Eligibility
Per Article 27, Section 1 of the GTFF Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), for those GEs who pay a SEVIS fee to attend their current graduate program at the University of Oregon and who are employed as GEs in the term in which they matriculate in their current graduate program, the SEVIS fee paid by the GE will be reimbursed upon request and proof of payment unless that fee has already been paid or reimbursed by another source.
The 2024-2026 UO-GTFF CBA provides an additional reimbursement benefit for GEs who paid a Visa application fee after January 26, 2024 to attend their current UO graduate program and who were employed as GEs in the term in which they matriculate in their current graduate program.
Reimbursement Request Process
- Submit the reimbursement request below. Supporting documentation for each expense is required (e.g., SEVIS I-901 Payment Confirmation, Visa application fee payment receipt)
- Within 30 days, the Division of Graduate Studies will update the student by email about the status of their request.
- If approved, the reimbursement will be credited to the student's UO billing account, accessible in DuckWeb. The reimbursement, less any balance due, will be refunded to the student via direct deposit (or via paper check if direct deposit has not been set up).