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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]true.... either she doesnt know how to go about it....or the whole statement is a lie.[/quote]

She wants you to sponsor because she doesn't really have the money and once you sign, you are responsible for paying her tuition if she can't.  If you sponsor her, YOU have to supply the school with account information showing that YOU have the money in the bank and accessible ($20k each year)[/quote]

It's not necessarily that she doesn't have the money - but she has to show a lot more money as a self-sponsor than you would as an outside sponsor.  Also - she likely intends to get some sort of job to support herself (off the books, of course - she can only work 20 hours on-campus with her student visa, which isn't enough to live on because those are generally  minimum wage jobs).  But you would have to sign an affidavit and provide supporting financial information.  Usually you have to show liquid assets, in a checking account (not in savings).  The school's website should have the form affidavit posted, so you can see what you'd have to sign, and what the supporting financial info you'd have to send in would be.  While she may say, "you just have to sign this, you aren't actually responsible for paying anything," and while I'm sure - since you are close with her - that is her intent, the reality is that if her plans to get off-the-books jobs to support herself don't work out, and she is not able to meet her tuition bills, you will be responsible.  It's like being a guarantor for someone else's apartment or loan.  You have to decide whether you are willing to make that kind of commitment - and then not be bitter if you actually end up having to cover for her.[/quote]

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