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Message from Internation office in one of US universities
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7 T7 o2 H( _7 V% n: : : : Please pay attention to this important message from the Department of
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( T* W2 x+ X; g9 W: : : : State below regarding applying for visa stamps at U.S. Embassies in
/ v7 D7 c. V2 E" y: : : : Canada and Mexico. Although it is always preferable that a student 7 O. r- e! X; ~" ^3 ~: t( G. ^
: : : : 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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1 A& g6 k2 z# `; M7 j: : : : 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
8 D6 O* i2 m) ?: : : : applying for or renewing a visa stamp at U.S. Embassies in Canada and ! Q% }# y3 E/ w7 p1 n9 T8 t" A
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5 Y E, z r; d% k: : : : temporary, we are not sure for how long this policy will continue. If : ^/ x' s, U7 R4 K+ o- |
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