Nigeria, June 19 -- Foreigners from Nigeria and other countries applying for student visas in the US will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for review.

The US State Department announced on Wednesday that it is restarting its student visa application process after a three-week suspension.

PREMIUM TIMES reported in May that the US temporarily suspended the scheduling of new interviews for student visa applicants worldwide as it considers strict vetting of applicants' social media profiles.

The State Department, on Wednesday, disclosed that it had rescinded this decision, while noting that new applicants who refuse to set their social media accounts to "public" for review can be rejected.

It also declared that consula...