Generic Clearance for the Collection of Social Media Identifier(s) on Immigration Forms

Generic Clearance for the Collection of Social Media Identifier(s) on Immigration Forms
60-day notice (federalregister.gov): 90 FR 11324
30-day notice (federalregister.gov): 90 FR 44693
New Information To Be Collected
Form - Data Elements:
1.a. Have you had or used a social media account in the past five (5) years?
[ ] Yes, I have had or used a social media account in the past five (5) years.
[ ] No, I have not had or used a social media account in the past five (5) years.
1.b. If you answered “Yes,” provide the total number of social media accounts: [fillable field]
1.c. Enter information associated with your online social media presence over the past five (5) years, if
any. If you have had or used an account with a social media provider or platform that is listed in the
Instructions, enter that information in the following table. If you need extra space to complete this section,
use the space provided in Part X. Additional Information.
Provider/Platform Listed
in Instructions
(dropdown)
(dropdown)
(dropdown)
(dropdown)
(dropdown)
(dropdown)
(dropdown)

Identifier/Username/Handle/Alias Personal/Business/Organization

If you have had or used an account with a social media provider or platform that is not listed in the
instructions, enter that information in the following table. If you need extra space to complete this section,
use the space provided in Part X. Additional Information.
Provider/Platform Not
Listed in Instructions
(dropdown)
(dropdown)
(dropdown)

Identifier/Username/Handle/Alias Personal/Business/Organization

Instructions:
Social Media Identifiers(s) Over Past Five (5) Years/Platform. Provide all social media handles,
identifiers, or usernames used on social media over the past five (5) years. Your response should include
both active social media accounts and inactive or deleted accounts. For each
identifier/username/handle/alias(es)/other on-line personas, provide the associated social media platform.
If the social media platform does not use a handle, provide the relevant associated identifiable information
used to access the platform (for example, email, phone number). For each social media account you
listed, indicate whether it is personal, business, or organization (for example, university alumni, hobby
group or club, etc.) account.

Department of Homeland Security defines social media as the sphere of websites, applications, and webbased tools that connect users to engage in dialogue, share information and media, collaborate, and
interact. Social media takes many different forms, including web-based communities and hosted services,
social networking sites, video and photo sharing sites, blogs, virtual worlds, social bookmarking,
broadcast/push text messaging services, and other emerging technologies. Social media platforms include,
but are not limited to:
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Discord
Douyin
Facebook
GroupMe
IMO
Instagram
Jodel
Kuaishou
LinkedIn
MySpace
Pinterest
QQ
Qzone
Reddit
Skype
Snapchat
Telegram
Threads
TikTok
Tumblr
Twitch
VK
Weibo
Weixin/WeChat
WhatsApp
X (Formerly Twitter)
YouTube

NOTE: USCIS will not use social media handle information to communicate with the
applicant/beneficiary. USCIS will not “friend” or “follow” or take similar action on social media any
applicants/beneficiaries or individuals on whose behalf the application is being filed.