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Message from Internation office in one of US universities' j8 K1 k+ f5 [/ b1 P
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! s' O$ s% n, ~: : : : 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
) K# [1 T7 a9 b6 R9 n: : : : Canada and Mexico. Although it is always preferable that a student ' A3 g Q8 Y/ y# t& H; E" K
: : : : apply for an F-1 or J-1 visa stamp in their home country, in the past, % z) T1 e' v4 J
9 ^6 \$ ? S* Q t. |: : : : some students have been successful going to U.S. Embassies in Canada
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% s8 N6 W2 g- R5 n1 g& V4 ^: : : : Today, however, the Department of State has temporarily suspended all
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1 N2 R; @- X; W. z& [8 {$ S2 l: : : : third country nationals (any non-citizen of Canada or Mexico) from
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: : : : Mexico. While the State Department notes that these changes are
8 V+ Q- F! Y' R/ \0 U: : : : temporary, we are not sure for how long this policy will continue. If 8 Z/ c6 y O0 T) P
2 M/ A7 c. ~( c F) a, ]: : : : there are any changes, I will post it to this listserv |
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