There is no one rule for giving a fantastic Visa interview. However, there are certain guidelines which help in preparing the student to be concise and articulate enough to impress the officer in hand.

First and foremost, remember you are NOT a potential migrant

The officer sitting across you EXPECTS you to give indications of being a potential migrant, and he/she is entrusted with the job of deciphering the same. However, it is completely in your hands to make him believe otherwise. You need to train your mind well in advance with constant reiteration to yourself, that the choice of destination is purely basis the education expertise the location has to offer. It cannot be about ‘job opportunities’, great lifestyle or high standards of living. It needs to be about excellent education system, value adds that the institution  will bring to your academics and a displayed confidence about returning to your domicile country to apply the learnings.

Use of effective language

CONFIDENCE, goes a long way towards having crisp and effective communication. The confidence emanates from a clear understanding of the purpose of your education, why you have chosen the country and the college, and importantly your grasp over the language. What you should refrain from doing is trying to speak in a fashion that is not natural to you. Considering that you are a foreign student, you are not expected to speak like natives, so its best not to try. More often than not it lands up sounding fake and deliberate. The next element of the communication would be, to keep your sentences short, crisp and relevant. Do not resort to speaking more than necessary, as the attention span of the officer attending to you would be fairly short. 

Prepare, prepare, prepare!

We often tend to undermine the power of preparation. However, we must keep in mind that there might be various elements that the interviewer might chance open during the process of the interaction. Therefore, its important for you to look up few of the listed points and be prepared to tackle any question with regards to the same:

• Your course: Why did you choose the course, the research elements that went behind the selection, the advantage it has over the rest, prospects etc.
• Your University: How does the selected university match up to your expectation, which others did you contemplate and why did you finalize on the chosen one.
• Your documents: You should be very conversant about the documents that you might have submitted, there can be no element herein which you are caught unaware. It is possible that one of your parent has been primarily involved in the co-ordination, do get to understand the precise submissions.
• Proofs of financial stability: As an aspirant you should be aware of this aspect as well. Therefore get to know the source of funds which would support your education. In case you intend to move with a dependant, your financial proofs should account for the same.

No compromise on basics

Don’t be late, whether its an online medium or a face to face, punctuality cannot be compromised upon. Have a positive and confident demeanour, the non verbals matter, don’t lose sight of it. The greetings and smiles go a long way in creating a positive impact on the interviewer, so don’t undermine the power of personality. Get in touch with our experts today!

Yes, these are times we have never seen before! 

Every generation is in a state of bemusement, stupefaction, and uncertainty. According to psychologists, anxiety with an imminent threat is healthy and manageable, which goes to imply that if we are in a state of shock and concern, then the least of assurance that we can give to all around us is that we are normal. An often-used term during the era of COVID is the ‘new normals’, which really goes to say that the normal as we knew till now is shifting.

This perspective could help our children deal with the stagnant state of being that they are living through during these times. Its not just about hygiene standards being re calibrated, virtual online classes, or less of seeing each other, its impact is much more pronounced. Its about a systematic counselling of the younger generation to share a larger perspective of the way the world might emerge in coming times.

To begin with, one effective reiteration could be in the direction that life will have a way of coming around. It’s a matter of time that schools, colleges, academics are going to start functioning in a way that we have known for most parts. However, there might be some parts which would alter, but alter for the better. Its going to be more self-sustaining, futuristic and enabling. Aligning their minds towards impending change would help the children settle down to the new normal.

The teenagers of today are thankfully inclined towards connecting to the world on their fingertips. This of course has taken an enhanced form and shape that they would have probably not be prepared for. It could be a great distraction for them to be counselled into focussing on themselves. Being glued to a virtual world was never a challenge this generation faced, the new normal however being, that’s the only way to be connected, and hence the disarrangement of thoughts. Therefore, its now a good time to detox! Contrarian as it may seem, it’s a good idea for the kids to be cajoled into some self-introspection, some @me time, and cultivation of thoughts that have been closeted due to their virtual world.

Adults managing their emotions, watching their thoughts and tempering their reactions, would be the next best thing! Children mirror the sentiments of what they see around, at least till their adolescence, if not ahead of that. It then becomes imperative that adults are conscious of their actions, the words they speak, the news they relate to, the sentiments they echo. Often as adults its natural to have fixated opinions about things. COVID-19, is the master of things in years that we have been around, which means, ideas and opinions including judgements are at its peak. Its important that this mixed bag of emotions are displayed in a positive, neutralized frame, or better still not displayed at all, in the presence of the children. Simple comments could have a xenophobic impression on the minds that we are not watching closely, which could be related to nationalities, regions, or any other culturally dividing or alienating syndromes. Adults, be careful of the words you choose ever so much today!

In a nutshell, times change, and this time too shall. It will emerge with its learnings, and we will have some retrospective thinking ahead of us. So getting a perspective of the transience of time will help both the young and the old tide through.