Changes to vetting system for US visas excessive

Taoiseach criticises ‘excessive’ measures faced by students seeking US visas

All applicants are asked to list all their social media profiles, and make their accounts publicly accessible.

Taoiseach blasts 'excessive' new social media checks for student US visas

The US Embassy in Dublin confirmed on Monday that Irish students applying for certain US visas will be instructed to set their social media profiles to public as part of a new “comprehensive and thorough” vetting process.

‘I don’t approve of them, I don’t agree with them’ – Taoiseach says new US J1 visa rules around social media ‘excessive’

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said new rules for students applying for J1 visas are "excessive".

Changes to vetting system for US visas excessive

Changes to the vetting system for US student visas have been described by Taoiseach Micheál Martin as excessive.

Taoiseach: I don’t approve of ‘excessive’ US visa vetting

Wexford Students impacted by big changes to J1 rules

Department of Foreign Affairs officials will engage with the US Embassy over new rules for students applying for J1 visas. Students will be required to make social media profiles public, under new US rules. The changes are to allow applicant’s online presence to be “thoroughly vetted” before they are granted access to enter America. However, […] The post Wexford Students impacted by big changes to J1 rules appeared first on South East Radio.