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The U.S. State Department said it is restarting the process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will ...
Applicants will be required to make their social media profiles “public” and will be screened for “hostile attitudes” toward ...
The student, who used the handle HoneyBee2029, was issued a 221(g) slip, temporarily pausing their visa approval process ...
An F-1 US visa applicant faced rejection. The reason was not disclosing their Reddit account. This happened despite the ...
Visa applicants will be asked to change their privacy settings on social media profiles to "public," an official said.
In a post on X, the US State Department announced the decision and said that the decision is effective immediately.
Applicants for US student, training, and exchange visas (F, M, J) must now disclose their social media usernames from the ...
In recent weeks, the US State Department implemented a policy requiring all university, technical training, or exchange ...
Student visa policies have drastically changed in the UK, Canada and the USA resulting in fewer visa issuances. Check dos and don’ts of visa application?
On May 31, 2019, the Department of State (DOS) updated its immigrant and nonimmigrant visa application forms (Forms DS-260 and DS-160, respectively) ...
Social-media screening of visa applicants is actually a throwback to Trump’s first term. The earlier policy, however, was carried out on a case-by-case basis when visa holders entered the United ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued an order to U.S. diplomats stationed abroad to search through the social media accounts of those applying for student and other kinds of visas to come to ...