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U.S. State Department has begun evacuations of Americans from Israel, Huckabee says
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee's announcement comes days after confusion about whether the U.S. government would be ...
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State Dept. to vet visa applicants' social media: 'A US visa is a privilege, not a right'
Applicants for student and exchange visitor visas must make their social media profiles public to allow for proper vetting, ...
State Dept. restarts student visa interviews with tougher social media rules
Foreign nationals who seek visas to study in the United States will have to make social media posts public to be scrutinized ...
U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants
The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening ...
State Department resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to their social media
The department says consular officers will be on the lookout for posts and messages that could be deemed hostile to the ...
US embassies must vet students for ‘hostile attitudes’ but can resume visa appointments, State Department says
The US State Department told embassies and consulates they must vet student visa applicants for “hostile attitudes towards ...
WATCH: Task force will help Americans who want to leave the Middle East, State Department says
The task force, run by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, is operating 24 hours to provide information to U.S. citizens and ...
U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem says State Department "planning for contingencies" to help Americans leave Israel
After some confusion, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem says the State Department is "planning for contingencies" to help ...
Trump administration restarting student visa appointments, State Dept official says
The United States is directing its U.S. diplomatic missions abroad to resume student visa applications, but is now requiring ...
The State Department is indignant: the Iranian Foreign Minister is flying not to the United States, but to Russia
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that Washington is unhappy with the fact that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas ...
Department of Homeland Security and FBI tracking threats to US after airstrikes on Iran
Law enforcement agencies around the United States are now on high alert for potential acts of terrorism following the ...
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State Department Screening Student Visa Applicants’ Social Media
Rubio paused visa interviews last month while the State Department created rules for the social media screenings. The U.S.