US halts student visa appointments amid social media vetting expansion
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The US State Department has ordered embassies worldwide to pause new student visa appointments to expand social media screening, potentially delaying visa processing and impacting international student enrollment in US universities, amid ongoing efforts to tighten immigration controls.
Topics:top-news#embassy-restrictions#international-students#social-media-vetting#student-visas#us-state-department#world
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- Trump administration orders US embassies to stop student visa interviews The Guardian
- US vows to use ‘every tool’ in crackdown on international students Financial Times
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