US resumes student visas with new social media screening requirements
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The US has resumed scheduling international student visa appointments but now requires applicants to make their social media profiles public for enhanced security screening, reflecting broader efforts by the Trump administration to tighten immigration controls and scrutinize foreign students more closely.
Topics:top-news#immigration#immigration-policy#international-students#social-media-screening#trump-administration#us-student-visas
- US resumes student visas but applicants must unlock social media profiles BBC
- US says foreign students seeking visas must unlock social media accounts AP News
- US embassies must vet students for ‘hostile attitudes’ but can resume visa appointments, State Department says CNN
- State Department unveils social media screening rules for all student visa applicants Politico
- Trump administration tightens social media vetting for foreign students Reuters
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