US EditionH-1B visa applicants will now have their social media scrutinized
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The public presence of each of the applicants on social networks will be reviewed to increase the security filters
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The Economic TimesH-1B visa appointments cancelled for many applicants as US expands social media vetting
Many H-1B and H-4 visa appointments scheduled for mid- to late-December 2025 are being rescheduled to March 2026 due to a new online presence review requiring applicants to make their social media accounts public. While biometrics appointments continue, consulates are limiting daily interviews, causing delays.
An internal memo from the U.S. State Department is currently causing considerable irritation in the international tech and media landscape. As Reuters reported exclusively, the Trump administration instructs all U.S. embassies to examine applicants for the H-1B visa more rigorously in the future if they have carried out activities in their professional career that could be considered as interference with freedom of expression. In particular, so-…
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