CONFIRMATION OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES

Before UTEP can issue your I-20 or DS-2019, you must prove that you have the financial resources to attend UTEP for a full academic year and to afford living expenses for 12 months. (Note: Summer is attendance is optional unless you are beginning your program in the summer. If you will be attending UTEP in the summer, then you will need additional funds above the listed amounts to pay your tuition). For degree seeking international students (F-1), the Offices of Undergraduate or Graduate Admissions will issue your I-20. For exchange students and scholars (J-1), the Office of International Programs will issue your DS-2019. In order to complete this step, you must complete the Confirmation of Financial Resources form with original signatures as well as original supporting financial documents no more than 6 months old. The chart below shows you how much it costs to attend UTEP for one academic year. If you are a Mexican national, then you should be aware that there is an in-state tuition waiver program at UTEP called PASE (Programa de Asistencia Estudiantil) for which you may qualify. If you apply for PASE and are approved, then your cost of attendance will be reduced.. Also, if you have been offered a graduate assistantship , you will automatically be given in-state tuition, and so it is not necessary to complete this form. If a student has received an academic appointment (teaching or research assistantship) at the graduate level, it is safe to use the corresponding funding as a means of financial support, and such funding may be listed on this form. However, most types of student employment on campus cannot be guaranteed, and therefore cannot be utilized as a funding source for the purpose of this form. If you are a married student and plan to bring your spouse and/or children on an F-2 or J-2 visa, an additional amount of funding must be available for your spouse and each child. (Note: your spouse may apply for work permission only if you hold a J-1 visa, but must be only for professional development reasons. Spouses of F-1 visa holders are not permitted to work under any circumstances). You are also required to provide copies of your marriage license for dependent spouses, copies of birth certificates for dependent children, and copies of the passport for each dependent.   Cost of Attendance: Cost Undergraduate Graduate Tuition & Fees $11,633 $9241 Living Expenses Transportation $1,896 $1,896 Personal Expenses $1,554 $1,554 Room & Board $10,466 $10,466 LIVING EXPENSE TOTAL $13,916 $13,916 Other Expenses Books $944 $708 Health Insurance (optional for Mexicans on F-1 visas) $1,199 $1,199 OTHER EXPENSES TOTAL $2,143 $1,907 Total cost of attendance $27,692 $25,064 Adjustments to total For Dependents add $3680 per dependent + + Living in Mexico: subtract $13,916 - - Mexicans on F-1 visas: subtract $1199 for insurance - - Out of state tuition waiver: (PASE, RA /TA, UTEP Scholarship) Undergrads subtract $6794,Grads subtract $5084 - - Your Grand total Once you have completed the “Confirmation of Financial Resources” form and have obtained the correct documentation, please mail the documents to the following address: Office of International Programs The University of Texas at El Paso Union Bldg East Rm 203 500 W. University Ave. El Paso, TX 79968-0619 USA Your documents will be reviewed. If the appropriate documents were submitted, you will be approved for the financial resources portion of your application to UTEP. After you have completed this step along with all of your other admissions requirements, the appropriate office will issue you your I-20 or DS-2019.   If you are applying to UTEP from outside the U.S.: If you don’t already have a passport, apply for a passport from your home country Make an appointment with the United States Embassy or Consulate most convenient for you. You will need to follow their guidelines as to what documents you need to prepare for your visa interview. Once you have received your I-20 or DS-2019, pay the SEVIS I-901 fee online at https://www.fmjfee.com/i901fee/. To pay online, you will need your passport, SEVIS ID# from your I-20 / DS-2019, a credit or debit card with an accepted logo, and a printer so that you may print a receipt of your payment. If you are transferring to UTEP from another U.S. University or College: Let your current school know that you are planning to transfer. Complete their required “transfer out” forms and select a SEVIS record release date. Complete a UTEP “Transfer In” form and have your international student advisor at your current school fax the form to UTEP Office of International Programs at 915-747-5794. Provide copies of your current I-20 or DS-2019, passport, and visa to UTEP Office of International Programs. If you are an undergraduate degree seeking student, your new I-20 will be issued by the undergraduate Admissions Office. If you are an exchange student, your new DS-2019 will be issued by the Office of International Programs. If you are a degree seeking graduate student, your new I-20 will be issued by the Graduate School. Situations that require you to fill out another form and submit new documentation: The academic year at UTEP runs from fall to spring to summer semesters. For example, Fall 2008, Spring 2009 and Summer 2009 are part of the same academic year. If you filled out this form at an earlier date but have deferred / postponed your attendance to UTEP and you will begin your studies in a different academic year than the year in which you originally applied, you will need to resubmit the form along with updated documentation. f you previously lost your F-1 visa status and are now resuming your visa status, you will need to resubmit the CFR form and corresponding documentation. A new I-20 will not be issued to you until you have met the financial requirements again.   Click the link below to download the Confirmation of Financial Resources form