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:
      • Email the completed form and copies of financial documents as a PDF attachment to Graduate Division at gradstudies@sfsu.edu

 

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.