The United States is directing its U.S. diplomatic missions abroad to resume student visa applications, but is requiring applicants to make their social media profiles public for vetting purposes, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.

Student visa applicants will need to set their social media accounts to public as part of the Trump administration’s enhanced vetting of foreign nationals seeking to study in the US. The accounts will be scrutinized for “any indications of hostility towards the citizens,

Donald Trump's government in the United States (US) has restarted student visa interviews. However, the resumption came with tougher social media rules.