US orders social media vetting for student visa applicants Washington | The US State Department has ordered a review of student visa applicants’ social media presence and told them to make their profiles public, stepping up measures to restrict foreign
US resumes student visa but anti-American social media posts risk . . . Good news for international students: The United States has resumed processing student visa applications But there’s a new condition—applicants must now set all their social media accounts to “public” so consular officers can examine their online activity In a notice made public on June 18