The State Department had temporarily paused issuing visas for foreign students at the end of May while it came up with the new social media guidance and it will now resume taking appointments.

“The enhanced social media vetting will ensure we are properly screening every single person attempting to visit our country,” a senior State Department official said.

US consular officers will conduct a conduct a “comprehensive and thorough vetting of all student and exchange visitor applicants,” the official said.

    • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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      19 hours ago

      Unfortunately, that’s what the trumpets want. they think they don’t get into college, because it’s too full. they have no idea it’s international exchange and there are also USAmericans studying in EU, Asia, Britain etc… All that will happen is some ppl not doing the exchange and the total number of ppl studying worldwide won’t be affected.