Hey guys.
I've recently been invited to apply, and I am currently trying to get the proof of funds sorted out.
I have the amount of necessary money in my personal bank account.
I contacted my bank manager, asking for a letter with the info CIC is requesting: account number, date it was opened, balance over the last six months, printed on their letterhead and etc.
The manager said they are not allowed to issue any "customized letter" such as that, and offered me some documents I could use as proof of funds:
- A copy of the contract I signed when I opened the account, so it's a proof of when it was opened
- A pre-made statement that I, as their client, have no outstanding debts
- Detailed statements of my account over the past six months
I reckon the first two documents can be used. They both have signings/stamps from bank employees, and they certainly look "official".
The problem lies within the detailed statements. They are absolutely HUGE. Like 20 pages long of, frankly, mostly irrelevant data.
Since they are in portuguese, I will have to get them translated, and let me tell you guys that official translations are really expensive here in Brazil.
There is no way I can get a document with just the balance for each month, or the average for the last six months. I can either get the current balance, or the completely detailed statements.
And to make matters worse, the bank won't sign these detailed statements, nor the document with current balance.
I was wondering if it would be acceptable for me to only translate the relevant lines in the detailed statements, and explain my reasoning through a Letter of Explanation. Or I can print each month's statement, and take a picture of the last lines (the ones that show how much money was deposited/credited and how much was left during that period), but I don't know, it sounds kinda fishy, like I'm trying to hide something from my statements.
What you experienced folks can say about this?
Should I go with the extraordinarily expensive translations with no signing/stamp (meaning, they could be rejected anyway), or should I be cute and translate only the most important parts, with a top-notch LoE to justify this?
I've recently been invited to apply, and I am currently trying to get the proof of funds sorted out.
I have the amount of necessary money in my personal bank account.
I contacted my bank manager, asking for a letter with the info CIC is requesting: account number, date it was opened, balance over the last six months, printed on their letterhead and etc.
The manager said they are not allowed to issue any "customized letter" such as that, and offered me some documents I could use as proof of funds:
- A copy of the contract I signed when I opened the account, so it's a proof of when it was opened
- A pre-made statement that I, as their client, have no outstanding debts
- Detailed statements of my account over the past six months
I reckon the first two documents can be used. They both have signings/stamps from bank employees, and they certainly look "official".
The problem lies within the detailed statements. They are absolutely HUGE. Like 20 pages long of, frankly, mostly irrelevant data.
Since they are in portuguese, I will have to get them translated, and let me tell you guys that official translations are really expensive here in Brazil.
There is no way I can get a document with just the balance for each month, or the average for the last six months. I can either get the current balance, or the completely detailed statements.
And to make matters worse, the bank won't sign these detailed statements, nor the document with current balance.
I was wondering if it would be acceptable for me to only translate the relevant lines in the detailed statements, and explain my reasoning through a Letter of Explanation. Or I can print each month's statement, and take a picture of the last lines (the ones that show how much money was deposited/credited and how much was left during that period), but I don't know, it sounds kinda fishy, like I'm trying to hide something from my statements.
What you experienced folks can say about this?
Should I go with the extraordinarily expensive translations with no signing/stamp (meaning, they could be rejected anyway), or should I be cute and translate only the most important parts, with a top-notch LoE to justify this?
