Ancestry Visa - you don't need as much as you think

Well I just got approved for the UK Ancestry visa a few days ago. I had been reading threads on this forum in an attempt to figure out what was needed and was a little worried when most people seemed to have more funds/employment than I did, so I'd like to put down what I submitted, in the hopes that it will put someone's mind at ease. I had the following:
-birth certificates of my mother and myself, plus a notarized copy of my grandmother's
-one authorized bank statement from a few days previous, showing my balance of $3800 plus a good $5100 debt on my credit card (my limit is $6600)
-my resume. I have no degree and few qualifications, and work mostly in the service industry.
- a letter from my father saying he could send me money if I needed it (no bank statements were required from him)
- a letter of intent, saying I planned to work full time and also naming the hostel I'm staying in plus how much it cost to stay there.

I was also temporarily unemployed, and staying with my parents for a couple months for the purposes of applying for this visa, which I put down on the form. My visa was approved four hours after it arrived in Ottawa and I move to Edinburgh on the 6th. So this really is a much easier visa to get than most people here seem to think it is.

Hope that relieves a bit of stress for someone.

-- Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:35 pm --

oops, if a moderator could move this to the "visas" section...

Hi! That does put me a little at ease... my girlfriend is in the process of apply for an ancestry visa, and the proof of funds is the bit that's worrying us.

She’d be living with me, so we’d enclose a copy of my tenancy agreement and a signed letter from myself confirming she has somewhere to stay rent free until she can find work, and that I’d be willing to help support her until she does so.

I could also include a copy of three months worth of bank statements, explaining my income and expenditure to prove I could support her. However, I have a less than perfect credit rating due to being made redundant a couple of years ago (but I am now working again and hope to sort out my credit rating once we’ve sorted out my girlfriends visa.)

I’d also include a letter from her parents and grandparents assuring that they would be willing to provide support for her, should she need it.

Problem is, she has very little actual cash in her account, (less than 1000 dollars), but is thinking of borrowing some money from her parents / getting a credit card.

Do you think that'll be enough?