I filed for change of visa status from f2 to f1 back in 2008, I paid for i-539 fee, SEVIS fee and all payments required. It was denied back then because they asked me to provide an evidence of a property that I own in my home country, but I do not own any property there, so I had no evidence to send to them. Now, I am filing for changing the visa status from f2 to f1 again, but now my spouse (F1 holder) studies in different school in a different state (we were in Illinois now we are in New York), and I have now a renewed passport with renewed visa (f2). My question is: Should I pay all the fees (i-539 and SEVIS etc.) again? or there is away that I can use what I already paid in 2008? or at least some of them?
Submitted by Alexander J Segal on February 22, 2012 - 1:50pm
You must pay all the filing fees required when filing any petition. You cannot use prior fees paid toward a new petition. The 2008 petition has been decided. When you pay a filing fee, it is for the processing of the particular case.
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