Prince Harry’s U.S. visa records are set to be made public today after a court ruled in favor of their release, following concerns over past statements he made.

District Judge Carl Nichols approved the disclosure of Harry’s immigration documents in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, setting a deadline of Tuesday, March 18.

This decision comes after the conservative Heritage Foundation raised allegations that the royal may not have been completely truthful on his visa application—an issue the U.S. government takes very seriously.

Why are Prince Harry’s visa files being released?

The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington, DC, has claimed that Prince Harry may have misrepresented his past drug use on his U.S. visa application. Their concerns stem from admissions he made in his 2023 memoir, Spare.

When applying for a U.S. visa, all applicants are required to disclose any history of drug use, which can lead to rejection if they admit to it.

If someone is found to have provided false information—something Harry is accused of—they could face a lifetime ban from entering the country.

What did Prince Harry say about drugs?

In his memoir, Prince Harry shared that he first experimented with cocaine at 17, admitting: “It wasn’t much fun, and it didn’t make me particularly happy, as it seemed to make everyone around me, but it did make me feel different, and that was the main goal.”

He went on to say that while cocaine “didn’t do anything” for him, he had a different experience with marijuana.