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You are about to visit:. Popular Links. Also, make sure to leave home early enough, counting the traffic jam. Another element, that provokes visa officials to not take your application seriously, is not having enough preparations for the interview.
If you are not able to predict what Schengen visa interview questions are, you will not be able to give genuine and well-thought-out answers for visa officials.
Well…the fact is that typically, when you do not know what questions you will expect, there are risks of giving inappropriate answers made-up, unacceptable, mistaken, incomplete, or goofy answers knowing the amount of tension you carry with you in an interview session. That is why it is essential for you to be familiar with the common Schengen visa interview questions, to properly plan in your head your answers early enough, early enough before the visa interview date.
You can also write down your answers if that helps you recall them easily during the interview session Make sure to not take them with you in the interview and do not sound programmed when giving your answers.
It is also important that when a visa officer asks you a question, do not take too much of time in giving the answer, otherwise this can be perceived as a lack of truthfulness. Whenever you apply for a Schengen visa, the interview is simply a way for the diplomatic office to meet with you and understand more in depth if the information provided in the visa application form is correctly and frankly offered.
Trying to avoid answering questions of the visa official, does not protect you at all, let us say if the question is sensitive to you. Also, giving fake information does not give you any good result, as the diplomatic office will reconfirm all the information you provide during the interview and in the application form. Instead of avoiding or falsifying the answer, you must be open and direct with the visa official whatever the question is. Keep in mind that the diplomatic office has the authority to check over your travel history to Schengen Area.
What else might penalize your visa application is the way you appear during your interview, including your outfit, shoes, makeup, temperament, body posture, even the amount of perfume you wear. Remember that the first impression is everything and, usually, you cannot get the second chance to leave the first impression, so give it the needed importance instead of trying to improve it another time. It is considered an unwanted element of your interview if you dress carelessly or informally, with unrefined and showy clothes, accessories or tie.
Showing you have a sense of consideration for the event of the interview by wearing proper formal clothes and shoes with minimal accessories is the way to go. Also, minimal makeup and slight perfume smell are also supporting elements in leaving a good impression of a serious visa candidate. Another important component of the Schengen visa interview is the body posture and mimics you make during the question-answers session.
A face that expresses fear and uncertainty, as well as a body that is not sitting properly, might lead visa officials to consider you a worthless and dishonest candidate.
If you lean back you might be considered arrogant, leaning forward — aggressive, if too laid-back you will be perceived as a lazy individual, while armed-crossed tells you are trying to resist and defend yourself from the questions. In its place, try holding a neutral body position by sitting tall and keeping your arms open to show you are open and ready for a fair interview. Avoiding the eye contact with the embassy official during the interview also does not help at all.
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