The University of Sheffield
SSiD

Proof of Funding

If your visa application will be sent to the Home Office before your visa expires calculate how much funding you must have by using our flowchart:

www.shef.ac.uk/ssid/international/flow

You must show any outstanding tuition fees plus maintenance. If you have paid the University any accommodation fees for university accommodation then you can deduct up to £1000 from your maintenance requirements.

Your CAS record will be updated to show the amount of money that you have already paid for tuition fees and accommodation cost.

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

If your visa has expired by the time that your application is sent to the Home Office, you are classed by the Home Office as an 'overstayer'. Your visa may have already expired for a number of reasons, for example, because your first visa application was refused or rejected as invalid. As an overstayer you must provide evidence of funding as part of your visa application. The immigration rules for overstayers have now changed and you must show the Home Office that you have:

  1. Money for any remaining tuition fees or, if you are progressing to the next year of your studies, money for the next year of your course AND
  2. Living costs - this is sometimes referred to by the Home Office as 'maintenance'. You must show that you have £800 for every month of your studies, up to a total of 9 months.

In the past, overstayers could provide evidence of living costs for 2 months. Now, this is only possible if you have 2 months left on your course.

You must provide evidence of having all the funds outlined above for a consecutive 28 day period.

Sponsored Students

If you have full or part financial sponsorship from one of the following:

you must provide a letter from the sponsor showing:

If your financial sponsorship has ended within the last 12 months you will need your financial sponsor´s permission to stay in the UK. Your financial sponsor must write a letter giving you permission to stay in the UK. Applications without this letter will be rejected.

If you are only part financially sponsored, you will need to show that you have the remaining funds yourself. Money that is already in your bank/building society account from your financial sponsor cannot be used as evidence of your personal funds. Money from your sponsor can only be counted once.

Using money from parents

You can use a bank account in your parents' name as evidence of funding for tuition fees and living costs.

Your parent's bank statements must include:

You must also send:

You must also send an original signed and dated letter from your parent(s) or legal guardian showing how much money they will give to you confirming:

Money that is already in your bank/building society account from your financial sponsor cannot be used as evidence of your personal funds. Money from your sponsor can only be counted once.

The closing balance on any document must be in UK pounds. If you are using overseas currency, you must write the closing balance in UK pounds on the document. Look at the official exchange rate on www.oanda.com/convert

Important Changes from 4 July 2011

From 4 July 2011, nationals from certain countries will not need to routinely present their financial documents and qualifications as part of their visa application if applying in their country of nationality or in the UK. However, these documents can be requested by immigration officials and must be provided within a special timescale. Even if you are eligible for this concession, it is very important that you still prepare your documents in case you need to present them at a latest date.

List of countries will not need to routinely present their financial documents and qualifications as part of their visa application if applying in their country of nationality or in the UK:

Argentina
Australia
Botswana
British National Overseas
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Croatia
Hong Kong
Japan
Malaysia
New Zealand
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan (including those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan).
Trinidad and Tobago
USA

From 4 July 2011 all visa applicants must sign a declaration as part of the visa application confirming that funds are available and will continue to be available when in the UK.

All documents must be originals and must be in English.

Documents not in English or Welsh

If one of your documents is not in English (or Welsh), the original must be sent with a fully certified translation by a professional translator. This translation must include:

  1. the translator’s qualifications
  2. confirmation from the translator that it is an accurate translation of the original document
  3. the date
  4. the translator’s signature
  5. the translator's contact detail

Contact details for a fully qualified translator