International Student Certification of Finances, Sources of Savings

Student Lounge International Students
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Hi guys,

This is very urgent, please give any information you can.

I’m an international undergraduate, looking for financial aid. Most colleges require to submit an International Student Certification of Finances. (https://www.hamilton.edu/documents/2021COF.pdf)

Now there’s a problem. In 8a there’s a place to include my personal or family savings with the signature of bank official, there’s also 8b for money available from sources other than savings. While my parents DO have some savings, they’re not kept in the bank (and if they were, I heard that most banks don’t agree to sign such a document).

Where and how do I have to indicate their savings? Should I out it in 8a and attach another sheet of paper, stating that the savings are kept cash, or those savings need to be mentioned in 8b with such explanations, or what?

Thank you in advance!

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You are being required to certify you HAVE such savings, so what third party is going to certify that for you? How can you prove you have cash?

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Ok, nevermind. Seems I should put the savings in 8b.

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Thank you for your response. Please see my reply above. I believe my parents’ signatures in 8b are enough to verify they have cash savings, and if at some moment I can’t verify they do exist, my financial aid will be jeopardized.

Broadly speaking, almost everything in the ISCoF is verified by my parents’/sponsors’ signatures. 8b literally asks to include money from other sources which may be verified solely by their signatures.

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Welp! You just asked my question. Thanks bossman.