Becoming a U.S. citizen means navigating paperwork, background checks, interviews and mounting fees. Here are some things to ...

In June 2025, a rumor circulated online that U.S. embassies around the world were now requiring applicants for nonimmigrant ...

The US Embassy in India now requires visa applicants to list all social media usernames from the past five years on the DS-160 form. This expanded background check aims to strengthen national security ...

The U.S. has introduced stricter visa screening measures requiring applicants, particularly under the F, M, and J ...

Applicants for F, M, and J categories of US visas must now disclose and unlock five years’ worth of social media activity ...

Victims of certain crimes can receive short term immigration relief for helping law enforcement investigate or ...

US Students Visa: More than 400,000 students apply for US visas every year, and from now on, every applicant will be required to set their social media profiles to the public.

New US visa rules now require foreign students to make social media profiles public before receiving F, M, or J category visas. Under the State Department's latest order, US diplomats will review ...

US resumes student visa interviews for F-1, M-1, J-1 applicants after a brief pause, with India emerging as the top beneficiary. Students must now keep social media profiles public for screening ...

A US visa is "a privilege, not a right", its screening does not stop after a visa has been issued and authorities may revoke it if one breaks the law, the country's embassy here said on Thursday. In a ...

How The United States’ Social Media Screening Could Affect Student Visa Applicants Kamya Pandey on June 20, 2025 3 minute read ...

The United States has resumed student visa processing with tougher rules, following a nearly four-week suspension that began on May 27.