


If SEVP does not receive payment within the given 30 days, SEVP will forward the Cancelled and Invalid status records to CTCEU for investigation and possible removal.


Possible arrest, detention, deportation and denial of requested benefits.F and M students and J exchange visitors who do not pay the regulation-mandated I-901 SEVIS Fee after receiving a Form I-515A are subject to the following:.The Counter Terrorism and Criminal Exploitation Unit (CTCEU) reviews all terminated records to determine the need for further investigation.Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the ports of entry that the F or M student or J exchange visitor has a Fraud Alert for failure to make a fee payment. The comments accompanying this termination will note, “Fee Payment Fraud Alert.” SEVP will place a flag on the name and SEVIS record of the F or M student or J exchange visitor.SEVIS records will show Terminated with reason code, “Other” for J exchange visitors and, “Otherwise Failing to Maintain Status” for F and M students. SEVP will terminate the SEVIS records of those F or M students and DoS will terminate the SEVIS records of those J exchange visitors.For F and M students and J exchange visitors with Active, Terminated, No Show or Inactive status.Failure to pay within 30 days will cause the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and the Department of State (DoS) to proceed with the following actions: If you received a letter titled, “Notice to Students and Exchange Visitors” regarding I-901 SEVIS Fee payment fraud, the notice gives instructions on how to avoid Terminated or Cancelled SEVIS status. Deducts the amount from the merchant’s account.Refunds the money to the credit card holder’s account.If the charge is not legitimate, the credit card company then performs all of the following actions: A brief investigation by the credit card company determines whether the charge is legitimate. A chargeback occurs when a credit card holder disputes a charge that appears on a credit card statement.
