Fee Remittance Form for Certain F, J, and M Non-immigrants

• Legal Form Number: I-901
• Section: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• Issuer: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

I-901, FEE REMITTANCE FOR CERTAIN F, J AND M NONIMMIGRANTS

OMB No. 1653-0034

Expires 07/31/2025

INSTRUCTIONS

This form is used to pay the fee to support the F, M, and J nonimmigrant reporting system authorized by Public Law 104-208, Subtitle D,

Section 641. If you are subject to this fee and do not pay it, you will not be issued an F, M, or J nonimmigrant visa or be admitted to the

United States. If you are in the United States and apply for a change of status, you are subject to this fee. If you do not pay it, your

application will not be processed.

Fee payment is required if the applicant is:

a. An alien seeking an F-1, F-3, J-1, M-1, or M-3 visa from an

embassy or consulate abroad for initial attendance at a school

approved by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or for

initial participation in an exchange visitor program designated by

the Department of State (DoS). There is an exception noted below

in section j.

b. An alien who does not need a visa to enter the United States as a

student or exchange visitor, who will be applying for admission at

a U.S. port-of-entry to begin initial attendance at a DHS-approved

school or initial participation in a DoS-designated exchange visitor

program except as specified in section j below.

c. An alien in the United States seeking a change of status to F-1,

F-3, J-1, M-1, or M-3. There are exceptions noted below in

sections j and n.

d. A nonimmigrant who was initially granted J-1 status as a

participant in an exchange visitor program sponsored by the

Federal government, as specified in section j below, and who is

now transferring to another J program in the same category that is

not sponsored by the Federal government.

e. A J-1 nonimmigrant who is applying for a change of category from

within the United States. There is an exception noted below in

section j.

f. A J-1 nonimmigrant who is applying for a reinstatement after a

substantive violation, or who has been out of program status for

longer than 120 days but less than 270 days during the course of

his or her program. There is an exception noted below in section j.

g. An F-1, F-3, M-1, or M-3 nonimmigrant applying for reinstatement

of student status, who has been out of student status for a period

exceeding the presumptive ineligibility requirement set forth in 8

CFR 214.2(f)(16)(A) or 214.2(m)(16)(A).

h. An F-1, F-3, M-1, or M-3 nonimmigrant who has been absent from

the United States for a period exceeding 5 months, was not

working toward completion of curriculum in authorized overseas

study, and now wishes to re-enter for a new F or M program of

study in the United States.

Fee payment not required if applicant is:

i. An F-2, J-2, or M-2 dependent.

j. A J-1 participant in an exchange visitor program sponsored by the

Federal government. A program sponsored by the Federal

government is identified by a program number of G-1, G-2, G-3,

or G-7.

k. An F-1, F-3, J-1, M-1, or M-3 nonimmigrant who haspreviously

paid the fee, or whose Form I-20 or DS-2019 initial attendance

was issued on or before August 31, 2004, and who is applying

for a visa to return to the United States as a continuing student

or a continuing participant of an exchange visitor program.

m. A J-1 nonimmigrant transferring between programs in the same

exchange visitor category where no differential fee exists.

n. A nonimmigrant applying for a change of classification from

within the United States between F-1 and F-3 status or between

M-1 and M-3 status.

o. An F-1, F-3, J-1, M-1, or M-3 nonimmigrant requesting/applying

for an extension of stay in a single program.

p. An alien reapplying for a visa from an embassy or consulate

abroad after having paid the SEVIS fee for a previous F-1, F-3,

M-1, or M-3 visa that was denied, and who is applying again for

the same type of program within 12 months of the initial denial.

q. An alien reapplying for a visa from an embassy or consulate

after having paid the SEVIS fee for a previous J-1 visa that was

denied, and who is applying again for the same type J-1

exchange visitor category within 12 months of the initial denial,

unless there is a fee differential.

r. A nonimmigrant who has applied for a change of status in the

United States to an F, M, or J classification, had the initial

application for the change of status denied for a reason other

than failure to pay the SEVIS fee, and is applying for a motion to

re-open the case within 12 months of the original denial.

Documents needed to fill out this form:

- F-1, F-3, M-1, and M-3 status only: Form I-20 (Certificate of

Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status) issued to you by

DHS-approved school you will attend.

-J-1 status only: Form DS-2019 (Certificate of Eligibility for

Exchange Visitor [J-1] Status) issued to you by the designated

exchange visitor program in which you will participate.

ICE Form I-901 Instructions (10/24) Page 1 of 3

l. An F-1, F-3, M-1, or M-3 nonimmigrant transferring between

approved schools, changing educational levels, or applying for

post-completion practical training.