US suspends student visa interviews and introduces social media vetting
TL;DR
The US State Department has temporarily halted scheduling new visa interviews for foreign students to expand social media screening, potentially causing delays in international student enrollment and impacting university budgets, amid ongoing immigration policy crackdowns.
- U.S. stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students NPR
- US halts student visa appointments and plans expanded social media vetting BBC
- HT explainer: Criticised Trump online, will it affect your US student visa? Hindustan Times
- Trump Administration Halts Interviews for Student and Exchange Visas The New York Times
- All foreign students in US to face social media checks The Times
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