Nigeria vows to mirror US visa social media rule DW 08/19/2025
Briefly

Nigeria plans to implement reciprocal visa requirements for US citizens following the US government's rule demanding Nigerian visa applicants disclose their social media activity from the past five years. The US Mission's directive requires applicants to list all social media usernames and handles, along with email addresses and phone numbers. Failing to provide this information could result in visa denial. In response, Nigerian officials state that similar conditions will apply to American visa applicants, emphasizing the principle of reciprocity in visa regulations.
Visa applicants are required to list all social media usernames or handles of every platform they have used from the last five years on the DS-160 visa application form.
Omitting social media information could lead to visa denial and ineligibility for future visas.
Some people from the US might want to apply for a visa, and we will adopt the same measures.
Anything visa is reciprocal. What you are mandating our nationals to do, we will also mandate your citizens applying for our visa to do.
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