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I am travelling with my sister to the Netherlands, but she is applying through the Spanish consulate in London because she will be travelling to Spain after Amsterdam and that's her main destination as she will be there for one more day than the Netherlands.

There is a requirement that £724 balance must show in her account. I wanted to know whether this means that the balance should not have been lower than £724 at any point in the previous three months, or whether the £724 needs to be the closing balance.

In February and March she had very low balance, but from September to January and again in April, she has had a good balance. She moved some more money from her savings into her current account in the UK and now has had more than £724 in there for about 2 weeks.

Could anyone advise whether the requirement is to maintain the funds for the entire period of the statements or the closing balance? The information on the internet is not very clear on this.

She has more money in savings but they ask for current accounts. For four out of six months, she had a good balance. March and February were low.

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As stated in the comments its the closing balance that they will be looking at to ensure enough funds are there to cover your stay, but you should include all relevant statements.

As she has moved money from her savings into her 'current' account you need to show where that money has come from so it doesn't look like funds parking which can look suspicious and negatively impact your application. By also submitting the savings account information you can show that the transfer came from her own money, and it is available for her to use during your stay, so ensure to submit both for any relevant months.

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