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Financial Ability

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You must have enough financial support to cover the minimum required by immigration. Financial support can be submitted in the following document types:

• Support from yourself , you must upload a completed Certification of Financial Resources.(bank statement or Bank letter) 
• Support from friends and/or family , you must upload a completed Certification of Financial Resources. (bank statement or Bank letter)  - Must include a financial support letter from the account holder if the account is not in the student's name. See UWFFinancialSupportLetterTemplate.pdf)
• Support from a sponsor, not a family member or friend (bank statement or bank letter) - Must include a financial support letter from the account holder if the account is not in the student's name. See UWFFinancialSupportLetterTemplate.pdf)
• Scholarship or Awards of support from UWF: Such as athletic award letters, scholarship award letters, and graduate assistantship letters. You will need to upload proof of that support - PDF of the award letter. 
• Other Scholarships or support from an organization that is not UWF: This may include student support from your home government. You will need to upload proof of that support - PDF of the award letter. 

All financial documents MUST have: 

• Letters must be on official letterhead and must include the signature/stamp of an administrative official.
• Date of issuance: Must be less than six months before the date uploaded
• Student’s name (or account holder’s name if sponsor is someone other than student)
• The final available balance of individual liquid accounts or solvency amount (Conversion to USD is not necessary)
• Bank statements are accepted IF the statement clearly notes the date of the document, AND account holder's name, AND the final balance is clearly noted and equivalent to the amount of support required. 
• Professional translations for financial documents not issued in English. 

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title I have the bank document from a family member, friend or other sponsor.
Upload the financial document AND a financial support letter from the account holder if the account is not in the student's name. See UWFFinancialSupportLetterTemplate.pdf)
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title I have support from my bank account or the bank of a family member or friend.
A Certification of Financial Resources (CFR) Form MUST BE submitted for these types of support. The form has different types of information that are required. Support that is from friends, family, or yourself requires a Certification of Financial Resources. The document can be downloaded below or downloaded in MyUWF.  View file name Certification of Financial Resources (5).pdf height 250 The Certification of Financial Resources is completed and signed by the sponsor (or yourself if it is self support), and then, taken to your bank for approval. The bank should sign and stamp the form.  Below is an example of a correctly completed Certification of Financial Resources.  Image Removed We have provided color-coded examples for submitting the CFR. The Student's Name must be listed where requested on the CFR Form. The Sponsor completes the Sponsor Section and signs. The Sponsor is the person providing the support; this is the student if the money is from the student's bank. The Financial Institution/Bank completes the Financial Institution section of the CFR. Upload Option #1: You must upload a 100% complete CFR form (Sponsor’s Section + Financial Institution’s Section). Image Removed IF the Financial Institution/Bank will not sign/stamp the section of the CFR, an alternate document MUST BE submitted WITH the CFR signed by the Sponsor.  An Alternative Bank document MUST include the Financial Institution/Bank Name and Address, the Sponsor's name, current available balance (US dollars is preferred but not required IF the balance is easily identifiable), AND the signature and/or stamp of the financial institution/bank; the document must also have a date and the document must be less than six months old.  Upload Option #2: You must upload a 50% complete CFR form (Sponsor’s Section) AND Financial Institution Alternate Documentation. Image Removed

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In order to submit this documentation, you must have access to MyUWF. If you have not already activated your account, you can do so following the instructions at Activating your MyUWF/ArgoNet Account. 

Login to MyUWF

After you activate OR If you previously activated your MyUWF access, login at my.uwf.edu. 

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Use the MyUWF App

AFTER logging in to MyUWF, Search for "I-20" or "Proof of Identity and Financial Support for Immigration" in MyUWF. Then, click on the app. 

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After you sign, the form will automatically be sent to International Programs Affairs for review. If your financial support is not complete, International Programs Affairs will provide information on what is missing.

• Once financial support is complete, students may expect 2-3 business days processing before the Form I-20 or Form DS-2019 is ready. 

FAQs

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Most financial institutions will complete the form. However, if your institution will not, please contact international@uwf.edu. It is possible to accept certain types of bank letters in place of the signature or stamp.

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1. Download the CFR Form
2. Complete the CFR Form (Sponsor signature & Bank stamp/signature)
3. Upload the CFR and another copy of your passport. (You may complete multiple uploads for extra documents.)

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Bank Statements are not required. UWF suggests requesting a bank letter which includes the above listed information rather than submitting a full bank statement. 

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title What documents are accepted for Proof of Financial Support?
Financial Support must meet documentation standards to be accepted as financial proof. See the listed examples of acceptable documents for each types of support student may submit.  Athletic Scholarship - Students may upload a scholarship letter from their team coach or the Athletic Grant in Aid Form that lists the award semester(s) and the US Dollar amount of the scholarship. Friends/ Family (use this for support that is from friends or family; this support required a completed Certification of Financial Resources) - Preferred to be submitted as a completed Certification of Financial Resources (CFR) signed by the Sponsor and signed/stamped by the bank. May be submitted as a CFR signed by the sponsor with an accompanying bank letter which meets requirements for Financial Institution Alternative Documentation. See the FAQ "What if my Bank will not complete the Certification of Financial Resources?" for examples of acceptable CFR documentation. Financial Support documents must be less than six months old.  Scholarship (use this for support that is from a scholarship outside UWF) - Use this option to upload scholarship letters or documents that you have been awarded from a source outside of UWF that you can use to cover your cost of study at UWF. . This includes scholarships from your home country, private scholarships, or other scholarships for which you have been awarded.  Self (use this for support you are providing; this support required a completed Certification of Financial Resources) - Preferred to be submitted as a completed Certification of Financial Resources (CFR) signed by the student and signed/stamped by the bank. May be submitted as a CFR signed by the student with an accompanying bank letter which meets requirements for Financial Institution Alternative Documentation. See See the FAQ "What if my Bank will not complete the Certification of Financial Resources?" for examples of acceptable CFR documentation. Financial Support documents must be less than six months old.  University of West Florida (use this for scholarships and support from UWF that is not related to athletics) - Students may upload scholarship award letters, Graduate Assistantship award letters, tuition waiver letters, or other financial support letters issued by a UWF department or college.

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