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Student visa applicants advised to tread lightly as U.S. expands social media vetting
Counselors are urging foreign students applying to U.S. colleges to avoid certain topics online as the State Department ...
State Department to ramp up screening, social media vetting for student visa applicants as interviews paused
The State Department is poised to increase its social media vetting for those applying for student and exchange visitor visas ...
Trump throws another punch at Harvard — demands more social media vetting of visa applicants
The Trump administration is escalating its social media vetting of visa applicants seeking to travel to Harvard University, a ...
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Advocacy campaign launched in a bid to resume US student visas
The US for Success Coalition and NAFSA have launched an advocacy campaign urging Congress to demand the State Department ...
America tightens social media vetting: Is your online profile putting your student visa at risk
The US government suspends new student visa appointments. This decision follows expanded social media vetting of applicants.
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What Could Social Media Vetting For Student Visas Look Like? It’s Unclear
The reason? The Trump administration is reportedly considering expanding social media vetting for all student and foreign exchange visa applicants. According to the memo, the pause will remain in ...
US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting
U.S. officials say the State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study ...
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State Department Halts New Student Visa Interviews, Expands Social Media Vetting
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has temporarily paused the scheduling of new visa interviews for international students ...
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State Department orders embassies to pause new student visa appointments as it moves to expand social media vetting
The US State Department has instructed US embassies and consulates around the world to pause new student visa appointments as it moves to expand “social media screening and vetting” to all ...
Federal officials to vet social media accounts of visa applicants heading to Harvard
The measure marks the latest development in a clash between the Trump administration and the Ivy League school.
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State begins rolling out expanded student visa vetting — starting with Harvard
pausing new appointments for student visa applicants in the meantime. Increased social media vetting did already exist, but it was previously primarily intended for returning students who may have ...