Sevis
Fee
Homeland Security is now requiring F-1
students to pay a $100 Sevis fee before the student
can apply for the visa. There are three ways to
pay the fee. On-line, mail or Western Union
Quick Pay.
For more information go to http://www.ice.gov
, follow the link of [International students]
To pay by mail you will need the Form: I-901(can
be obtain from www.fmjfee.com
). The form requires Acrobat Reader in order
to download the form. If you do not have
Acrobat Reader, you can find someone's computer that
has that program, or you can download it for free at
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
Students can go to www.fmjfee.com
and apply on line using a credit card which is
the fastest and least expensive. You will receive
an e-mail receipt which you will take with you
to the consulate.
WESTERN UNION: U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has
implemented an alternative method of payment for the
Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)
fee for international students and exchange visitors. On
November 1, 2004, nonimmigrant students and exchange
visitors in more than 130 countries are able to pay the
I-901 SEVIS fee locally using the Western Union Quick
PayTM service.
This initiative allows
Western Union to collect the SEVIS I-901 fee, in local
currency, along with the needed Form I-901 data and
transmit the payment and data to ICE. The properly
completed Western Union receipt serves as immediate
proof-of-payment for a visa interview at a U.S.
consulate and for admission at a U.S. port of entry.
This option is available in any country where Western
Union offers its Quick PayTM service.
The Western Union Quick
PayTM service allows you to send your payment
electronically, directly to the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS). Simply bring your cash payment in local
currency – where applicable – to a participating
Western Union location. Within minutes, DHS will receive
a notification indicating to us that you have made your
SEVIS fee payment.
There are three steps
that you should follow:
Step One:
Print out and bring a copy
of these instructions along with a copy of the sample
form to a local participating Western Union Agent
location.
Step Two:
Go to a local
participating Western Union Agent location.
To find the nearest
Western Union Agent location go to http://www.payment-solutions.com/agent.asp
and select a country or call the telephone number of the
Western Union Commercial Services Network Agent in your
country as listed in your phone book.
Step Three:
Request and fill out the
blue form.
You must request a Blue
Form at the participating local Western Union
Agent location. This form may show words such as
“Payment Services” or “Quick Pay” printed in the
applicable local language. However, please note that all
Quick Pay forms will be blue.
Once you have
obtained the Blue Form from the Western Union Agent
location, you must fill out all appropriate
information. Below are specific instructions
for each field and sample forms for F, M, and J visas at
international Western Union Agent locations as well as
instructions and sample forms for Western Union Agent
locations in the United States. Please
bring a copy of these instructions and sample forms to
the Western Union Agent location.
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