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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, ...
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 ...
Federal officials to vet social media accounts of visa applicants heading to Harvard
Federal officials are set to start reviewing the social media accounts of visa applicants who plan to attend, work at or ...
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 ...
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 ...
Trump administration halting student visa appointments ahead of "expanded social media vetting"
The Trump administration is planning to expand social media screenings for international students applying for visas.
US State Department orders embassies to pause student visa appointments as it considers expanding social media vetting
It’s the latest move from the Trump administration that could deter international students from studying at universities in ...
US halts student visa appointments and plans expanded social media vetting
The Trump administration has ordered US embassies to stop scheduling appointments for students visa and to expand social ...
US halts new student visa interviews as it weighs social media vetting, Politico reports
The Trump administration has ordered a halt to new student visa interviews as it considers requiring foreign students to ...
Trump administration considers enhanced social media vetting as student visa interviews halted
The possible added measures come as the Trump administration cracks down on immigration, including revoking student visas during deportations.
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America tightens social media vetting: Is your online profile putting your student visa at risk
The US government suspends new student visa appointments. This decision follows expanded social media vetting of applicants. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the suspension across all US ...