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Please review the information on this page regarding Form I-17. It contains important changes to the instructions for completing and filing the form. We are providing notices of changes through this page to assist you with the latest information. You may access the form through the Download link at the bottom of the page. Please follow any special instructions listed on this page. Failure to follow these instructions may result in your application or petition being delayed or denied.


Form:

    I-17, Petition for Approval of School for Attendance by Nonimmigrant Student

Instructions:

    Purpose of Form: This form and its supplements are used by a school or school system to request approval from USCIS to admit nonimmigrant students.
    Number of Pages: 6
    Edition Date: 04/05/02. Versions other than this electronic submission are not acceptable, see download information below
    Where to File: This petition may only be filed electronically through the Student and Exchange Visitors Information System.
    Filing Fee: A basic processing fee of $230 for each school’s application is required. Every school applying for enrollment in SEVIS, whether for initial approval or for recertification, requires a campus visit. A fee of $350 will be submitted with the basic application fee for each school campus.
    Examples: Redding College, a one-campus institution, is applying for enrollment in SEVIS ($230), and is required to have a campus visit ($350); the payment (total fee payment of $580) must be submitted with the application.

    Blake University is applying for enrollment in SEVIS ($230) to qualify the school’s Greenville Campus ($350) as well as the main campus ($350) for the program (total fee payment of $930); payment of these fees must be included with the submission of the application.

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Last Modified 12/22/2003