The quotes for visas of students suspended last month by the State Department will be resumed soon, according to several media, but the social media profiles of the applicants will now be examined by the federal government as part of the visa processing.
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Student and exchange visas applicants will see “their entire presence online,” CNN reported, citing a state department cable that indicated that “limited access or visibility of online presence could be interpreted as an effort to evade or hide some activity”.
Consular officials, foreign service officials who work in US embassies or consulates, will monitor potentially hostile posts or messages on the United States and their government, according to Associated Press.
Students will be required to make their social media accounts accessible to the public and those who do not make the change for the visa verification process can be rejected.
The change occurs just a few weeks after the State Department temporarily paused visas appointments while considering implementing the social networks research process, Politico reported.
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This article was originally published by Forbes Us.
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