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Message from Internation office in one of US universities5 j! K, M" X, E N" [
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: : : : Please pay attention to this important message from the Department of
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: : : : State below regarding applying for visa stamps at U.S. Embassies in 3 M; g7 J- c1 s5 |$ B* o
: : : : Canada and Mexico. Although it is always preferable that a student + y# V% c5 `6 i4 z- \
: : : : apply for an F-1 or J-1 visa stamp in their home country, in the past,
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: : : : some students have been successful going to U.S. Embassies in Canada
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: : : : Today, however, the Department of State has temporarily suspended all
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: : : : third country nationals (any non-citizen of Canada or Mexico) from
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: : : : temporary, we are not sure for how long this policy will continue. If $ [( b/ j# P* _5 Q+ W O' G
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