Trump administration approves tougher visa vetting

The Trump administration has rolled out a new questionnaire for US visa applicants worldwide that asks for social media handles for the last five years and biographical information going back 15 years. 

The new questions, part of an effort to tighten vetting of would-be visitors to the United States, was approved on May 23rd by the Office of



Management and Budget despite criticism from a range of education officials and academic groups during a public comment period. 

Critics argued that the new questions would be overly burdensome, lead to long delays in processing and discourage international students and scientists from coming to the United States.