If you have ever gone through the rigors of planning, submitting and been
interviewed for a visa, only to end up with a denial, then you probably have
spent the night of the denial wondering what went wrong.
And if you are about to make your visa application, then you should
look out for these signs to further prepare you against a denial.
You should look out for the following signs to further prepare you for success:
1) The Uneasy Feeling about an Answer: If you have answered a question on
your application but you don't feel comfortable about the answer you have
provided, then you need to step back and take a look at that question again.
The reason is because, you will communicate your uneasy feelings to your
interviewer while answering that question; particularly if they seem
interested in that particular answer.
Only that question can be your undoing at an interview. I have seen interviews
that have gone on smoothly until the visa officer asks a question that the applicant
was obviously not prepared for. The weak and feeble answer the applicant gave
became their undoing and resulted in a denial.
Ensure you are able to speak or write your answers clearly, avoid big grammar too,
keep it short, simple and straight to the point, you stand a higher chance of
getting your visa that way.
2) When you find it difficult to explain the source of funds in your
bank statement. Most embassies will assume all applicants are seeking
permanent entry into their country until you prove them otherwise. And one way to
prove them otherwise is to present evidence that you have strong economic
reasons to return to your country following your stay.
The pattern and consistency of in-flow and out-flow of funds recorded in your
account is one of the most credible evidences that theses embassies rely on
to justify giving you a visa or denying you.
So, if there are sudden surge of funds in your account, that is not
consistent with the average pattern over the previous 12 months, then
you need to explain it. Failure to provide a believable explanation will discredit
your perceived economic status and this will most likely earn you a refusal.
3) When you have to fight through a history of refusals to get a visa: if you have a
history of refusals from embassy to embassy, the next embassy could probably perceive
you as desperate to leave your country. If you have been refused ONCE at ANY embassy,
(even if it was 8 years ago) my advice is, don't submit any visa application without
consulting reputable professionals.
use any professional you feel comfortable with, but the point is, use a professional, they will
help you figure out what you are missing before you permanently damage your travel profile and history.
4) When you are applying for a visa category that is not consistent with your life style:
The way some people go about visa application makes you wonder at their level of wisdom. Here's an example,
as a travel company,
about our packages, but one day, we got this particular call. It was a funny call.
The lady on the other end of the line says, "I have a junior brother, he just
finished serving, and he wants to go on the Bahamas
Come on, first, you sponsoring your brother on a cruise, have you gone on one yourself? Someone who
just finished serving "in Nigeria" is more concerned about getting a job than going on a cruise
"[i]except they are trying to check out of the country", what travel history does your brother have to
support his application for a visa on a Bahamas cruise?
We had so many questions, and all pointed to establishing the consistency between the
applicants' life style and the visa he or she was applying for.
If your lifestyle does not support the category of visa you are applying for, that is a loud
signal and alarm, which you should listen to and address adequately instead of going all the
way to suffer the embarrassment of a rejection.
5) When the agent or consultant you are using does not ask you basic questions before
submitting your application: Given my long years consulting with visa applicants, I have met
people with really strange stories to tell. It's not strange for people to walk into my office and
tell me stories like - "I gave one agent my passport to do the visa for me, he submitted my
application and they refused me" then when I ask "can you recollect what
was on your application form" they tell me, " I don't know, I just gave him my passport and
went for interview "he did everything""
If an agency or a consultant promises to deliver to you a visa without asking you basic questions that
only you have answers to, which are normally on the application form, you should feel very
uncomfortable about that application, you are most likely about to face one of the most
humiliating rejections of your "travel" life.
If your agent or consultant does not ask you questions, you ask them questions. Questions like, what are
you completing on my application form, what category of visa are you applying for on my
behalf, what other information do you need from me, etc.
So that they don't fill in rubbish on your form that will dent your reputation - that is if you
care about your reputation anyways.
In summary, there are many signs that signal a refusal is in the pipeline, all you have to do is
give a little more thought and attention to your visa application, ask intelligent questions
about your application.
If you do have other signs to share with readers, please post them below...cheers
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