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.

In a move aimed at strengthening visa screening procedures, the United States has announced that effective immediately, all ...

The US now requires F, M, and J visa applicants to set social media accounts to ‘public’ for screening. A new 2025 travel ban ...

While visa applicants have been required to disclose their social media identifiers since 2019, this updated rule now goes a ...

U.S. State Department to resume scheduling of new visa interview for foreign students — with enhance vetting activities.

The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening ...

This step is part of the Donald Trump administration's broader effort to strengthen security and maintain the integrity of ...

The Embassy added that since 2019, visa applicants have been required to provide social media identifiers on their ...

Foreign nationals who seek visas to study in the United States will have to make social media posts public to be scrutinized ...