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State Department elevates travel advisory for Israel to "do not travel," highest level
The State Department raised its travel advisory for Israel to Level 4, the highest level, amid airstrikes from Iran.
Student Visa Applicants Must Set Social-Media Accounts to ‘Public,’ State Department Says
The State Department will review the social-media accounts of foreign student visa applicants, and applicants will be ...
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State department blocked from 15% workforce reduction, judge clarifies
The government had argued that the State Department's planned reorganization fell outside the scope of a judge's order that ...
State Department Begins Scrutinizing Social Media Accounts of Student Visa Applicants
The Department of State announced on Wednesday it’s resuming the student visa application process with an increased focus on ...
Judge blocks State Department from firing workers while injunction is in effect
A federal judge in San Francisco has stopped Secretary of State Marco Rubio from proceeding with plans to downsize the State ...
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State Department Screening Student Visa Applicants’ Social Media
Rubio paused visa interviews last month while the State Department created rules for the social media screening. The U.S.