UCIS launches new form and request social networks to those who apply in exchange for status

Those who are in the process of changing immigration status must apply with a new UCIS form, where social networks will also be requested.

As it has transcended, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) The measure was implemented on March 5 and will affect any person who is in process, or will request, asylum, permanent residence or naturalization.

From this date, every applicant must inform their social networks in the new form launched by the agency, which provides a better check when verifying the identities of the applicants, which would have a positive impact on national security.

Why does USCIS ask for social networks?

The document exposed by USCIS indicates that the request for social networks, in the event that they have, seeks to collect information about the applicants for change of immigration status.

In this way, that information would be collected as evidence to verify the eligibility of the applicants. In addition, the measure would not only affect those who try to request their entry from the country, but those who are already in the United States and seek their permanent residence.

What forms will be affected with the new measure?

This Requsito, which is part of President Donal Trump’s strategy to reinforce control over migrants, will affect almost all USCIS status change forms.

Among the most important for migrants stand out:

• N-400 (naturalization)
• I-485 (status adjustment)
• I-589 (asylum)
• I-131 (travel document)

What happens if I do not report my social networks to USCIS?

With the new implementation of this form, all people who undergo a change in immigration status are obliged to provide USCIS to their active social networks.

Who does not do so, or hide this information, can be considered a crime, since it was incurring a fraud before the country’s immigration authorities.

For this reason, USCIS would be the right to deny the requested benefit and, in extreme cases, could reach sanctions such as the deportation of the US territory to those who contravene the disposition.

What seeks USCIS in the social networks of the applicants?

Although the measure is very new and has not yet been applied in most cases, USCIS would seek information that contradicts the information provided by the applicant with what is in their social networks.

In this way, if the person alleges who asks for political asylum because they are being persecuted in their country, but has publications that support that government in some way, then its process may not be accepted.

In addition, signs of migratory fraud will be sought, such as publications that show that the applicant had different intentions from those declared before the migration officers.

Another area that seeks to investigate USCIS is the possible affiliation to organizations that the United States considers dangerous for national security, as well as detect false marriages with US citizens.