Please don’t ask me why I see this information before it’s nearly too late, but at least I’ve been catching it in time. If you’re west of the Mississippi, and filing through the Los Angeles Consulate General, you must have a sponsor fill out the financial support declaration. You can’t do it on the strength of your bank account alone.
The exact wording is:
Optional documents with regards to student loans, proof of payment of tuition, or personal funds from the student, can be submitted but do not replace proof of solvency from a sponsor
The good thing is, you just have to have a notarized copy of the sponsor driver’s license, but the sponsor doesn’t have to sign the form in person at the consular general. Sweet!
The reason this is good news for me is my parents are outrageously busy. We can’t even get together for a birthday. I’m going to have lunch with my mom soon (first time in three months) and I plan on having every document filled out on her behalf. So all we have to do is sign, copy and notarize.
Other good thing: this means my visa doesn’t depend on my account balance. So all the expensive stuff I’ve been putting off… you know, so my balance would look ok (buying my plane ticket, shipping my stuff)… well I can start getting that stuff now. I was deathly afraid of my visa not being approved because I didn’t have enough money.
It really makes me feel like I’m on my way out to a new life.
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