An Indian student said the F1 visa interview date was cancelled for refusing to pay an additional fee to an agent.
An Indian student claimed on Reddit that an agent asked for an additional Rs 20,000 for an F-1 visa interview, which the Redditor refused to pay and received a message that the appointment was canceled. The student, who is planning to pursue a programme at a US university, originally had an I-20 showing an August 31, 2026 programme start date. The agent later informed that he had secured an October 19 visa interview appointment, according to the student’s account. But for that, an additional ₹20,000 was to be paid. My I-20 still shows the old August 31, 2026 start date, although my agent says I should move my studies to January 2027,” the student said. I also don’t want to pay ₹20,000 if it’s simply an agent’s additional charge and not an official visa fee,” the post added.
Because i wasn’t sure why I needed to pay this extra amount, “I refused. Because i don’t know whether I should continue using this agent, try to manage the appointment myself, ask my school for a new I-20 for January, or do something else first, “I’m worried.
“Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a visa interview appointment before my school start date, so my agent told me the intake would probably have to be moved to January 2027,” the student said. He then told me that if I didn’t pay, he would cancel the appointment. But many Redditors said that only agents are getting visa interview slots and there is no other way to get a slot in such an emergency situation like college admission.
He actually cancelled it, and I received the cancellation confirmation,” the Reddit post read. I have not paid my SEVIS fee yet either. You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.