New Screening Measures for J-1 Visa Holders: Social Media Activity Under Review

This includes the J-1 visa. According to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, J-1 exchange visa holders are on the Trump administration’s list of student and exchange visitor visa categories of recipients who are now subject to increased screening of their activities. This new procedure states that, “effective immediately, consular officers must refer new or returning student and exchange visito

USCIS to Deny Immigration Benefits for Antisemitic Activity on Social Media

WASHINGTON— Today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin considering aliens’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests. This will immediately affect aliens applying for lawful permanent resident status, foreign students and aliens affiliated with educational institutions li

Can a refugee apply for a student visa and be allowed to travel in the United States?

If you are a refugee in a country that is not your home country (for example, you are a Syrian refugee in Turkey), and you wish to study in another country (such as the United States), you would typically need to apply for a student visa (e.g., F-1 visa for the U.S.) like other international students. In summary, while a refugee does not need a student visa to study in the country where they ha