The United States will conduct online investigations on all applicants for student visas to the United States.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the US State Department notified US embassies and consulates abroad on the 18th to conduct social media and other online activity screenings for all foreign nationals applying for student visas to the US. According to US media reports, consular officials will focus on posts and information that may be critical of the US government, culture, or system. Consular officials will make detailed notes on the applicants' online activities and "save screenshots as evidence to prevent any related content from being altered or deleted." If student visa applicants fail to set their social media accounts to "public" and undergo screening, they may be denied a visa. In addition, the US State Department also instructed embassies and consulates abroad to resume the foreign student visa application process. Previously, the State Department had directed embassies and consulates abroad to suspend the scheduling of new international student visa interviews at the end of May. After President Trump was re-elected, he targeted Harvard University, Columbia University, and other universities under the guise of combating "anti-Semitism on campus," with the general belief being that his intentions were aimed at attacking the Democratic Party or the liberal camp.