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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 ...
U.S. halting student visa interviews before "expanded social media vetting"
The State Department has ordered U.S. embassies to temporarily stop scheduling new student visa appointments, as the Trump ...
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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 ...
Trump throws another punch at Harvard — demands more social media vetting of visa applicants
The vetting will go beyond student applicants and includes faculty, employees, contractors, guest speakers and tourists, ...
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 ...
The Harvard Crimson3m
Harvard Visa Applicants Face Stricter Screening, Delays, and Sudden Disruptions Under Trump’s Orders
At least 10 incoming Harvard students and scholars had visa applications refused for “administrative processing”after the Trump administration revoked the University’s authorization to enroll ...
Politico6d
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 ...
The PIE News2d
Social media vetting rolled out to Harvard applicants
US consulates are carrying out enhanced social media vetting of Harvard applicants, in a pilot project that could be rolled ...
Trump admin pauses student visa interviews to expand social media checks
Anyone hoping to schedule a student visa interview will need to wait, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday.
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.
New student visas paused as State Dept. plans tougher social media review
The Trump administration has paused interviews for student visas as it prepares tougher social media vetting guidelines for ...