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SEVIS Visa Application Fee (to be paid at U.S. Embassy/Consulate)

International Visitors applying for either an F-1 or J-1 visa stamp are required to pay a SEVIS Fee ($200 for an F-1 visa; $180 for a J-1 visa) prior to obtaining their visa stamp at the U.S. Embassy/Consulate.  (F-2, J-2 or J-1s funded by the U.S. Federal government are exempt from this fee.)

Your visa WILL NOT BE ISSUED unless the U.S. Embassy has already received payment of this fee.  You WILL NOT be able to PAY FOR IT IN PERSON AT THE TIME OF VISA APPLICATION.  It must be paid PRIOR TO visiting the U.S. Embassy.

The SEVIS fee is NOT a Tufts fee.  This fee is imposed by the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services.

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