The U.S. State Department has announced it will soon resume scheduling interviews for overseas visa applications, while stating that the screening process will now include social media vetting.

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Last month the State Department temporarily paused processing of all new student and exchange visitor visa appointments (including F, M, and J visas) at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide ...

Student visa interviews, which were paused in May, will resume according to an announcement by the State Department on June 18. Credit: Ethan Young The State Department announced Wednesday that it ...

Chinese students wait outside the U.S. Embassy for their visa application interviews, in Beijing on May 2, 2012. Updated June 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM EDT ...

A Wednesday notice says the department rescinded the May suspension of foreign student visa processing, but said students who fail to set their accounts to public might be rejected.

On Wednesday afternoon, a 27-year-old Ph.D. student in Toronto was able to secure an appointment for a visa interview next week.