What is the difference between SEVIS fee and MRV fee?

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    Sreetama Sinha | Contributor-Level 6

    6 months ago

    The SEVIS fee is different from the MRV fee but both of them are required for student visa application to study in USA. Some of the key differences between SEVIS and MRV fees are as follows:

    SEVIS FeeMRV Fee
    This fee supports the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which tracks foreign and exchange students in the United States.This fee is a mandatory visa processing fee that allows students to apply for F1 student visas.
    The SEVIS fee is paid at least three days before the visa interview.MRV fee or visa fee is paid before starting US student visa application process.
    SEVIS fee is USD 350.MRV fee is USD 185.
    SEVIS fee is paid through the SEVIS fee processing website.The MRV fee is paid through the USVAC website.

    Hence, both SEVIS and MRV fees are significant in their ways and without any one of them, US student visas cannot be processed.

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