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SEVIS Fee Beginning September 1, 2004 the Department of Homeland Security will collect a congressionally mandated fee to cover the costs of SEVIS, the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System. SEVIS is an automated system for collecting, maintaining and managing data about foreign students and exchange visitors during their entry to, stay in, and exit from the United States. If you need more information in regards with the fee, contact our International Visitors and Academic Experiences Program (IVAEP) Program or Dr. Aida Castañer-Martínez (2928, 4931). What is the SEVIS fee?
This SEVIS fee is required of all foreign nationals who come to the United States for the purpose of pursuing a full course of study (F-1) and exchange visitors (J-1), in institutions such as colleges, universities, and language training programs. It is payable one time for each single educational or exchange program in which an F-1 or J-1 participates, extending from the time is granted F-1 or J-1 status to the time the student or exchange visitor falls out of status, changes status, or departs the U.S. for an extended period of time.
This fee is new and goes into effect September 1, 2004. SEVIS fee payments will be used by the United States Department of Homeland Security to fund the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. This program makes it possible for international students and exchange visitors to attend schools in the United States. The fee also funds the Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a computer system employed to track international students and exchange visitors during their stays in the United States.
Who must pay the SEVIS fee and when? You will need to pay the SEVIS fee if you were issued a Form I-20 or a DS-2019 on or after September 1, 2004, AND one of the following conditions applies:
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