Have you finally built up the courage to pursue a lifelong dream of traveling abroad? Do not ruin your chances for an excursion overseas by learning how to overcome the common pitfalls that come with an essential visa interview.
Do Not Be Late
Getting a visa interview is serious business and everyone involved operates in a timely fashion. No interviewer, therefore, likes anyone who breaks this inviolable rule. Not especially an applicant who so desperately wants a visa for a personal business abroad. That is, lest, you be seen as insincere with your undertaking. Conversely, you would want to be early, rather than late, in your interview. Aside from being punctual, arriving on your designated schedule a few minutes earlier will give you the necessary confidence to go through the interview.
A tip of advice to not getting late: ride a taxi. Having to ride your own set of wheels could cause you the trouble of looking for a parking space, which could set you back on your precious time.
Looks Matter
How you present yourself tells a lot about you. The difference is even night and day, depending on how you dress and how you act towards other people. As a rule of thumb, you would want to appear mostly considerate. This would imply generally minding how you would be seen during an interview. For instance, you would want to wear decent clothing, instead of flashy or revealing dresses, and you would want to wear a perfume that is not too exquisite to the senses. As for actions, you would want to display overall good confidence and a good demeanor. Anything contrary to these things is simply unwanted, chance-reducing distraction.
Insufficient Documents
An interview is more than just the interviewer having to have a personal account of your personality. The other side of the process involves validating information as they appear in your application. One way to drastically ruin your chances for a successful application, therefore, is arriving on the scene with missing documentation that would otherwise serve as credible proof.
Unimportant Information
In an attempt at feigning confidence, people tend to overshare information, even if a good chunk of those data are not even related to the question at hand. Do not be that kind of person in an interview. It will do you no significant advantage over a person who is genuine and on-point with what’s being asked.
Be Calm
Confidence has always been one of the hallmarks of a real and positive person. But while nervousness is a common thing among people, it does not necessarily elicit an okay impression. Contrarily, it paves way for doubts over the individual exhibiting it. By learning and employing how to be calm, you are presenting yourself in a positive light, which, generally, comes with a good outcome.
Be Agreeable
Not many people like to be called a “kiss ass”. But there’s a fine line that separates excessive ass-kissing and being concordant with another person, particularly one with authority. In a visa interview, you would want to be in the latter. Being generally agreeable with your interviewer only shows your respect for authority and your willingness to follow established guidelines when presented with them. But this does not mean that disagreements have to completely leave the room. In instances when disputes become inevitable, there are always ways in how you can present your point without being offensive or unruly.
