Your SEVIS fee,
handled.covered.off the list.behind you.

The mandatory I-901 SEVIS fee, paid for you. From your local card or mobile money, in your local currency. Official receipt back in your dashboard in 12 hours to 7 days.

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Meet SEVISMate.

How it works

SEVISMate pays the U.S. I-901 SEVIS fee on your behalf. We charge in your local currency, handle the rest, and deliver the official receipt to your dashboard.

Three steps. That is it.

Enter your SEVIS ID and form details. Pay in your local currency. Receive the official I-901 receipt in your dashboard. No USD card. No Western Union.

Pay in naira,
cedi, or shilling.

Local cards, mobile money, bank transfer. We get the fee paid in USD using whichever method your country actually accepts, so you do not have to.

The official I-901,
on file.

The same official PDF receipt the U.S. side issues. Stored in your dashboard, downloadable any time, emailed automatically.

01 · The pitch

Pay Your
SEVIS Fee.
From Home.

Settle your I‑901 fee in local currency, straight from your phone. The official receipt lands on your dashboard, usually within the day.

02 · The shortcut

Pay The
Easy
Way.

Drop in your SEVIS ID and pay in your local currency. We handle the FX, settle the $350 on the U.S. side, and put the official I‑901 receipt on your dashboard the same day.

$350 fee

Mandatory I‑901. Every F‑1, M‑1, and J‑1 applicant pays it before the visa interview. No receipt, no interview.

Local currency

Pay in cedis, naira, shillings, rupees, or whatever you already use. We handle the conversion and settle the $350 in USD on your behalf.

Same day

The official I‑901 lands on your dashboard within hours of payment confirmation. Express moves even faster.

03 · The flow

Three
Steps.
Done.

Most people finish the whole thing in under seven minutes, whether they're paying from Accra, Lagos, or Nairobi.

01. Fill details

Grab your I‑20 or DS‑2019, drop in your SEVIS ID, name, and email. Three minutes, tops.

02. Pay local

Local card, mobile money, or bank transfer in your currency. We take it from there.

03. Get receipt

The official I‑901 PDF lands in your dashboard and inbox. Download, print, take it to the interview.

Express option

Interview is tomorrow? Express processing confirms the receipt within hours.

Inbox and dashboard

Every update hits your inbox and stays on your dashboard, so the receipt is always one tap away.

No account required

Pay as a guest. Create an account if you want history, push alerts, and the Arrival Kit unlocked.

04 · What you get

Official.
Fast.
Yours.

The document you take to the embassy is the same I‑901 receipt issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Same file, same authority. The only thing that changes is how you paid for it.

Official I‑901

The exact PDF generated by the DHS system. The same file the consular officer expects to see.

Secure checkout

Payments run through Paystack. Card details never touch our servers.

Support in your timezone

We are based in Africa, work the hours you work, and have sat through this paperwork ourselves.

80+ countries

Students from across Africa and beyond have paid through SEVISMate since launch.

Under 24h standard

Standard processing confirms within a business day. Express does it in hours.

Every order delivered

Every paid order ends with the receipt sitting in your dashboard, ready to download.

05 · Get started

Your Visa
Starts
Here.

Get the SEVIS fee out of the way today. Pay in your local currency, download the official receipt, and walk into your interview with the part nobody warned you about already handled.

Trusted by African universities, advisors and
partners who send students stateside.

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SEVISMate in practice

Three speeds

Pick how fast you need the I-901 receipt back. Standard at 3 to 5 business days, Priority at 24 to 48 hours, Express in under 12 hours. The SEVIS fee itself is the same $350 across all three. The service fee is what changes.

Receipt
SVM-1A4F-2026-04-25
Total paid$395.00
Completed

Express. Under 12 hours.

Interview tomorrow and the SEVIS receipt is the only thing missing. Pay through SEVISMate Express and the I-901 lands in your dashboard before morning. We have done it 1,800+ times. No USD card, no Western Union queue, no all-nighter.

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Service fees

Pick your speed. Pay once. Done.

All three plans get you the same official I-901 receipt. The number below is just our service fee. Your full charge adds the $350 SEVIS fee (or $220 for J-1 applicants on a DS-2019) plus the mandatory $10 tax.

Basic

Your interview is weeks away. You have time.

$30service fee
5 to 7 business days
  • Secure online payment
  • Email support
  • Dashboard access
  • I-901 receipt download
Start with Basic
Most picked

Standard

The middle ground most students pick.

$40service fee
3 to 5 business days
  • Priority processing queue
  • Email and chat support
  • Dashboard access
  • I-901 receipt download
Go Standard

Express

Interview is around the corner. We move fast.

$60service fee
Under 12 hours
  • Dedicated processing agent
  • Priority queue jump
  • Priority support
  • I-901 receipt download
I need this fast

Students who have been through it.

They were stressed too. Now they are at orientation, in dorms, on campuses across the U.S.

