自2009年10月1日起，所有申請赴英留學學生簽證的申請人需按照計點積分制第四層級的要求提供本人或父母/監護人名下、存期至少滿28天的符合要求的資金證明文件；同時，銀行存款證明文件仍應在簽證申請日前的一個月內開具。
簽證時資金文件的最新指引：
a) （最好是）存折，但建議同時遞交可作證明的銀行存款證明或信用證明
b) 定期存款，顯示存期并可立即使用
c) 銀行出具的信函確認所需的細節
d) 貸款證明
e) 官方的獎學金證明
Guidelines on financial documents:
a) (preferred) a bank book, but recommend that they also either submit a certificate of creditworthiness or certificate of deposit for the sake of verification
b) a fixed term deposit showing how long it has been held and that it is immediately accessible
c) a letter from the bank confirming the required details
d) evidence of a loan
e) evidence of official sponsorship
