New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- As the United States tightens its visa norms - now vetting the social media of all applicants - a Times of India report citing immigration lawyer Brad Bernstein said that an instant US visa approval is now very unlikely.

The social media vetting by the State Department, he said, is primarily for H-1B and H-4 visa applicants, but also extends to students and other non-immigrant visas.

Bernstein explained that immigration officials will now comb through all social media profiles of a candidate to look for contradictions. He said that if an applicant's social media profile is locked, then there is a chance that their visa request will be instantly cancelled.

According to a TOI report, citing the lawyer, immigration o...