Consular officials have the order of Examine the networks of all applicants for Visas type F, M and J In search of “any indication of hostility Towards citizens, culture the government, institutions or the foundational principles of the United States ”.
Having social networks in “private” mode could be interpreted by the State Department as An attempt to evade or hide that information.
“The reinforced background verification in social networks will ensure that we are properly verifying Every person who tries to visit our country“They detailed state department sources.
With these new guidelines, US consulates can Resume the delivery of appointments to request visas of student or exchange, which were stemporarily used on May 27.
As part of the restrictive Donald Trump’s administration immigration policythe State Department has canceled thousands of visasincluding those of hundreds of foreign students who participated in proper protests against the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
Likewise, the government has put several universities in the spotlight, to which he accuses of being progressive or even anti -Semitesespecially to Harvard, which he intends to withdraw all federal funds and has forbidden to accept foreign students.
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