Financial Guarantee

[hippyscientist]

I have my application for my I-20 come through and as I'm on full stipend with tuition remission and 80% health insurance I thought the financial guarantee thing would be easier than it's turning out to be. I have to prove I hit a set liveable income, and my stipend falls just short. So I figure, no problem, just upload a copy of my bank statement showing additional funds to cover the difference. Well now they want a financial guarantor to authorise these funds- WHICH ARE FROM MY OWN ACCOUNT? The online process will not let me upload just my own bank stuff without the guarantee from a sponsor. Has anyone else experienced this and figured out a way around it?

 

[fernandes]

Hi @hippyscientist, 

If I understood the problem you're experiencing, I have experienced just the same. On the financial declaration form, I needed to cover about $60k for tuition, room and board, supplies, etc. and my tuition waiver, stipend and health insurance support were about $4k short. I asked the Graduate Administrator and she told me that the department would fill out the form for me, so maybe your department's administrator could do the same for you?

[hippyscientist]

Thanks @fernandes. I ended up contacting my department who were more than happy to explain. For future people reading this - ask! Things get done then

[fernandes]

I'm glad it helped!