Following recent halt, State Department to resume new visa interviews for foreign students — but with enhanced vetting.

Prospective students applying for U.S. student visas must now unlock their social media accounts for government review, the State Department said Wednesday.The notice instructs applicants for F, M, and J visas to change their social media profile privacy settings to “public.

Yale’s Office of International Students and Scholars recommended that student visa applicants change their social media privacy settings to “public” and evaluate their digital footprint, in anticipation of new government preferences.