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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 , {- N) x- `2 G
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: : : : State below regarding applying for visa stamps at U.S. Embassies in 5 e# x0 e. G+ j8 Q; W: ^
: : : : Canada and Mexico. Although it is always preferable that a student 8 B' P$ O2 n3 R9 S
: : : : apply for an F-1 or J-1 visa stamp in their home country, in the past, : [4 i4 S' G, a3 y5 T% R- B
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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 - D4 [0 K& t* ~. `8 O. L# I
: : : : applying for or renewing a visa stamp at U.S. Embassies in Canada and
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: : : : Mexico. While the State Department notes that these changes are * `/ c5 U5 ]( [+ O8 q" E9 G1 N, q4 |
: : : : temporary, we are not sure for how long this policy will continue. If
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