The State Department has announced a major expansion of its digital-vetting process that will affect hundreds of thousands of H-1B workers and their H-4 dependents. Starting Dec. 15, 2025, H-1B and H-4 visa applicants must set their social media profiles to public so consular officers can examine online activity as part of the application review.Until now, routine social-media screening primarily applied to student and exchange visitor categories (F, M, and J). The new guidance brings H-1B worke...