Drawn on a US Bank for Internationals

[soldierhead]

Hi all,

I'm from India and I recently got a PhD admit from Northeastern University. Before enrolling, I'm required to pay a $100 USD tuition deposit. However, they've instructed that "All checks must be issued in US$ and be drawn on a U.S. Bank." Being from India, I of course don't have an account with a US bank. So how am I supposed to pay this deposit? Any one else face this problem? If so, how did you resolve it?

Thanks in advance.

[hippyscientist]

That's for checks only. If they offer an option to pay via credit card you should be able to pay from your home country. I'm not sure of a work-around if they are only accepting checks but your best option would be to contact the graduate administrator for your program and ask them.

[soldierhead]

My offer letter only mentions payment by check drawn on a US bank. I contacted them but haven't gotten a reply yet. Hopefully this won't be too much of a problem.