U.S. will review social media for foreign student visa applications

Chinese students wait outside the U.S. Embassy for their visa application interviews, in Beijing on May 2, 2012. Alexander F. Yuan/AP

Alexander F. Yuan/AP

WASHINGTON — In yet another twist for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S., the State Department says it will resume processing student and visiting scholar visa applications for foreign citizens but plans to review their social media accounts as part of the process.

All students applying for a visa will need to set their social media profiles to “public,” according to a post Wednesday

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