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H-1B Visa Holders Who Returned To Renew Work Permits Stranded In India
The US State Department, in an email, reportedly informed the Indian workers that their interviews were delayed due to the new social media vetting policy.
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Google, Apple Warn US Staff With H-1B Visas Against International Travel: Report
The Trump administration has announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, including screening social media accounts.
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Social Media Screening Of H-1B, H-4 Visa Applicants To Begin From Monday
The Trump administration will begin on Monday enhanced screening and vetting of H-1B and its dependent H-4 visa applicants, including checks of their social media profiles.
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H-1B Visa Appointments Postponed For Many Indians Amid US' Social Media Rules
The US Embassy in India warned that any visa applicant arriving at the consulate on a previously scheduled interview date after being notified of a reschedule will be refused entry.
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US Orders H-1B, H-4 Visa Applicants To Make Social Media Profiles Public
The US government has expanded screening and vetting measures for H-1B visa applicants and their H-4 dependents, directing them to keep the privacy settings on all their social media profiles set to "public".
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Indian Student With $100,000 Columbia Scholarship Denied US Visa. Here's Why
Kaushik Raj, a 27-year-old journalist from Delhi, was all ready to live his American dream with a $100,000 (approximately Rs 89 lakh) scholarship in hand to pursue a masters degree in data journalism at Columbia University.
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China Criticises Toys Depicting Japan's Infamous Unit 731 As Distortion Of History
China urged the e-commerce platforms and regulators to "strengthen content vetting and jointly safeguard the solemnity of history".
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Pak Students In US Fear Visa Issues Over Online Activity Checks: Report
Pakistani students and other visa holders in the United States are facing growing uncertainty as the Trump administration reviews social media for anti-American or extremist content, reported Dawn on Saturday.
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US Tightens Visa Rules: Social Media Handles Must Be Disclosed by Applicants
Outlining each visa adjudication as a "national security decision", the US has asked applicants to reveal their social media usernames or handles of each platform they have used in the last five years.
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US To Screen Social Media Accounts Of Visa Applicants In These Categories
In a move aimed at strengthening visa screening procedures, the United States has announced that effective immediately, all individuals applying for an F, M, or J non-immigrant visa are required to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social m
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US Asks Student Visa Applicants To Set Social Media Profile Privacy To "Public"
All applicants for F, M, and J non-immigrant US visas which are meant for students will have to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to "public", the State Department said in a statement today.
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US Resumes Student Visas. Social Media Vetting Of Applicants Mandatory
Foreigners seeking to study in the United States will be required to make public their social media profiles to allow screening for anti-American content under new State Department guidelines released Wednesday.
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Indian Students Are Deleting Social Media Posts, Accounts For US Visas: Report
Students are not just deleting posts, fearing that their political jokes, views and activism might be misinterpreted during visa interviews, but also entire accounts.
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Trump Administration Orders "Extra Vetting" For Anyone Travelling To Harvard
Per the cable, dated May 30th, if an individual seeks to work at, attend or otherwise visit to Harvard, in the prescreening or interviewing process, consular offices have been instructed to refuse the visa "pending review of their online presence".
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"Jobs In US Will Be Difficult": Top Education Consultant Cautions Indian Students
The United States recorded a high of 331,602 Indian students studying last year, a major increase of 23 per cent from 2023. India had surpassed China as the leading source of international students in the US for this period.
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H-1B Visa Holders Who Returned To Renew Work Permits Stranded In India
The US State Department, in an email, reportedly informed the Indian workers that their interviews were delayed due to the new social media vetting policy.
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Google, Apple Warn US Staff With H-1B Visas Against International Travel: Report
The Trump administration has announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, including screening social media accounts.
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Social Media Screening Of H-1B, H-4 Visa Applicants To Begin From Monday
The Trump administration will begin on Monday enhanced screening and vetting of H-1B and its dependent H-4 visa applicants, including checks of their social media profiles.
-
H-1B Visa Appointments Postponed For Many Indians Amid US' Social Media Rules
The US Embassy in India warned that any visa applicant arriving at the consulate on a previously scheduled interview date after being notified of a reschedule will be refused entry.
-
US Orders H-1B, H-4 Visa Applicants To Make Social Media Profiles Public
The US government has expanded screening and vetting measures for H-1B visa applicants and their H-4 dependents, directing them to keep the privacy settings on all their social media profiles set to "public".
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Indian Student With $100,000 Columbia Scholarship Denied US Visa. Here's Why
Kaushik Raj, a 27-year-old journalist from Delhi, was all ready to live his American dream with a $100,000 (approximately Rs 89 lakh) scholarship in hand to pursue a masters degree in data journalism at Columbia University.
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China Criticises Toys Depicting Japan's Infamous Unit 731 As Distortion Of History
China urged the e-commerce platforms and regulators to "strengthen content vetting and jointly safeguard the solemnity of history".
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Pak Students In US Fear Visa Issues Over Online Activity Checks: Report
Pakistani students and other visa holders in the United States are facing growing uncertainty as the Trump administration reviews social media for anti-American or extremist content, reported Dawn on Saturday.
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US Tightens Visa Rules: Social Media Handles Must Be Disclosed by Applicants
Outlining each visa adjudication as a "national security decision", the US has asked applicants to reveal their social media usernames or handles of each platform they have used in the last five years.
-
US To Screen Social Media Accounts Of Visa Applicants In These Categories
In a move aimed at strengthening visa screening procedures, the United States has announced that effective immediately, all individuals applying for an F, M, or J non-immigrant visa are required to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social m
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US Asks Student Visa Applicants To Set Social Media Profile Privacy To "Public"
All applicants for F, M, and J non-immigrant US visas which are meant for students will have to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to "public", the State Department said in a statement today.
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US Resumes Student Visas. Social Media Vetting Of Applicants Mandatory
Foreigners seeking to study in the United States will be required to make public their social media profiles to allow screening for anti-American content under new State Department guidelines released Wednesday.
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Indian Students Are Deleting Social Media Posts, Accounts For US Visas: Report
Students are not just deleting posts, fearing that their political jokes, views and activism might be misinterpreted during visa interviews, but also entire accounts.
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Trump Administration Orders "Extra Vetting" For Anyone Travelling To Harvard
Per the cable, dated May 30th, if an individual seeks to work at, attend or otherwise visit to Harvard, in the prescreening or interviewing process, consular offices have been instructed to refuse the visa "pending review of their online presence".
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"Jobs In US Will Be Difficult": Top Education Consultant Cautions Indian Students
The United States recorded a high of 331,602 Indian students studying last year, a major increase of 23 per cent from 2023. India had surpassed China as the leading source of international students in the US for this period.
