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Immigration & Visas vocabulary · Documents & Evidence

Proof of funds

Meaning in immigration & visas, with examples

nounCore term

In immigration & visas, proof of funds means: Documents that show you have enough money to cover your trip, studies or stay, such as bank statements, payslips or a sponsor's letter.

In Turkish: maddi yeterlilik kanıtı, mali durum belgesi, finansal yeterlilik belgesi

How it is used

Many visa types set a minimum amount or expect money to have been held for a certain period. Officers look at where the money came from, not only at the balance. You will also see proof of financial means, financial evidence and maintenance funds.

Example sentences

  1. As proof of funds, I attached my last three bank statements and my payslips.

  2. The university sent a checklist that explains what counts as proof of funds.

Common collocations

  • show proof of funds
  • provide proof of funds
  • sufficient funds
  • financial evidence
  • maintenance funds
  • bank statementA document from your bank that lists the money coming into and going out of your account over a period and shows the balance.
  • sponsorA person or organisation that supports your application, for example by paying your costs, offering you a job or being the family member you are joining.
  • supporting documentsThe papers you send with an application to prove what you say in the form, such as bank statements, letters from employers or hotel bookings.
  • student visaA visa that allows you to live in a country for the length of a course at a school, college or university there.

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