Fees and Payments
USH has 2 types of fees that students must
pay. They are:
• This is due at the time of your application.
We cannot process any applications without receiving the application
fee and security deposit payment. The application fee and security deposit amount will depend on the school you are applying to. To view our list of schools and their application fee and security deposit amounts please click here.
• The security deposit is refundable 30 days
after you move out, provided you did not cause any damage in
the host’s home. You must contact us via e-mail 30 days
after your move out to receive the security deposit refund.
• Homestay applicants usually pay for the application fee and security
deposit with a credit card.
• You may also pay for this fee with a wire transfer, please contact us
and we will send you our bank information if you need to do so.
• This is the fee for your
homestay cost and is due prior to or by the tenth day of your
arrival in the USA.
• If you neglect to pay your housing fee within the 10th day of your arrival
in the US, a $50 late fee will automatically be applied to your invoice. To avoid
the late fee, USH recommends that you pay your housing fee a few days before
your arrival to the US. Please note that housing fee payment must be received
IN FULL by the 10th day of your arrival. If payment is not received within
the 15th day of your arrival, your homestay will be automatically cancelled due
to your neglect to pay your housing fee. You will still be responsible to pay
for the first 4 weeks of your housing should this be the case.
• The housing fee varies from school to school and depends on the length
of your stay and type of service. To see the homestay fee for your school, click
here, and you will be redirected to the prices and schools page. Once
there, click on your school and the price for a homestay for that school will
be listed. Your official housing fee amount will be e-mailed to you in an invoice
once your reservation is confirmed.
• If you wish to pay for the housing fee before you arrive, you may either
fill out the credit card authorization form (also found on the last page of
your homestay information packet) so that USH will charge your credit card
for this fee, send a wire transfer, or mail us a check. If you would like to
send us a bank wire transfer for this payment, please simply contact us for
our bank information and we will be glad to send it to you.
• Once you arrive, you may pay for your housing fee by credit card (simply
fill out the credit card authorization and send it to us), cash (you would
need to visit our office to pay in cash), personal/ bank check (you may mail
us your check), traveler’s checks (also needs to be mailed), or a money
order (can be purchased at convenience stores such as 7-Eleven, the post office,
etc.; would also need to be mailed or taken to our office). If you are sending
a check or money order, please make it payable to USH, Inc. and mail it to:
424 Kelton Ave., Ste. 514, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
• If your homestay is not located far from our office and you would like
to visit our office to make payment, please call or e-mail us to schedule an
appointment to do so.
• Rates vary depending on where your homestay
is located and you can find out the cost for your transfer
by going to our prices and schools page and clicking on your
school.
•We will include the cost of your airport pickup on your housing fee invoice
that is e-mailed to you once we confirm your reservation. You
must pay for your airport pickup fee along with your housing fee.
IMPORTANT: If you send us a credit card authorization
form for payment, we will debit your card for your housing
fee amount and e-mail you a receipt of the payment. Please
keep in mind that all credit card payments are subject to a
3.5% convenience fee. Wire transfer payments also require
a $20 bank fee on top of your housing fee as this is the amount
the bank will debit our account for the transaction.
Please feel free to contact
us anytime if you
have any questions about payment.
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