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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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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Applying For US Visa? Clean Your Social Media First
In the wake of recent changes in study abroad admission rules for international students, social media plays a significant ...
U.S. halting student visa interviews before "expanded social media vetting"
The White House has ordered U.S. embassies to temporarily stop scheduling new student visa appointments, as the Trump administration works to expand social media screenings for applicants, the latest ...
Brazil’s Supreme Court justices agree to make social media companies liable for user content
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The majority of justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court have agreed to make social media companies liable ...
Trump admin pauses all student visas, considers vetting new applicants’ social media
The Trump administration is pumping the brakes on all foreign student visas and considering whether to vet new applicants based on their social media posts.
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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 ...
New U.S. Visa Restrictions Target Foreign Officials Over Social Media ‘Censorship’
The Trump Administration announced the restrictions on foreign officials it says are “complicit” in censoring Americans on ...
International students sue over Trump’s social media surveillance plan
The suit, filed against Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Virginia federal court, claims that the pause on student visa ...