US plans new rule requiring five years of social media history from visa-free travellers amid tightened immigration scrutiny.

The U.S. Travel Association is responding to the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) application, which would require international visitors wanting to visit the United States, including those from Visa Waiver Program countries, to provide five years of their social media history.

STORY: Outside Malawi’s immigration headquarters in Blantyre, people are bemoaning a new U.S. visa scheme which will require bonds of up to $15,000 to enter the country. “This move has shattered plans that most Malawians had to travel. And with our ...

A gorgeous South American country has been added to the list of nations within the continent that U.S. citizens can travel to without a visa.

A U.S. travel association, a top Democrat, and would-be travelers from Europe and Australia are bristling at President Donald Trump's new plan to require many foreign visitors using the visa waiver program to provide social media handles used over the past five years.

Although it has yet to be implemented, President Donald Trump's megabill-- which encompasses tax cuts, spending packages and immigration policy and was signed into law earlier this month -- includes a provision that gives the Department of Homeland ...

If you’re planning a trip to the United States that requires a visa, you may want to start the application process much earlier than before. On Saturday, September 6, the US State Department published a new rule requiring non-immigrant visa applicants ...

US Embassy in India announces stricter screening, warning that suspected birth tourism and visa misuse will face denial.

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The cost to get a U.S. tourist visa is supposed to go up by $250, according to the U.S. State Department, part of a provision included in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Christopher Teal, U.S. Consul General in ...

People who file tourist applications to visit the US with an intention to game the American system won't have it easy, according to the US embassy in India. In a post on X, the embassy said the US will not process visa applications if there is any indication the tourist intends to give birth on American soil as a shortcut to obtaining citizenship.