Financial Ability Guarantee Form Lu
Financial Ability Guarantee Form Lu
Financial Ability Guarantee Form Lu
• My or my sponsor’s bank refuses to use their seal/stamp and signature on the LU form. What can I do to prove my financial
ability then?
If the financial institution will not directly stamp and sign our document in order to attest to the sponsor’s available funding, then you should
instead attach a bank statement or account balance letter from their institution to our financial ability form. That bank-issued document will be
considered in place of the stamp and signature of the bank representative. Please note that the name of the bank account owner must directly and
clearly match the name as given in the Sponsor section of our form.
• I’m receiving one or more funding awards from the school. How does this affect my completion of the Guarantee Form?
Our office will consider any scholarship awards that have been approved for you as a source of funding to meet your expenses. In effect, this lowers
minimum requirement in what you and/or your sponsor must show in the Guarantee Form in order for you to meet the I-20 issuance threshold.
Please be advised that our office is not automatically given notice from other campus offices on what scholarship awards may have been offered to
you. While we will gather what we can at the time of your admissions acceptance, please know that special awards might require that you contact
the office that offered you the award and request an offer letter which explains the details of that office’s offer to you.
• I wish to bring my Spouse and/or Children with me to the US. What to I need to do for that?
Please complete the Dependents section in our Guarantee Form and input the information of the dependents you wish to bring with you. We also
require scanned copies of each dependent’s passport (biographical) pages, to ensure that all information entered is accurate and as expected by
various US agencies who might review the information. Please also be aware that each dependent will add to the estimated expenses for the
issuance of the F-1 and F-2 I-20s, and so the minimum requirement for your financial ability guarantee will increase.
If you are transferring your SEVIS record from another school to Lamar University, then you will instead need to submit your financial guarantee
as a part of our SEVIS Transfer-In Form request (along with other documents). Students must complete that online webform and submit all
requested documentation within to receive the valid Transfer I-20.
Financial Ability Guarantee Form
For International Students
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS
• You may use a personalized affidavit instead of this form. If you will use a personalized affidavit, ensure that your document
contains satisfactory information to indicate your and/or your sponsor’s ability and willingness to fund your educational
pursuits. All financial documents must be within 12 months of their issue date for our office to consider it as valid.
• When using this form, complete all sections as applicable. If there is a section that is not applicable to you (such as no
dependents or no other sponsors), then simply leave those sections blank. Read all information given in this document!
• For additional information regarding the use of this form, please refer to the separate “Instructions” document for this form.
International students seeking the SEVIS I-20 form must have the financial resources to live and study in the United States. This
includes being able to cover the cost of tuition, books, living expenses and travel. SEVIS Designated School Officials (DSOs) must
collect evidence of the student’s financial ability before issuing a valid, official I-20 form to an accepted student.
To qualify for the I-20 issuance from Lamar University, a student must show reasonable evidence of financial ability that may cover
estimated expenses for at least one academic year (12 months). Refer to the table below for the most recent expense estimates (in
USD). A student’s financial guarantee must meet or exceed the Total Required Funding estimate (depending on Degree Level).
Other:
Relation to Student
Self/Personal: Friend:
Family/Relative: Employer:
Other:
M F
M F
For additional dependents, please include a separate sheet of paper to this document, and list all information requested above.
Q2: Do you currently have an F-1 Student Visa from a different U.S. school? Yes (see below) ✔
No
If YES, please name the institution which issued your I-20:
If you wish to transfer your SEVIS record from another US school to Lamar University, you will be required to submit this form as part of the
online SEVIS Transfer-In Webform. You must also alert the DSO of the Transfer Out school of your intent to transfer your SEVIS record.
Retain copies of all financial documents submitted here for your Visa interview and travel request. US government agents reserve the right
to request these and other documents at any time to ensure your eligibility for the Visa stamp and your entry into the US.