<p>I'm an international student applying to URochester. The university demands that I submit the financial certification form to prove that I can pay tuition for one year (67k).
My family has the money, but the bank manager refuses to sign the form! They say for legal reason they are unable to sign it when it comes to such large amounts of money.
URochester won't let me submit a form that won't state the entire 67k, nor do they agree to receive it later (after the financial aid packages are sent). I don't want to give up on URochester.</p>
<p>Has anyone come across this situation? What am I supposed to do?</p>
<p>Not really. The bank manager said that the problem is that the form states that the bank will provide the money if needed, so they think if I get in without getting any scholarship then URochester will demand that the bank provides the entire sum, whether my family has it by then or not. I don’t intend to go to Rochester if I won’t get a scholarship so the banks’ concern is irrelevant, but they apparantly don’t care.</p>
<p>Unless you are applying ED, you still have time to submit the forms. Have your parents talk to the bank since the bank cannot hold their money hostage. However, if you are applying binding ED, U of R would be binding and you would have to pay the money upfront in order to get a visa to study in the US (school knows that they would have you so why offer you a scholarship).</p>
<p>You will not have to pay the money before you can get your visa. Don’t worry about that. You will however need to convince the visa officer at the US consulate that you have the money or you won’t get that visa.</p>
<p>Sources of funding are listed on the International Financial Support Form and are accompanied by the following types of documents:</p>
<p>An original bank statement no older than six months, on official bank letterhead, stamped or signed by a bank official, and showing the required amount in liquidity. (Note: If your sponsor is not a parent or legal guardian, the statement should be submitted with an affidavit of support.)</p>
<p>Original copy of scholarship letter from sponsoring organization indicating dates, amounts, and terms of sponsorship.
<p>What’s this “form” you refer to that includes a promise to pay? If it’s a bank form, you don’t need it. All you need is a statement that says your parents’ current bank balance is greater than $67k. That’s it.</p>
<p>Do your parents receive monthly statements from the bank showing their monthly banking activity and current balance? If so, take one of those, ask the bank official to sign or stamp it to verify its authenticity, and put it in the mail to Rochester. That’s all you need.</p>
<p>An original bank statement no older than six months, on official bank letterhead, stamped or signed by a bank official, and showing the required amount in liquidity. (Note: If your sponsor is not a parent or legal guardian, the statement should be submitted with an affidavit of support.)</p>
<p>I think your banker is confused. All he’s supposed to do is stamp/sign that the statement is true (not created on your computer with fake amounts). </p>
<p>The banker is NOT guaranteeing that the funds will be there when it’s time to actually pay. The bank isn’t responsible for that.</p>
<p>Are you sure you need the form now? I process visas, and we do not collect the information until the student has accepted our offer of admission. At that time, the student would know if he was offered a scholarship. The I-20 cannot be created until a certain amount of time before the student would begin school; I do not begin until the end of May for a September start. The thing is, whatever document you send to the school you will also need to provide to the Consulate when you have your visa appointment (I tell students to get TWO originals, one for us & one for the Consulate). You won’t want to get it too early. Maybe URochester wants the info earlier in the admissions process, but I don’t see anything indicating that on their website. I would suggest contacting them to ask.</p>