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Proof of Fund and Large Bank Transfer

twaair

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Hi,

I have a question regarding the proof of funds and impacts because of money transfers between accounts, as I'm gathering all the documents for possible ITA in the coming months.

I have two bank accounts: one is saving (American Express), where I keep most of my money, and another one is checking (Wells Fargo), where I get paychecks and daily usage. Both accounts meet the minimum fund requirements.

I'm looking into using the saving account for POF as it has most of my funds, and it has no international transfers from my family members (if I understand correctly, I need to show a gift deed because early this year, there were wire transfers from my family, and based on the current score, it's very likely it will show up in the 6 month period at the time of ITA). However, I made a (possibly) mistake in transferring the funds from my checking to my saving account afterwards, which resulted in my saving account also having a large transfer in the bank statement. The savings account balance is well above the min requirements before and after the transfer (100k+ USD), but the wire transfer amount is also large, and in the Amex statement, it's only shown as Wells Fargo external transfer (only the account number, and doesn't indicate it's my own account).

My question is, does this transfer action between my accounts require me to provide POF and 6-month bank statements from both banks and a gift deed from my family? or is it sufficient to just show my saving account as based on the pre- and post transfers balance, I'm clearly not trying to borrow money from another bank to meet the minimum threshold.

I'm not sure if anyone has similar experience in the past. Thanks for any response.
 

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Probably an LOE that you transferred between your accounts would suffice.
Others can comment as well.
 
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twaair

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Probably an LOE that you transferred between your accounts would suffice.
Others can comment as well.
Thanks. I'm definitely planning to write an LOE, but I'm just not sure what kind of things are needed from the bank side and what's the best and most creditable way to explain it.

I'm also wondering if I could just get the two bank references and see if Wells Fargo can state I don't have a loan with them. I assume this might clear things up, but this also means I will have a noticeable difference in the current balance and average 6 months balance, especially on the WF side, on the reference.

However, I haven't gone to WF yet as I didn't get ITA yet (very confused by the increase in CRS in the May invitation compared to April, and the earlier tie-breaking date makes it even more confusing). Also, as far as my search on the forum, though a lot of old posts, so not sure if they changed, it seems Wells Fargo is one of the banks with a standard format, and people need to use 6-month bank statements for a 6-month average statement, so I'm not if they will be even willing to add a statement saying I have no loan with them.

If anyone has any more suggestions please reply.
 

AishB

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Thanks. I'm definitely planning to write an LOE, but I'm just not sure what kind of things are needed from the bank side and what's the best and most creditable way to explain it.

I'm also wondering if I could just get the two bank references and see if Wells Fargo can state I don't have a loan with them. I assume this might clear things up, but this also means I will have a noticeable difference in the current balance and average 6 months balance, especially on the WF side, on the reference.

However, I haven't gone to WF yet as I didn't get ITA yet (very confused by the increase in CRS in the May invitation compared to April, and the earlier tie-breaking date makes it even more confusing). Also, as far as my search on the forum, though a lot of old posts, so not sure if they changed, it seems Wells Fargo is one of the banks with a standard format, and people need to use 6-month bank statements for a 6-month average statement, so I'm not if they will be even willing to add a statement saying I have no loan with them.

If anyone has any more suggestions please reply.
it's best to wait out the 6 month period considering you are expecting an ITA. That would be a simpler solution.
If not, don't complicate the documents, a bank statement form your POF account and an LOE that it's a transfer between your banks and explaining you have enough funds to support without the "large" amount would suffice - not an expert on this!
 
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twaair

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it's best to wait out the 6 month period considering you are expecting an ITA. That would be a simpler solution.
If not, don't complicate the documents, a bank statement form your POF account and an LOE that it's a transfer between your banks and explaining you have enough funds to support without the "large" amount would suffice - not an expert on this!
It seems the simplest is, indeed, if it never shows up. I have a score of 481 (I missed the ITA earlier this year because the work experience score increased last month), so i am not sure if it will come sooner or later. i thought it would be very soon based on April's scores, but now i don't know... The transition happened in March, so it will be quite some months to wait until it disappears.

Can anyone else comment?