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WASHINGTON – The United States is directing its U.S. diplomatic missions abroad to resume student visa applications, but is requiring applicants to make their social media profiles public for vetting purposes.
On May 27, the administration ordered its missions abroad to stop scheduling new appointments for student and exchange visitor visa applicants as the department prepared to expand social media vetting of foreign students.
Updated guidance would be released once a review was completed.
On Wednesday, it was announced that under new guidance, consular officers will conduct a “comprehensive and thorough vetting” of all student and exchange visitor applicants.
“To facilitate this vetting, all applicants for F, M,
