US halts new student visa interviews as it weighs social media vetting: Report

State Department scrutiny adds hurdles for international students

(NewsNation) — The additional vetting of the social media accounts of international students enrolled in or applying to American universities represents a new challenge to a population of foreign-born collegians already facing steep hurdles, according to law and educational experts NewsNation spoke with. They argue the State Department’s order for U.S. embassies to halt student visa interviews and dig deeper into immigrants' digital footprints a…

Trump administration pause on new student visa interviews could affect Wisconsin colleges

The Trump administration's pause in new student visa interviews could impact enrollment at Wisconsin universities, which had thousands of international students this school year.

Halt of U.S. visa process puts Japanese students' futures in question

The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo has confirmed that the embassy and U.S. consulate offices in Japan have suspended scheduling new interviews for student visa applicants.

The US government announced on Wednesday, May 28, that it would "actively" revoke Chinese student visas, after Beijing criticized the suspension in the United States of the visa processing of foreign students, whose Donald Trump administration wants to screen social networks. More generally, in addition to foreign students, it is also foreign officials who "censor" the Americans on social networks, who are in the US government's sights.

The government of the USA wants to examine prospective foreign students more strongly in the future. Participants of exchange programs and guest lecturers are also affected. Therefore, the foreign ministry has instructed consulates worldwide not to assign any new dates for corresponding visa applications for the time being.

New policy on visas adds to scrutiny of international students

New State Department guidance on visa applications is adding to scrutiny of international students that has intensified under President Donald Trump, who has leveraged control of foreign enrollment to press his demands with American colleges. In a cable sent Tuesday to U.S. embassies and consulates Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for international students until the department releases guideli…