Applicants will be required to make their social media profiles “public” and will be screened for “hostile attitudes” toward ...

A visa refusal under Section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) means that the consular officer did not have ...

In recent weeks, the US State Department implemented a policy requiring all university, technical training, or exchange program visa applicants to disclose their social media handles used over the ...

How The New US Visa Rule Works. The push for increased social media screening dates back to the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack, after which officials learned one of the atta ...

On May 31, 2019, the Department of State (DOS) updated its immigrant and nonimmigrant visa application forms (Forms DS-260 and DS-160, respectively) ...

Social media users have called for the termination of the H-1B visa program following a recent survey that found nearly 58% ...

As of May 31, a new rule requires everyone who is applying for a visa to travel to the United States to submit their social media information as part of their application.

Visa applicants who fall under these guidelines will be asked to make their social media profiles to public. Failing to do could be interpretated as an intent to hide activity or evade the policy ...

Student visa applicants must unlock social media for review Refusal to comply may result in visa denial Priority given to schools with under 15% international students ...

Social media is indispensable to many foreign documentary filmmakers. It is the way they connect with the subjects of their films, research the stories they are telling and share their work with ...

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 their social media ...

In May 2025, visa processing was temporarily halted; later, a State Department cable dated June 18 revealed this was done so that the US could revamp its social media vetting guidelines.