Financial Documentation

[agpriyanka]

Hello,

I have received graduate assistantship from the university. Information in boxes 7 and 8 on my I-20 is as below-

7. Average costs for an academic term of 10 months: Total = $34,016.00

8. Student's means of support for 10 months:
a. Student's personal funds: $0.0
b. Funds from the school (Grad. Assistantship): $35,922.0
c. Funds from another source: $0.0
d. On-campus employment: $0.0
Total: $35,922.0

Total study period is 24 months.

For my visa interview, would the 'offer letter' from the university certifying the graduate assistanship would suffice?

Or, to be safe, should I also carry other funding proof like my personal bank statement showing my saving, etc.?

Thanks!

[txh1b]

The funds from the I-20 would support your education. You need to show other funds available to you by your parents, property in india etc to prove your ties to your home country and to convince the VO that you will return back to your home country after your studies.

[agpriyanka]

The funds from the I-20 would support your education. You need to show other funds available to you by your parents, property in india etc to prove your ties to your home country and to convince the VO that you will return back to your home country after your studies.

1. I don't have any property in my name. Is it ok if I show papers of the property that is on my parents' name?

2. "funds available to you by your parents" - can I just show the bank statements of my parents' account to prove this? Will my parents have to certify or fill any forms etc. to prove that I can use these funds?

3. Will it help if I also produce my saving through my bank statements?

Thanks for your reply!