as part of the visa application process.