Financial Affidavit

For students planning to study in F-1 student visa status, you and/or your sponsor(s) must prove that you have the financial ability to pay for school costs plus living expenses for one academic year. An I-20 Certificate of Eligibility will be issued once admitted to the University and financial documents have been verified.

 

Instructions:

  1. Complete and submit page two of the Financial Affidavit Form.
  2. Attach photocopies of your financial documents and a certified English translation (if applicable)
  3. How to submit:
    • Undergraduate Applicants:
      • Upload the completed form and copies of financial documents to the Program Materials section of Cal State Apply before submitting the application; OR
      • Upload the completed form and copies of financial documents using the Admissions Document Upload on the SF State Gateway LaunchPad after applying and receiving a 9-digit student ID number for your SFSU login; OR
      • Email the completed form and copies of financial documents as a PDF attachment to: International Undergraduate Admissions at ugintl@sfsu.edu
    • Graduate Applicants:
      • Upload the completed form and copies of financial documents using the Graduate Admissions Document Upload on the SF State Gateway LaunchPad after accepting your admission offer. Please select “International Financial Forms” as the upload type.

 

Preferred Documents:

  • Bank Letter: View Sample Bank Letter
  • Loan letter
  • Government, Private, or School Scholarship letter

 

Financial Documentation:

Financial documents that demonstrate proof of funding must:

  • Be in English or accompanied by a certified word-for-word English translation
  • Be on official bank letterhead, with bank stamp or bank officer’s signature
  • Show minimum funding required for the total amount of one academic year and include type of currency
  • Have an issue date no earlier than June 1 for Spring term applications; no earlier than October 1 for Fall term applications.
  • Include the account holder’s name (if the bank account is not in student’s name, the name on bank letter/document must match name of sponsor in the Sponsor Agreement in Section 4 of the Financial Affidavit Form).
  • Not have a maturity date after the SFSU academic program start date.