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Message from Internation office in one of US universities' c, ?& l$ l' R: [3 x) V; W
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: : : : State below regarding applying for visa stamps at U.S. Embassies in 6 m2 ]) k3 O- O1 B9 H; W s D
: : : : Canada and Mexico. Although it is always preferable that a student - u0 j; P9 }; m0 p) [: Z$ [ I. n
: : : : 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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: : : : Mexico for this purpose. 4 ~ i6 {' n4 W/ b$ k' a* f
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9 r* B/ @4 f: a) \: : : : 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 * @& A" n) x3 A# u5 i5 m
: : : : applying for or renewing a visa stamp at U.S. Embassies in Canada and 5 G: G- o% e- a5 _ k1 U' p, E4 i
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: : : : Mexico. While the State Department notes that these changes are / r6 G" `# ^) b& U4 F; i5 a
: : : : temporary, we are not sure for how long this policy will continue. If 6 P. J: I2 f+ s! e9 p
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: : : : there are any changes, I will post it to this listserv |
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