US Resumes Student Visas With Stricter Social Media Vetting

U.S. diplomats and consular officers have been directed to perform reviews of the online presence, including social media, for all applicants of student and exchange visitor visas, The Epoch Times learned on June 18. The development comes roughly three weeks after a senior State Department official confirmed to The Epoch Times that it had ordered American embassies worldwide to pause student visa interviews as the agency works to enhance its vetting process. In an internal cable signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and leaked to the media on May 27, the agency said it was considering making strict social media vetting a requirement for all foreign students applying to study in the United States....