Financial Affidavit

Students planning to study with an F-1 student visa must show proof of financial ability to pay for tuition and living expenses for one academic year.

Complete the form

  1. Fill out page two of the Financial Affidavit Form.
    • Preferred financial documents:
      • Bank Letter (View Example)
      • Loan letter
      • Government, Private or School Scholarship letter
  2. Send PDF copies of your financial documents and a certified English translation (if applicable).

Financial document requirements

Email the completed form and copies of financial documents as a PDF attachment.

Financial documents that demonstrate proof of funding must:

  • Be in English or accompanied by a certified word-for-word English translation
  • Be on official bank letterhead, with bank stamp or bank officer’s signature
  • Show minimum funding required for the total amount of one academic year and include type of currency
  • Have an issue date no earlier than June 1 for Spring term applications; no earlier than October 1 for Fall term applications.
  • Include the account holder’s name (if the bank account is not in student’s name, the name on bank letter/document must match name of sponsor in the Sponsor Agreement in Section 4 of the Financial Affidavit Form).
  • Not have a maturity date after the SFSU academic program start date.

How to submit financial documents

  • Upload the completed form and copies of financial documents to the Program Materials section of Cal State Apply before submitting the application

or

  • Upload the completed form and copies of financial documents using the Admissions Document Upload on the SFSU Gateway LaunchPad after applying and receiving a 9-digit student ID number for your SFSU login

or

  • Email the completed form and copies of financial documents as a PDF attachment to: International Undergraduate Admissions at ugintl@sfsu.edu

Submit as a graduate student

Upload the completed form and copies of financial documents using the Graduate Admissions Document Upload on the SFSU Gateway LaunchPad after accepting your admission offer. 

Please select “International Financial Forms” as the upload type.

Get in touch

Have questions about the Financial Affidavit or document requirements? Contact the appropriate office below.