State Department resumed accepting student visa applications, the US Embassy in India issued a new directive on Monday, June ...

Starting June 25, 2025, the US State Department requires student visa applicants (F, M, and J types) to disclose social media handles from the past five years, setting profiles to public. Consular ...

Seoul’s US embassy has started taking in student visa applications but applicants would have to set their social media posts ...

"Effective immediately, all individuals applying for an F, M, or J nonimmigrant visa are requested to adjust the privacy ...

Foreign students and exchange visitors applying for U.S. visas will now face stricter background checks, including mandatory reviews of their public ...

Australian students are turning away from US universities for their exchange and PhD programs, in part due to privacy and ...

The United States Embassy in Manila asked those applying for an F, M, or J nonimmigrant visa to set their social media accounts privacy settings 'to public,' as part of the United States' vetting ...

Ireland's Taoiseach Mícheál Martin has criticized the new social media vetting procedures for Irish students applying for US ...

Technology Technology The Big Story  Trump administration uses social media for visa vetting The Trump administration is ...

Northwestern’s Office of International Student and Scholar Services alerted students Monday to new U.S. State Department ...

The government’s requirement that international students make their accounts public has caused confusion and concern.

The US Embassy announced that all applicants for F, M, or J non-immigrant visas must set social media accounts to public for ...