While consular officers can deny visas after going through the social media history of the applicants, it can happen to Green Card applicants too, New Jersey-based immigration lawyer Abhisha Parikh said. And this can even include old dating app activities as well. The case of Indian CEO Jasveer Singh being denied a B1/B2 visa has caused a stir after Singh took to X and slammed the lack of logic of the embassy that told him that his ties with India was not strong enough to convince the officer that he would not intend to settle in the US and will definitely return to India.
Singh's past social media comment criticizing Americans for electing President Donald Trump in 2016 surfaced and was touted as the actual reason for the visa denial -- by social media commentators.
