May 2, 2008
Student-Visa Fee May Grow to Cover Surveillance Costs
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to roughly double, to as much as $200, the fees that visiting international students must pay. The money will be used to upgrade a federal surveillance program that monitors the students' activities.
The increased fees for international visitors applying for student, exchange-visitor, or similar nonimmigrant visas (in categories known as F, J, or M visas) were outlined in the Federal Register and are scheduled to take effect on October 1.
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