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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 }! D' e5 t" m+ I0 x0 r G
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: : : : State below regarding applying for visa stamps at U.S. Embassies in
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1 e' n2 @) s4 Y/ ?0 S3 K& X% {: : : : some students have been successful going to U.S. Embassies in Canada
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: : : : Today, however, the Department of State has temporarily suspended all
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' A/ H7 ?2 E" o: o1 P( e* R: : : : 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 + l. N0 U* n& L8 m
: : : : temporary, we are not sure for how long this policy will continue. If ' ?; F g7 K% h
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: : : : there are any changes, I will post it to this listserv |
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