SEVIS I-901 Fee Payment by Western Union Quick Pay Instructions

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) provides alternative methods for payment of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) fee. This fee must be paid by students and exchange visitors prior to their visa interview.

Nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors in more than 130 countries are able to pay the SEVIS I-901 fee using the Western Union Quick Pay^TM service located in their communities. This initiative allows Western Union to collect the SEVIS I-901 fee in local currency. Western Union transmits both the payment and the Form I-901 data to ICE.

There are five steps that you should follow:

Step One: If you choose this payment option, do not file the Form I-901 online.

Step Two: Print out a copy of these instructions, a copy of the Western Union form example and a copy of either your Form I-20 or Form DS-2019. Take a copy of each of these three documents with you when you visit your local Western Union Agent location.

Step Three: Go to a local Western Union Agent location and pay the SEVIS I-901 fee in the local currency.

Step Four: Review the Western Union form to make sure that the Western Union agent uses your name, your SEVIS ID number and your date of birth (not the information that appears on the Western Union form example).

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 Five: After three business days, check on https://www.fmjfee.com/ to view your payment status. Once you see confirmation of payment on the https://www.fmjfee.com/ Web site, print out the confirmation page. The confirmation page serves as proof of payment of the SEVIS I-901 fee and can be used for a visa interview at a U. S. consulate and for admission at a U. S. port of entry.

Remember: It takes two or three business days to process your SEVIS I-901 fee payment.

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