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== Fee ==

=== Fees for students and exchange visitors ===

Each student should pay a $200 fee to SEVIS before applying for an F-1 or M-1 visa. Their dependents will not have to pay the fee. If a student is applying for a J-1 visa, they must pay a $180 application fee.<ref>https://www.ice.gov/sevis/i901#wcm-survey-target-id</ref>

In 2004, the United States Congress mandated that all international students and exchange visitors pay the I-901 SEVIS fee, which funds the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and SEVIS. The fee can be paid online at fmjfee.com. As of January 2017, the fees are as follows:<ref name=sevis-fee>{{cite web|url = https://www.ice.gov/sevis/i901|title = I-901 SEVIS Fee|publisher = [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" border="1"

! Category !! Fee in current United States dollars

|-

| F or M visa applicant (full payment) || 200

|-

| J visa applicant (full payment) || 180

|-

| J visa applicant (subsidized payment) || 35

|-

| Government visitor || 0

|}

The SEVIS fee must be paid after receiving the initial document (I-20 or DS-2019) and is a prerequisite for obtaining the F, J, or M visa,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://internationalaffairs.uchicago.edu/page/students/admitted|title = Admitted Students|publisher = [[University of Chicago]]|accessdate = February 9, 2016}}</ref>

or if transitioning to student status using [[Form I-539]].<ref name=studyinthestates-i-539>{{cite web|url = https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/2013/07/what-is-the-form-i-539|title = What is the Form I-539?|date = June 18, 2013|accessdate = February 1, 2016|publisher = [[U.S. Department of Homeland Security]]}}</ref>

The fee needs to be paid only for the principal (the F-1, J-1, or M-1). Dependents (F-2, J-2, and M-2) do not need to pay the fee. Also, the fee needs to be paid only once per initial SEVIS record, and in particular, does not need to be paid again if applying for a new visa on the same status.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://internationalaffairs.uchicago.edu/fmjfee|title = SEVIS Fee|publisher = [[University of Chicago]] Office of International Affairs|accessdate = January 29, 2017}}</ref>

==See also==