India, July 15 -- An Indian student's F-1 visa interview took an unexpected turn when the visa officer raised concerns over the applicant's Reddit account, despite it being public and containing no offensive content. Going by the username HoneyBee2029, the person was issued a 221(g) slip, which has delayed the visa approval.

The incident comes weeks after the US State Department ordered visa applicants to adjust privacy settings of all their social media profiles to "public."

According to the student's post, the visa officer questioned the existence of a Reddit account, which was not listed on the DS-160 visa application form.

The student added that their Reddit profile was publicly accessible and showed no inappropriate material; howe...