Trump State Dept announces new student-visa vetting will be ongoing process, not one-time check

Student visa applicants advised to tread lightly as U.S. expands social media vetting

Counselors are urging foreign students applying to U.S. colleges to avoid certain topics online as the State Department scrutinizes their social media.

How Student Protesters and Immigrants Became Targets of Trump’s Surveillance Tech

“Catch and revoke” — the phrase sounds like something from a dystopian thriller, but it’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s very real characterization of the Trump administration’s new one-strike visa cancellation policy targeting foreign students. A State Department spokesperson said that “full social media vetting” will be used for visa interviews and will be ongoing while the student remains in the U.S. for studies. On this week’s episode of T…

Trump State Dept announces new student-visa vetting will be ongoing process, not one-time check

The new increased vetting protocol for foreign students will be a 'continued' process, not just a 'one-time' check, the State Department says.

UW-Madison international students again at risk over Trump's visa vetting changes

But it's unclear exactly how many students could be impacted because the State Department hasn't given a lot of details about its plans.

No U.S. Student Visas | The Bahama Journal - Jones Communications Network

BY GERRINO SAUNDERSJournal Staff Writer If you were hoping to get a student visa for the United States, you’re going to haveto wait for a while. How long is uncertain. On Tuesday, U.S. President DonaldTrump’s Administration ordered U.S. Embassies around the world to stopscheduling appointments for student visas as it prepares to expand social mediavetting of applicants. An official memo said that social media vetting would bestepped up for stude…

U.S. tightens international students' visa screenings, bolsters social media vetting

The U.S. State Department has begun tightening visa screening procedures for international students, including enhanced scrutiny of applicants' social media activity.