<p>Hi, I'm a Korean international student currently living in Almaty, Kazakhstan. I have an uncomfortable situation here: my dad is currently living in Korea since this December because his contract with his company in Kazakhstan ended, so now he's back in Korea working. It's a little difficult for me to communicate with him about the financial stuff because he's not familiar with the U.S. college system. </p>
<p>I have several colleges like Knox College, University of Richmond, and Boston University that want financial forms/certifications. All of these forms require a bank official's signature. So I told my dad that he needs to go to the bank and get a sign from the official, so he went, but the bank said they can't sign it...so I'm confused. I'm very confused about all these financial things, so I'm not sure what's going on. </p>
<p>What do they mean when they can't sign it? I'm thinking that the bank official might not exactly know what the form is for so they couldn't sign it...but I don't know. I do have a bank statement though...if I send a bank statement, will it be okay to not get a sign from the bank? Or are those not very related? :/ </p>
<p>Please helppp :(</p>
<p>You bumped this thread after EIGHT minutes? Give folks a chance to respond!</p>
<p>Send an email to the colleges and see if they can email you the form they want signed. It is a verification of finances. If they can email you the form, then forward it to your dad to take. He should be talking to a bank officer, not just someone behind the counter.</p>
<p>We had to do this here when our kid did a study abroad. And we had to speak to a bank officer to get it done.</p>
<p>Sometimes banks get confused and think that they’re guaranteeing that the money will be there for college. </p>
<p>Yeah I think the bank is confused…Also, I was checking if what my dad sent me is the right document for bank statement but I’m not so sure anymore…it says “Certificate of Deposit/Money Trust Balance”…is that the same thing as a bank statement?</p>
<p>If your dad can’t sort this out with the bank on his own, ask him to contact the closest office of EducationUSA. There are several in Korea. The staff there will be able to help him find the write words to use to explain what he needs the bank officer to do. <a href=“https://www.educationusa.info/SouthKorea”>https://www.educationusa.info/SouthKorea</a></p>