How to be successful in your visa interview?

Are you planning to travel abroad for business, further your career or for holidays? If yes then you need to attend visa interview before the consular officer will grant you visa.

Many people today have attended visa interview severally without being able to convince the visa officer to grant them visa. There are a lot of reasons why they couldn’t grant them visa. This also emphasis the process where by you will take and get your visa once you went for interview.

If you want to travel abroad to further your education, to work, holidays, business transaction or are you an artist: music stars, movie stars, footballer etc. That is all depend on your opportunity to get your visa.

It is a good message for those who has been attending interview several times without success and also for those are going for visa interview for the first time

Visa Interview Preparation Despite having all the documents and meeting all the criteria people often get the refusal. A lot of it depends on the Interview, whether you successfully get the Visa or not. Here are few tips based on the people's experience and facts.

Ok, first thing first, don't get nervous with the word interview. This is not like a job.

Interview, however this is an important process (for visa seeker) so take it easy with confidence and follow the following tips.

The first essential step toward a successful interview is preparation.

The most important thing that you can carry with you is your self-confidence. Applicants, who are well prepared and confident in their responses to the visa officer, are almost always successful in getting the visa.

General Preparation includes:

• Get some information/ general knowledge on what the Visa is all about? What is the process etc.?
• Prepare for most commonly asked questions.
• Be there a little earlier.
• Ask for an interpreter if you are not conversant or confident with English.

Document Preparation includes the following:

1. Fill all the forms/applications neatly and completely.
2. Know what you have filled in the form. Many times it happens (especially in parent's case) where children or the sponsor fill out the application and the applicant him/her self don't know what information is provided.
3. Provide correct and authentic information.
4. If getting copies for documents make sure the copies are of good quality and readable.
5. Verify that the Names, Date of Birth, etc. should match with the information in your passport.
6. Organize your documents in proper logical order:
   A well organized and orderly arranged documents can make it easy for you to find the right documents quickly during interview.

Physical Preparation includes the following:

Your physical presentation is often an important point. What you look like and how you say something are just as important as what you say. So dress up nicely and keep smiling, and don get nervous as this may reflect negative on interviewer.

Attitude Preparation includes the following:

Provide to the point and concise answers. Do not add any thing which is not relevant or not being asked. (In most the cases, this is where people make a mistake by giving unnecessary and unasked details). Other tips for the interview are:

A. Never argue with visa officer.

B. Do not ask unnecessary questions.

C. Always remain polite.

What the officer is looking for?

The primary goal for the interview is to verify all information presented in the application and to make sure that, you (applicant) has enough ties back in your home country and will come back after your visit to a foreign country.

Documents and interview/questions are a few ways through which the consulate officer tries to determine the eligibility for the visa grant.

Now the thing is What do "ties" mean?

"Ties" are the aspects of your life that bind you to your place of residence, including family relationships, employment and possessions. In the case of younger applicants who may not have had an opportunity to establish such ties, interviewing officers may look at educational status, grades, the situation of parents, and an applicant's long-range plans and prospects in your home country. As each person's situation is different, there is no set answer as to what constitutes adequate ties. Normally it is your Business, Job, money generating land, Receiving rents from your property/ properties.

During the interview:

• Greet the Interviewer when you see him/her at the beginning.
• Communicate clearly and in a comprehensive way. Do not hesitate to politely ask to repeat or rephrase the question, if you don't understand any questions.

Generally asked questions in USA and many other courtiers Visit Visa.

• Why do you want to travel to the USA?
• Who is sponsoring you?
• What do you do?
• When did you retire?
• How much pension do you get?
• What is your annual income?
• Have you ever visited any other country?
• Do you have leave granted application? (If you are job holder)
• Can I see you Business/visiting card?
• Who will look after your business in your absence (if you are a business man).
• Do you have a credit card?
• How many children do you have? And where are they? What do they do?
• Who is there in USA?
• How long will you be staying in USA?
• Will you work there?
• Will you come back?
• How can you assure me that you will come back?
• What does your daughter/son/son- in- law do?
• How long has your son/daughter been living in USA?

Read more questions and answers here. An Extended list of questions and their possible answers is also given below.

Finger Printing

Each applicant needs to provide a digital finger print for US visa purpose. The finger print will be taken any time before or after the interview.


When you go for the interview.

You are not allowed to carry any office bag, briefcase, electronic items, mobile phones, cigarettes, etc. into the consulate. Only a plastic bag or a woman's handbag is allowed.

Inside the Consulate:

The following picture indicates the main activities/process inside the consulate.
Note: This picture is provided for our understanding to get an basic idea of the process. This is a very generic illustration of the high level process; it may vary from consulate to consulate.

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Good Luck!

If you get the Visa, begin your preparations for travel:

If you don't get the Visa, don't feel bad but analyze the situation to find out what went wrong, eliminate that mistake and reapply with better preparation.

We fully hope that you will be succeeded on the basis of truth