US halts student visa appointments amid social media vetting expansion
TL;DR
The US State Department has ordered embassies worldwide to pause new student visa appointments to expand social media screening, potentially delaying visa processing and impacting international student enrollment in US universities, amid ongoing efforts to tighten immigration controls.
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- State Department orders embassies to pause new student visa appointments as it moves to expand social media vetting CNN
- Trump team pauses new student visa interviews as it weighs expanding social media vetting Politico
- US halts student visa appointments and plans expanded social media vetting BBC
- Trump administration orders US embassies to stop student visa interviews The Guardian
- US vows to use ‘every tool’ in crackdown on international students Financial Times
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