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Message from Internation office in one of US universities
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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
0 t3 d( [( @& L; w V: : : : Canada and Mexico. Although it is always preferable that a student
9 i: w8 V! _4 P: : : : 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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: q+ r/ L9 e- I# H3 g% P: : : : 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
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: : : : there are any changes, I will post it to this listserv |
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