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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsConfusion reigns as Canada turns away American students
American students accustomed to easy access to Canadian campuses face unprecedented obstacles to continuing their education as the nations borders remain all but closed due to the coronavirus.
Visas once processed in weeks are taking months to secure. Students have been asked to prove that their physical presence is essential no matter that campuses and dormitories are open even as learning shifts online.
Its a mess, said Christopher Collette, an immigration attorney at Campbell Cohen in suburban Montreal.
The impending school year creates a conundrum for the Canadian government and for some 500,000 international college students and thousands more who are younger.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/confusion-reigns-as-canada-turns-away-american-students/ar-BB18fXMd?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=DELLDHP
montanacowboy
(6,116 posts)Perhaps the students will vote next time
Miguelito Loveless
(4,479 posts)Most of these students would not have been old enough to vote in 2016, so how is it THEIR fault?
Crunchy Frog
(26,724 posts)Maybe it will motivate them to vote in this one.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)Hope it works out for those poor immigration attorneys.
roamer65
(36,748 posts)Given what they have seen so far from the attempts to reopen American universities.
LisaL
(44,986 posts)NT