International students are scrubbing their social media or in some case reevaluating their decision to study in the U.S.

Omitting social media information on your application could lead to visa denial and ineligibility for future US visas.” ...

Embassy in Nairobi has shared guidelines for Kenyans applying for visas on the disclosure of their social media details. The Embassy, in a notice issued on Friday, July 25, said all applicants must ...

The United States of America (USA) has now added social media activities to its many parameters and steps of issuing visas to ...

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We asked immigration experts what the State Department's new visa application process means for international students, researchers, and exchange visitors.

According to Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has raised ...

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 ...

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.

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

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.