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US Embassy Tells Maldivian Study, Vocational, and Exchange Visa Applicants: Make Social Media Profiles Public
The U.S. Embassy in Colombo, which also serves the Maldives, announced that applicants for F, M and J visas must set their social media profiles public and disclose accounts used in the past five years, effective immediately. The directive follows a temporary halt on new student visa interviews in late May and a June 18 State Department order to resume scheduling only after expanded social media vetting is in place, with longer processing times expected.
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Wed 18 JunThe U.S. State Department issued a directive requiring consular offices to resume appointment scheduling after implementing expanded social…June 18only The StandardAfter a June 18 directive from the U.S. State Department, consular offices were required to resume appointment scheduling—but only after implementing expanded social media vetting
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US Embassy Tells Maldivian Study, Vocational, and Exchange Visa Applicants: Make Social Media Profiles Public
2019 year year of the prior visa social media account requirement
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2019 yearyear of the prior visa social media account requirementThe StandardThe new procedure builds on a 2019 requirement that visa applicants submit social media account details, expanding the scope to real-time profile reviews.
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A directive requiring visa applicants to set social media profiles public and disclose accounts used in the past five years took effect.effective immediatelyThe StandardThe directive, effective immediately, requires applicants to disclose all social media accounts used in the past five years, making them accessible for U.S. consular review.
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New student visa interviews were temporarily halted.in late MayThe StandardThis policy follows a temporary halt on new student visa interviews in late May.
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