The US State Department has instructed US embassies and consulates around the world to pause new student visa appointments as it develops guidance to expand “social media screening and vetting” to all applicants for student visas,

The Trump administration has ordered a halt to new student visa interviews as it considers requiring foreign students to undergo social media vetting as part of their application to study in the United States,

The Donald Trump Administration has paused scheduling student visa interviews as new applicants are being asked to undergo ‘social media vetting’ according to a report from Politico. Describing it as a “significant expansion of previous such efforts”,