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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 , @$ ~8 |4 V. {9 F6 X8 B/ l" H# I! R
- M- w3 Y4 F( L! Y: : : : State below regarding applying for visa stamps at U.S. Embassies in
7 b0 m( Z% i, S; \$ H' h4 o: : : : Canada and Mexico. Although it is always preferable that a student : Q' E6 R ]$ l
: : : : apply for an F-1 or J-1 visa stamp in their home country, in the past,
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/ W; q6 T: h3 \+ ~# p( Z0 K: : : : some students have been successful going to U.S. Embassies in Canada Y& f' c7 ~, E
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: : : : Today, however, the Department of State has temporarily suspended all
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7 B& ]- u, s, O- p( p, t: : : : third country nationals (any non-citizen of Canada or Mexico) from 2 H3 m2 v0 w' ~9 t
: : : : applying for or renewing a visa stamp at U.S. Embassies in Canada and # }' w4 m- l/ I( V0 \ s, J0 H
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: : : : Mexico. While the State Department notes that these changes are
, @2 W: z' k+ ~; q% z: : : : temporary, we are not sure for how long this policy will continue. If ) y: h0 |/ Z! {2 x
) d1 o! g8 D5 J. @: : : : there are any changes, I will post it to this listserv |
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