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U.S. Will Resume Suspended Foreign Student Visas—Here's Why

U.S. Will Resume Suspended Foreign Student Visas—Here's Why

Forbes18-06-2025

Student visa appointments suspended last month by the State Department will soon resume, according to multiple outlets, but applicants will now have their social media profiles vetted by the federal government as a part of visa processing.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Student and exchange visa applicants will have their 'entire online presence' scrubbed, CNN reported, citing a cable from the State Department that noted 'limited access to, or visibility of, online presence could be construed as an effort to evade or hide certain activity.'
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