Number of Irish J1 students travelling to US drops by 25% as social media vetting kicks in

Ireland“There has been a 25% drop in young people travelling from ­Ireland to the US on student visas, US authorities recorded last month. Preliminary data from the tourism office within the US Department of Commerce shows Denmark saw an even steeper decline in May compared to the same month last year, with a 32% drop in student visa arrivals …” (more)

[Lynne Kelleher, Independent, 22 June]

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