Hyderabad, June 24 -- The US Embassy in India has issued instructions related to student visa applications. Following these developments, consultancies in Hyderabad have offered advice to students applying for US visas.

Though the US recently resumed visa processing after a brief discontinuation, it now mandates applicants to grant access to their public social media profiles for review.

Instruction by US Embassy in India

On Monday, the US Embassy in India posted on its X handle instructions for applicants of F, M, or J nonimmigrant visas.

As per the instructions, visa applicants must adjust the privacy settings on all their social media accounts to public to facilitate vetting necessary to establish their identity and admissibility t...