Financial Certification

The Financial Certification is the process of showing both Asbury Seminary and the US Embassy in your home country how you will fund your Seminary degree. Once the financial certification process is completed, you will receive your I-20 or DS-2019 and can apply for a student visa.

Full Financial Certification Process

Immigration

For Student Issuance of I-20 Immigration Papers

After you have received preliminary acceptance by the ATS Admissions Office, you will receive an email from the Office of International Affairs within 48 hours. The email will instructions on how to begin your transition to the United States. Submit these items to the Office of International Affairs:

1. Completed financial certification forms (PART A);
2. Copies of passports for you and all dependents;
3. Signed Statement of Compliance with Health Insurance Requirements (PART D);
4. Completed Advance Deposit Information Form (PART C);
5. Most recent three months of bank statements, if you are using personal funds to support your studies;

From each individual sponsor, if any:

6. Signed affidavit of support form
7. Documentation of finances (such as bank statements and source of income evidence)
8. Completed Advance Deposit Information Form

From each sponsoring organization, if any:

9. Signed affidavit of support form (pages 15-16 of financial certification packet)
10. Documentation of finances (such as bank statements)
11. Completed Advance Deposit Information form
12. Scholarship award letters if a scholarship has been awarded by Asbury or another organization;

If you are currently in the United States:

13. A copy of your current I-20 or DS-2019
14. A copy of your current visa
15. Completed/signed transfer form (sent by DSO at previous institution)

International Student Payments

Asbury Theological Seminary provides two secure options for student account payments:

1. You can mail a check drawn from a U.S.-based bank.
2. Alternatively, you can make a wire transfer through Flywire.

Asbury Theological Seminary partners with one vendor to provide international and domestic students with options to make secure student account wire payments.  Flywire offers excellent customer support and payment tracking from start to finish.  We encourage you to compare rates and choose the option that works best for

Flywire

Flywire accepts payments from international students worldwide. Easily and securely make education payments in your own currency, using local payment methods from the safety and convenience of your home.

Flywire provides a Best Price Guarantee:  if you find a better exchange rate at your bank within two hours of booking a local currency bank transfer with Flywire and send them a quote from your bank, they will match it. With real-time tracking and 24×7 multilingual support, millions of students and families around the world trust Flywire for payment processing.

Links

• How to make a payment with Flywire
• More information for students
• 24×7 multilingual support

Start Dates

Before starting courses, f-1 visa students must attend international new student orientation (in Wilmore). Orientations are held the week before classes start in the fall and spring semesters. Therefore, F-1 visa students may only start in-person courses during the fall or spring semesters. We strongly encourage students to plan toward a fall start date based on the rotation of courses on campus so they finish their degree and can attend commencement in the spring semester.