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Financial documents showing that you have sufficient funds available. These must clearly show that you have access to the funds, such as: bank statements which detail the origin of the funds held. building society books which detail the origin of the funds held.
You must ensure that the bank statement you submit is genuine. So, how does UKVI verify bank statements for student visas? The UKVI has a Risk Assessment Unit responsible for discovering the authenticity of the statement you submitted. They will message your bank to find out if your statement is authentic.
The borrower's account number and type (current, debit, savings etc) The open/closed status of the account. The borrower's account name - tested against all other documents including in their application. Current balance information, transactions data & average balance history.
If you are in a post where there is a dedicated Enrichment team, they will carry out the verification check. They will put a note on Proviso either stating that the document is genuine, or that it is false with an accompanying DVR explaining why it is false.
Verifying involves cross-checking statement details against other financial documents, scrutinizing statement formatting for anomalies, confirming account ownership ties back to the customer, contacting the bank directly, and potentially leveraging technologies like OCR, AI and digital forensics to automate analysis.
Yes, for a UK visa application, stamped bank statements are required if they are not printed on official bank stationery. For online statements, have them stamped and signed by the bank or accompanied by an official bank letter.