The US State Department has temporarily stopped scheduling new visa interviews for foreign students. They are doing this because they want to check students' social media more carefully. This rule does not affect people who have already scheduled their interviews. A message from Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that consulates should not schedule more student visa appointments until they receive new instructions about checking social media. This decision follows the Trump administration's stricter rules for international students. For example, they stopped Harvard University from accepting international students and removed the legal status of many international students who were already in the US. The Biden administration has continued to check visa applicants' social media accounts. A long delay in scheduling student visas could make it difficult for students to start summer and fall classes. Also, fewer international students could negatively affect university budgets.