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Message from Internation office in one of US universities4 d0 [9 O5 w9 o$ j9 _9 P& F
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: : : : Please pay attention to this important message from the Department of & l* E9 [# g7 J% }2 @/ A" E
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: : : : State below regarding applying for visa stamps at U.S. Embassies in 4 G: x# z3 F4 B' T5 |3 E+ c
: : : : Canada and Mexico. Although it is always preferable that a student % w* h( A2 D7 L
: : : : apply for an F-1 or J-1 visa stamp in their home country, in the past, % L3 k2 p% |4 Y/ U0 w
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: : : : some students have been successful going to U.S. Embassies in Canada
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: : : : Mexico for this purpose.
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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 0 @8 t, ^) M3 P+ E# J
: : : : 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
( {+ D7 b2 h" l5 R" c8 t6 R/ }: : : : temporary, we are not sure for how long this policy will continue. If
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