🚨 U.S. Student Visa Applicants Face New Social Media Vetting Hurdles 🇺🇸📱
- visa code
- Jun 29
- 1 min read
We are witnessing a troubling trend across U.S. consular posts in India: almost all F-1 student visa applicants are being issued 221(g) forms, requesting them to set their social media accounts to public for further review.
Unpredictable Outcome:
In cases where passports are retained by consular officers, it typically indicates a higher likelihood of visa approval and a quicker turnaround time.
Conversely, when passports are returned, past experience suggests that the case may take longer to process, and the outcome of the visa application remains uncertain.
What’s more concerning:
There is no clear timeline for resolution.
Applicants are not told whether their visa is approved or denied.
This leaves students in complete uncertainty, forced to wait indefinitely often with just weeks before academic programs begin.
🎓 The impact?
Students may be compelled to defer admissions, miss crucial academic milestones, or worse, be denied opportunities they worked years to earn.
This appears to signal a new era of digital and social vetting, adding yet another unpredictable layer to the already complex U.S. visa process.
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💬 Is this the future of global mobility, where your social presence holds equal weight as your academic record?
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