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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
5 `9 Y' _& Z3 n% V8 s: : : : Canada and Mexico. Although it is always preferable that a student
# m9 T. ]4 _5 A% g' B: : : : apply for an F-1 or J-1 visa stamp in their home country, in the past, 2 u! d% L9 E3 |- j& A. h
6 N: W: ^" L, V: : : : some students have been successful going to U.S. Embassies in Canada ! j' k: ?! c, r0 K# |
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: : : : Mexico for this purpose.
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6 T% o% T3 h. P: : : : Today, however, the Department of State has temporarily suspended all
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5 |' G( ^: D7 T7 c: : : : third country nationals (any non-citizen of Canada or Mexico) from
: C" g: f3 b+ v. Z) O: : : : 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 3 M2 i1 v, F: T' k7 Q7 b1 _
: : : : 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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