Originally Posted by BigGrecian
Yes in a round about way.
As with any democracy there are fees payable to the government.
It's not a per person fee - but a general rather large fee to be approved to issue the documents.
Most schools charge a fee which covers the shipping and helps to cover their admin costs associated with issuing the paperwork i.e paying the person who makes the form up. They are perfectly entitled to to do this, and the majority of schools have some sort of charge. Quite often it can be in the hundreds of dollars, rather than making your flight training a couple of extra dollars an hour.
Originally Posted by BHenderson
Some schools are charging upwards of $1200 for the paperwork!
That is strange! Some schools do not charge any fees at all and just issue I-20M form right away!
I wonder is the usual practice for schools to do it this way?