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Help: Proof of financial (Amount of funds) for student visa

hamid123456

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Dec 17, 2016
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Hi,
i am going to start study visa process in a few days. I have a few questions regarding bank statement and would be glad to hear your opinions.

In CIC website, there is a table for amount of funds required per year:



Initially I thought these numbers were only for the first year, but now I noticed that it is written 'per year' there. My master program is 2 years, So it seems to me that I need to prove that I have enough money in my bank account for two years (tuition fee + living expenses).

1. According to my offer letter from the university, the tuition fee for my program is 15,000 to 19,000 dollars per year.

Right now, I have something about 42,000 CAD in my bank account. Is that amount of money enough to show to the embassy, or do I need to raise some money for my bank account?

2. I have asked a friend to lend me something about 10,000 CAD so that i can increase the existing money in my bank account. Wouldn't is seem suspicious if suddenly something about 10,000 CAD be added to my bank account just a few days before I ask the bank for bank statement and start my Visa process? Does that look normal to the embassy?

3. In the CIC website, it is written that:

  • your bank statements for the past four months
Do I have to show bank statement for only the four months prior to the date when I start visa process, or is it OK if I show the bank statement for the past 6 months or 12 months? Because there was more turnover in my bank accounts in those periods, and I think bank account turnover is what the officer is looking for.