All students must provide social media accounts to get USA student visa
@ogbenishyna44 (347)
June 19, 2025 2:12am CST
Its a good news that after few months of ban, president trump has lifted sanctions on student visa applications to the United States of America. In this case, all students are expected to unlock their social media accounts and provide visa interviewers access to such. Does anyone think this is a sensible thing to do?
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@arunima25 (91012)
• Bangalore, India
19 Jun
Not sure. Access to social media is violating the privacy. I am sure many would not be comfortable. The recent developments there in the US has definitely tarnished US image for foreign students. It won't fade away so easily. Students are preferring other countries over the US.
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@arunima25 (91012)
• Bangalore, India
20 Jun
@jaylar The recent incidents of misbehavior with foreign students is concerning and even shameful. Students have not gone there on charity. They pay fees and American universities earn a lot from them.
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@jaylar (1617)
• Kingston, Jamaica
19 Jun
@ogbenishyna44 my view is that he is pleasing Putin by eroding America's standing in the world.
Objectively, no nation should rely on another to the extent the world relied on the US. Look at Africa which depended on USAID
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@ogbenishyna44 (347)
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19 Jun
That sounds better. I dont know why this president has turned america into something else.
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@marguicha (227679)
• Chile
19 Jun
My granddaughter had everything ready to go to the US to study.She first studied here and then went twice for a year to Spain for apostgrade. But after what Trump has done (banned and then lifted bans ) she has decided to study in another country. The US seems too dangerous. Things can change any moment.
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@ogbenishyna44 (347)
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19 Jun
oh ! Trump will have to go to restore order in the US.
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@marguicha (227679)
• Chile
19 Jun
@ogbenishyna44 I used to go often to the US. Now I don´t dare. It is not enough to restore anything. Trump can restore something one day and change the order the next day. We the people of other countries will prefer maybe to wait until Trump and people like him don´t have the power.
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@jaylar (1617)
• Kingston, Jamaica
19 Jun
for many years employers have checked applicants social media pages. I can think of a man who applied for a position at a legal firm who was rejected because of the photos he posted on FB. It isn't shocking that one would delve into the social media of students.
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@jaylar (1617)
• Kingston, Jamaica
19 Jun
@ogbenishyna44 but it shows he doesn't have the acumen required for such a position
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