A new policy for vetting the social-media accounts of all international students applying for student visas has led to confusion and concern that it will slow down an already-delayed process. A new ...

Counselors who work with foreign students eager to attend college in the U.S. are advising them to purge their social media accounts of posts that could attract the attention of U.S. State Department ...

FILE - Chinese students wait outside the U.S. Embassy for their visa application interviews, in Beijing on May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department ...

The State Department is planning to bolster its efforts to vet and screen the social media of those applying for international student and exchange visitor visas to ensure applicants don’t pose a ...

WASHINGTON — International students applying for visas to study in the United States will be subjected to stricter social media screening moving forward, the Trump administration says. Their entire ...

Read more from The Alligator's "Ripple Effects" special section here. Social media surveillance is now a matter of national security. After a three-week suspension in May, international student visa ...

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered the resumption of student visa appointments but will significantly tighten its social media vetting in a ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Trump administration is planning to implement a policy that would require all student visa ...

Prospective students applying for U.S. student visas must now unlock their social media accounts for government review, the State Department said Wednesday. The notice instructs applicants for F, M, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock ...

Yale’s Office of International Students and Scholars recommended that student visa applicants change their social media privacy settings to “public” and evaluate their digital footprint, in ...

The State Department 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 ...