Visa's and Bank Statements
 

Hi all,

Im planning to go to Japan soon on a working holiday visa and was hoping someone could clarify for me the situation concerning bank funds for the application.

I am applying from the UK and so need £2.5k or (£1.5k with a return ticket) cleared funds in order to apply for my visa, this is no problem for me but i don't have the money sitting in my account at the moment, and was planning on raising it by borrowing some from family and/or from selling my car during the next month.

My concern is that at the moment my bank account is overdrawn, and that the application requires the previous 3 months bank statements which will show this, i also don't receive paper statements as all my banking is done online. Are these things likely to hinder my application?

I really don't want to have to linger uselessly in the UK until July on a technicality! Any advice is greatly appreciated :)

Hi

i´ve been to Japan with the WHV but i´m not sure about the fund-thing.

I guess a printed bank statement from your online banking would do, however i think you will need to print the past 3 month prior to application.(Ask the embassy if a printout is enough, if not print it out and let someone from the bank sign it? Or is it a online-only bank?) You could also try asking the bank for a printout sent via mail, maybe they´ll send it to you for a small fee.

It would be possible to go to Japan without any money but off course that is not recommended. You can borrow some money now, wait 3 month and print the statements and than return the money, nobody would check your account a second time.
However i think you should really bring at least that required money to survive a bit for the first month (wich i think is not your problem).

I guess you actually have to have that money on your account statements, you could have a hard time if the see it all arrived recently or in one day. No savings account or anything? It just needs your name and enough for the last 3 month, if you use it or some other money doesn´t matter.

Otherwise you could try to call the embassy and explain your situation? Maybe your parents can work as a guarantor for you?


Hope that helped.
Firebird

My banking is also done online, but if I need a statement, I just hit "print". Make a deposit before printing your statement so it shows sufficient funds, then withdraw the money before you leave. Easy as pie.