> (1) F1 visas have been effectively banned in much of the world since COVID started - the required interviews could only be done in now-closed centers. Wouldn

> (1) F1 visas have been effectively banned in much of the world since COVID started - the required interviews could only be done in now-closed centers. Wouldn't lock-downs have resulted in the consulates being required to close in much of the world? And how much reciprocity is there? Are Americans even allowed to travel to most of the world today? There are stories about schools in places like UK having to charter planes to bring students since it's impossible to get there otherwise. Making this all into a narrative about xenophobic americans seems near-sighted.