{"id":21172,"date":"2025-06-23T10:31:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/iso\/?p=21172"},"modified":"2025-06-24T09:34:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T13:34:45","slug":"message-for-international-scholars-regarding-visa-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/iso\/message-for-international-scholars-regarding-visa-appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"Message for International Scholars Regarding Visa Appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the U.S. State Department <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.state.gov\/releases\/office-of-the-spokesperson\/2025\/06\/announcement-of-expanded-screening-and-vetting-for-visa-applicants\/__;!!CGUSO5OYRnA7CQ!eyjea1LGfKhkU7BDxkYpPf65gA2uNbLZpZqmQACmtJLGLNLTJtcTNOzHG7Y-iIIeg69JcsruRnzCRhl-5SXoxZUVwuSvEw$\">announced<\/a> that it would resume the previously suspended process for international students and scholars applying for visas.\u00a0 The new process will require a review of social media accounts. All applicants will be asked to make their accounts \u201cpublic.\u201d\u00a0 Previous instruction did not require public access to social media accounts, however the change in State Department processes now necessitates this step.\u00a0 Scholars should monitor their consulate or embassy websites for available appointments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please know that as members of the international community, you are essential to the richness of our academic and cultural community. Your presence, ideas, and perspectives help shape a more inclusive and globally aware campus for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We will keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/federal-policy-updates\/\">The Federal Policy Changes<\/a> on our website updated as information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meliora!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ravi Shankar<\/p>\n<p>Interim Vice Provost for Global Engagement<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wendy Fritz<\/p>\n<p>Interim Assistant Vice Provost for International Services &amp; Support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings, &nbsp; On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the U.S. State Department announced that it would resume the previously suspended process for international students and scholars applying for visas.\u00a0 The new&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[132],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-updates"],"acf":{"external":"","hide_featured_image":false,"related":"show_related","style":"","content_modules":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Message for International Scholars Regarding Visa Appointments - International Services Office<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, nofollow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Message for International Scholars Regarding Visa Appointments - International Services Office\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Greetings, &nbsp; 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