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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
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and
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: : : : Today, however, the Department of State has temporarily suspended all
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: : : : Mexico. While the State Department notes that these changes are
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7 h% f. y* [1 h$ Z% J% Z7 p: : : : there are any changes, I will post it to this listserv |
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