U.S. resumes visas for international students, but demands access to social media accounts

The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday that it's resuming the process for foreigners to apply for student visas.

However,.. in the public notice the state department said that new applicants who refuse to set their social media accounts to "public" and allow them to be reviewed may be rejected.

The department added that consular officers will look for posts and messages that could be deemed hostile to the U.S., its government, culture, institutions or founding principles.

Washington last month temporarily suspended the scheduling of new visa interviews for international students, while preparing its social media screening process.