If you are a newly admitted student who has not yet applied for a visa or current student applying for a new visa, you will be required to pay additional monies for the I-901 SEVIS fee as of October 27, 2008. The amounts are as follows:
F-1/M-1 visa applicants $200.00
J-1 visa applicants $180.00
Special J-visa categories (subsidized payment) $35