• Funds and loans are held with official financial institutions, are stated on official letterheads and fully verified through official institutional channels.

• Personal and business assets are confirmed and accurate via official government documentation and fully verified through official government sources.

• Sources of income are declared on official taxation records (tax declarations, income tax statements, etc) and as regular credits in bank accounts or transactions.

• Where there are large amounts of cash in accounts recently (less than 6 months), that evidence of the source of funds has been checked and verified.

• A maximum of two sponsors support the student. Parents count as one sponsor and sponsors are in the student’s immediate family.

• All supporting evidence of funds are official and in English. That any English translations of evidence are accompanied by the original documentation.