You have an offer and the tuition or deposit has to be sent to the university in foreign currency. rima makes the payment on your behalf, the fee is 3% and published on this page, and you get the payment receipt.
Why it's hard
University payment portals and their processors (Flywire, Convera and the like) do not accept an Iranian card or a domestic account. Tuition deadlines are usually tied to enrolment or the visa timeline, so they don't wait.
So most people ask someone with a foreign card. The problem is not that it fails — it is that no receipt tied to the student survives, and if the payment never reaches the university there is nothing to follow up on.
What's in scope
We say it first because some services sell both. Applying, corresponding with the university and the file itself are yours or your advisor's. What rima does is one specific thing: the amount the university asked for, paid in the right currency to that account inside the deadline, with the receipt handed back to you.
How it works
The university name, the payment ID or reference the university gave you (invoice / student reference), and the student's name. That is what the order form asks for.
The Toman equivalent is calculated at the day's rate plus the service fee and shown before you pay. You pick the order currency — dollars, euros or pounds.
The payment is made to the university and its receipt is filed for you. The order status stays in your panel with its date.
Pricing
The exchange rate is the one rima publishes openly on the site — visible before you order, not made up for you. The service fee is separate and listed below.
| Order amount | Fee | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | $15 | 3% |
| $2,000 | $60 | 3% |
| $5,000 | $150 | 3% |
| $15,000 | $450 | 3% |
| $30,000 | $900 | 3% |
| $50,000 | $1,500 | 3% |
This fee is not tiered and has no floor or ceiling: 3% at $500 is 3% at $50,000. That is why the effective-rate column reads the same on every row.
This table is computed by the same function the checkout uses, so it cannot promise a number the payment won't honour.
Before choosing any service
Together they make the final price, and separating them is the only way to compare honestly. On an amount as large as tuition, even a small hidden percentage becomes a big number. Both of rima's numbers are on the site before you reach the order form: the rate on the home page, the fee in the table above.
Terms
Our commitment ceiling is 24 hours. University payments depend on the institution's portal and hours, so tell us up front if an enrolment deadline is close.
Any university or processor with a foreign-currency payment page. If you are unsure, send the payment link or reference before ordering — checking costs nothing.
The payment is made against the exact university reference so it lands on the right account. That is why getting the reference right matters more than speed.
Amount range: From $50 to $50,000 per order. If a full year's tuition is above the ceiling, split it into more than one order or talk to support first.
FAQ
Other fees on the same path
The per-university charge for reviewing your file.
Paying the embassy appointment and consular fees.
Top up a PayPal balance with an Iranian bank card.
Enter the amount and the university, and see the final total before you pay.
Whether paid tuition is refundable if you withdraw or a visa is refused depends on the university's own rules and is outside rima's control. What we do guarantee: if the payment is not made to the university, your money comes back in full.