F-1 Financial documents from sponsor

[luis_bici_ 4]

Here I am again with another question- The embassy page says to bring the I-20 and the financial documents of the person paying your costs while you are in the US. What documents should I provide? Would scanned copies from the bank work? The US embassy could easily check my tax records to verify anything. Any suggestions about this? I provided these documents to the English school and they issued the I-20 without hesatation. Thank you for your help.

[Little_My 464]

They are not gonna check your tax records, you should bring with you whatever documents you used to get the I-20. If you have sufficient funds in your bank accounts to cover the costs of studying in the US, then bank statements are enough. If someone is sponsoring you, bring the affidavit of support as well. Whatever it was that you used to get the I-20 should be just fine for the embassy as well.

[luis_bici_ 4]

Thank you. I am the one sponsoring my girlfriend. I provided bank statements to the school for her application. Would electronic copies of these suffice for the US embassy in her country?

[Little_My 464]

Probably depends on the policies of the particular embassy. My boyfriend (now husband) sponsored me back in the day, and I just printed out his electronic bank statements which showed his name, bank account info and current balance. In the US Embassy in Helsinki those were just fine. She does need to have an affidavit of support from you though, in which you state that you are willing to sponsor her studies with XXXX amount, and that should be an original with your signature I think. My school had that as a part of the I-20 application form - did you fill something like that out already?

[luis_bici_ 4]

The school has that in an email I sent along with the application, does something formal need to be provided to the embassy then? Would a faxed, signed letter work, as mail to Venezuela is not rapid.