***  "SEVIS" INFORMATION  ***

WHAT IS SEVIS?
"SEVIS" means "Student and Exchange Visitor Information System."  SEVIS is a U.S. government computerized system to let the government and schools know information about every foreign student and visitor who is in the United States or coming soon.

If you want to study at Spring International Language Center, you must pay the SEVIS fee at the beginning of the process, before you can get a visa.  The SEVIS fee is officially called the "SEVIS i901" fee.  For more details, you can go to the U.S. Government Immigration SEVIS website, at http://www.ice.gov/sevis/i901/index.htm.

HOW TO PAY THE $100 SEVIS I901 FEE:
By Internet at http://www.ice.gov/sevis/i901/index.htm (at least 3 days before you go to your visa interview appointment).
    Complete Form I-901 online and pay by credit or debit card.  Print your receipt to take to the visa interview.

By Western Union Quick Pay (provides immediate proof of payment).
Pay with cash in your local currency at any participating Western Union location.
    Visit the webpage at ICE http://www.ice.gov/sevis/i901/wu_instr.htm site for specific instructions.

By Mail (allow at least 33 days for mailing and processing with Air Mail option or at least 14 days with Expedited Delivery by Courier).
    You may download and print the I-901 form and instructions for payment by mail at http://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/I-901.pdf. 
    You must include payment by check or money order in U.S. dollars and drawn on a bank located in the U.S.  Send by Air Mail or Expedited Delivery by Courier for an additional fee of $30.00.

NOTE: This fee CANNOT be paid at the U.S. Embassy. It must be paid by one of the methods above.
 

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