I noticed after submission that one of my documents might not be strong enough, especially proof of funds. Has anyone been approved with minimal bank balance?
Yes, people do get approved with a minimal bank balance. What embassies usually look at isn’t just the final balance number, but whether the funds are reasonable and consistent with your trip length, accommodation, and personal profile. A modest balance can still be acceptable if your expenses are realistic, your income makes sense, and there are no sudden or suspicious deposits. Where issues happen is when the balance clearly doesn’t cover the trip or looks artificially inflated. I’ve seen approvals with lower balances as long as everything else lined up logically.
This worry comes up a lot after people submit their application. You start replaying everything and suddenly the bank balance feels “too small.” From what many applicants have shared, a minimal balance by itself doesn’t automatically lead to a refusal. Embassies tend to look at the bigger picture, like whether the money matches your trip length, how stable your income is, and whether your bank activity looks consistent rather than one large amount sitting there.
Quite a few people have been approved with balances close to the minimum when the rest of the application made sense, so you’re definitely not the only one wondering about this.
Approval is not based on a fixed bank balance but on whether your overall profile looks credible and consistent with your travel plan.Applicants are sometimes approved with modest funds if their income, expenses, sponsorship, and ties clearly support the trip, but weak finances are a common refusal reason if not well explained.