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Explained: Do prospective Kiwi tourists to the US need to be careful?

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 11 Dec 2025, 6:08pm
The US may require visa waiver visitors to provide up to five years of social media history. Photo / Getty Images
The US may require visa waiver visitors to provide up to five years of social media history. Photo / Getty Images

Explained: Do prospective Kiwi tourists to the US need to be careful?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 11 Dec 2025, 6:08pm

Few details are known about a possible law to make tourists entering the US provide five years of social media history.

It would affect those currently able to visit visa-free, including New Zealanders, Australians and Brits.

Officials could request social media information, email addresses, phone numbers, and information about family members.

US immigration lawyer Brian Hunt says based on previous policy, we can infer what the US hopes to achieve.

"I think they're looking for pretty extreme language when it comes to anti-Semitism - and then they also said they're vetting for anti-American activity." 

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