The interview was two weeks out and the only payment routes I could find from Lagos were money order and Western Union, neither of which I had a way to do. SEVISMate Express had the receipt in my dashboard two days before the interview.
Adaeze OkonkwoLagos · Texas A&M · F-1
Spent days trying to figure out how to mail a U.S. money order from Accra. Then found SEVISMate. Paid in cedis through MoMo, took ten minutes. Receipt back the next morning.
Kwame AsanteAccra · University of Houston · F-1
The only payment routes I could find as a Kenyan applicant were a money order or a Western Union slip. From Nairobi. SEVISMate took it through MPESA the same day.
Brenda KamauNairobi · Iowa State · F-1
I just did not feel like betting on whether my CBE card would clear an international USD transaction the day before my interview. SEVISMate took my Telebirr in seconds and the receipt came back the next morning.
Selam TesfayeAddis Ababa · Purdue · F-1
I paid Saturday night, had the I-901 in my email Sunday afternoon. The visa officer in Lagos accepted it without a question.
Tunde OlawaleIbadan · Georgia Tech · F-1
My program coordinator recommended SEVISMate after another student in our cohort got stuck for a week trying to pay from Uganda. So glad I listened.
Aisha MuwangaKampala · Northeastern · J-1
The interview was two weeks out and the only payment routes I could find from Lagos were money order and Western Union, neither of which I had a way to do. SEVISMate Express had the receipt in my dashboard two days before the interview.
Adaeze OkonkwoLagos · Texas A&M · F-1
Spent days trying to figure out how to mail a U.S. money order from Accra. Then found SEVISMate. Paid in cedis through MoMo, took ten minutes. Receipt back the next morning.
Kwame AsanteAccra · University of Houston · F-1
The only payment routes I could find as a Kenyan applicant were a money order or a Western Union slip. From Nairobi. SEVISMate took it through MPESA the same day.
Brenda KamauNairobi · Iowa State · F-1
I just did not feel like betting on whether my CBE card would clear an international USD transaction the day before my interview. SEVISMate took my Telebirr in seconds and the receipt came back the next morning.
Selam TesfayeAddis Ababa · Purdue · F-1
I paid Saturday night, had the I-901 in my email Sunday afternoon. The visa officer in Lagos accepted it without a question.
Tunde OlawaleIbadan · Georgia Tech · F-1
My program coordinator recommended SEVISMate after another student in our cohort got stuck for a week trying to pay from Uganda. So glad I listened.
Aisha MuwangaKampala · Northeastern · J-1
I was sceptical about a third party paying my SEVIS fee. The receipt came back exactly the same as the official one. Trust earned.
Chimamanda EzeAbuja · NYU · F-1
The pricing was clear, the steps were three, and they got back to me within the hour when I had a question about my school code. That was the whole pitch and they delivered.
Joseph MwakalindileDar es Salaam · Michigan State · F-1
Paid in cedis through Vodafone Cash. The conversion rate was actually fair, no hidden surprises at checkout. The dashboard tracked everything.
Akosua BoatengKumasi · UC Berkeley · F-1
My visa appointment was in 11 days. SEVISMate Express had the receipt back in 8 hours. I would have been completely stuck otherwise.
Ngozi AchebePort Harcourt · Texas A&M · M-1
Did not want to wrestle with HBL over an international USD payment and a limit raise, then hope it cleared on the U.S. side. Paid through SEVISMate in PKR via JazzCash, receipt back the next day. Saved me the State Bank paperwork.
Ayesha IqbalKarachi · Carnegie Mellon · F-1
Did not want to apply for a US-issued credit card just to pay one fee. SEVISMate took my Indian rupees through UPI and handled the rest. Receipt was in my dashboard before I went to bed.
Rohit SharmaBengaluru · MIT · F-1
I was sceptical about a third party paying my SEVIS fee. The receipt came back exactly the same as the official one. Trust earned.
Chimamanda EzeAbuja · NYU · F-1
The pricing was clear, the steps were three, and they got back to me within the hour when I had a question about my school code. That was the whole pitch and they delivered.
Joseph MwakalindileDar es Salaam · Michigan State · F-1
Paid in cedis through Vodafone Cash. The conversion rate was actually fair, no hidden surprises at checkout. The dashboard tracked everything.
Akosua BoatengKumasi · UC Berkeley · F-1
My visa appointment was in 11 days. SEVISMate Express had the receipt back in 8 hours. I would have been completely stuck otherwise.
Ngozi AchebePort Harcourt · Texas A&M · M-1
Did not want to wrestle with HBL over an international USD payment and a limit raise, then hope it cleared on the U.S. side. Paid through SEVISMate in PKR via JazzCash, receipt back the next day. Saved me the State Bank paperwork.
Ayesha IqbalKarachi · Carnegie Mellon · F-1
Did not want to apply for a US-issued credit card just to pay one fee. SEVISMate took my Indian rupees through UPI and handled the rest. Receipt was in my dashboard before I went to bed.
Rohit SharmaBengaluru · MIT · F-1
Quick answers

The stuff people ask.

Anything else, message us at support@sevismate.com. We usually get back same day.

The mandatory $350 fee every F-1, M-1, and J-1 visa applicant must pay before the visa interview. No receipt, no interview. The U.S. system that collects it is set up for U.S. payment methods, USD-capable cards, money orders, Western Union Quick Pay, or certified U.S. bank checks. SEVISMate takes care of the whole thing in your local currency so you do not have to chase any of that.

Basic is 5 to 7 business days. Standard is 3 to 5. Express is under 12 hours. After we submit, the I-901 system takes another 1 to 3 business days to generate the official receipt. Same on every plan.

Local debit or credit card, mobile money, or bank transfer in your currency. No USD card needed. We handle the FX and everything else, so you pay in cedis, naira, shillings, or whatever you already have.

Yes. SSL/TLS encryption end-to-end, the same standard banks use. Your information is never sold or shared. We take this seriously because we know how much is riding on the application.

Reach support immediately, sooner is always better. We will look at the submission with you and figure out what can be corrected or what the next steps are. Do not panic, just message us.

It covers the cross-border payment processing, the FX, keeping the platform running, and support you can actually reach when something goes sideways. That is how this stays available for students who need it.

One less thing on your plate.

The SEVIS fee is the easy part to fix. Start a payment in three minutes and the receipt is back well before your interview.