Preparing for Your Skilled Worker Visa Interview: What to Expect
10th September 2024
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10th September 2024
What you need to know about your Skilled Worker Visa interview
Before you are granted your Skilled Worker Visa you may be required to attend an interview as part of the application process. This interview is your chance to showcase your qualifications, explain your motivations, and prove that you’re a good fit for the job. Here’s what to expect and tips and tricks for a Skilled Worker visa interview.
Interviews are usually conducted over a Microsoft Teams call during visa processing and the Home Office will always start the call. However, they can also be conducted at the border upon your arrival into the UK.
Below are some questions that you may be expected to answer:
Job related questions:
Motivation questions:
Visa compliance questions:
If your visa is approved, you will receive instructions on how to proceed, including how to collect your visa and any additional steps required before entering the UK. If denied, you should be provided with reasons, and in some cases, you may be able to request for an administrative review or reapply.
Yes, you will be notified of the interview via an email to the address stated on your visa application form.
You may be able to do an admin review or reapply as long as you have not been subjected to a re-entry ban
The Home Office invite to interview will detail the length of time your interview is expected to take. The interview can sometimes be up to 90 minutes long.
The invitation to interview explains that no one else should be present in the room during the interview and if the Home Office suspects that there is someone present, the interview may be terminated and your application assessed without a further interview.
You should notify the Home Office if you cannot make your interview date/time as soon as possible.
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