9 Visa Tips for 2009

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1.) All visa applicants for non settlement or non immigrant visas (visit or studies) are typically viewed as intending migrants, immigrants, or settlers overseas, it is the applicant’s responsibility to satisfy the entry clearance officer or consular officer that they are not traveling for settlement purposes, you must therefore be able to advance evidence that you have reasons for returning to your country after the expiration of your short sojourn. Evidences such as; current / future employment, current accommodation property, family ties, financial prospects and obligations, inheritance, investments, career prospects, etc. (if your reason for traveling is for settlement purposes, then you ought not to have applied under this category in the first instance).

2.) Communicate effectively either through your application forms and supporting documentations or at the interview stage, your thoughts should be clear, concise and practicable, above all you should be knowledgeable and assertive, get familiar with the facts and procedures as it applies to your situation and visa application category.

3.) Where interviews are required be outspoken, be confident volunteer relevant information that would shed light on your application, and the reasons behind it, you have no reason to fear or fidget after all you have nothing to hide (Do You).

4.) Know your schedule, plans, programs and how it fits into the big picture. Every applicant worth his onions ought to know in detail the reasons why their visit or study is of importance and the potential benefits derivable from it, in the nearest future. Failure to articulate this can seriously undermine your chances of casting doubts off your intended claims.

5.) It has never been a secret that visa officers are often overwhelmed by the share volume of applications received on a daily basis, it is thus pertinent on the applicant to be as concise as possible. Visa officers are often under significant time constraints to perform a speedy and competent interview or document appraisal, and reach a decisions almost immediately from impressions they form during this evaluation.

6.) Your supporting documentation should be clear at an instance to the visa or consular officer, what the evidences are, what they signify, and what their provenances are. Prolix explanations and chaotic documentary evidences cannot be quickly comprehended or evaluated.

7.) While immigration requirements may be uniform, some countries have earned the rights to be classified as high risk countries based on available immigration indices, as such applicants from countries with economic problems or from those with a high volume of illegal immigrants or terrorist regions will potentially face stiffer challenges obtaining a visa, the job of every applicant is to demonstrate why their application should be regarded as different from the norm.

8.) Where dependants exist the applicant must be prepared to provide satisfactory evidence of arrangements of support and ability to continually support the dependants from available resources either in the country of destination or home country.

9.) Ultimately every applicant must be optimistic, and project a picture of maturity and independence, bearing in mind to underscore what plans are in the offing upon returning home.


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