Social media screening for US H-1B visa begins: How Indians will be worst-hit

The United States has begun screening and vetting the social media accounts of all H-1B visa applicants and their dependent H-4 visa applicants, starting Monday (December 15), as per an earlier order from the US state department. The aim of the enhanced screening is to identify applicants who are “inadmissible” to the country, since a US visa is a “privilege, not a right”, the order says, as the Donald Trump-led administration continues its crackdown on immigration.