1. This coaching memo is intended to help prepare you for you personal interview. Visa officers may vary of course in their style of conducting interviews. This memo, however, should give you a good idea of what questions may be asked and how to respond to them.
2. Dress for the interview as if you were applying for a job.
3. Bring all ORIGINAL of your documents which are requested.
4. Go over the application form before you got to the interview so that your answers will not contradict what is stated in the application.
5. Look directly to the interview officer when he/she is talking and while you are answering him/her.
6. Be courteous always. You may ask for the name of the Immigration Officer, unless he/she introduces hiself/herself at the start of the interview. This is important, as we need the name of the interviewer for the purpose of following up the status of your application. If the officer has identified himself/herself, use his/her name once in a while.
7. In answering questions, be truthful. Also, be frief but as complete as possible in your replies. Do not give lengthy answers as the Interviewing Officer may be bored with your lengthy replies. Answer to the best of your knowledge.
8. Do not be argumentative. If you differ in opinion from the Immigration Officer on some matter, state your point but DO NOT argue.
9. If you do not know the reply to the question, say so. You may say:" I do not remember" or "I do not have the answer to that questions, but I can find out for you and let you know." If you are unsure of the answer, never guess, unless you first quality your answer by saying, "I am not sure, but I think it may have been...."
10. Do not vlunteer information. Answer only the questions asked. 11. You need to convice the Interviewing Officer that: - you are able to support yourself in Canada. - you have enough money to live on if you should need to look for a job. - you have some type of aailiation with Cannada (list of friends/family). - you will be able to establish yourself in Canada in the job that you proposed to do. 12. It is alright to ask what the next step is in the processing of your application. For your information, it takes on the average anywhere from 2 to 6 months for visas to be issued from date of the interview. Should an Immigration Officer say otherwise, it is either the Immigration Officer is new or sometimes mentions an optimistic date. We are saying this so as not to create any false hopes in the applicant that the visas will be ready in 3 or 4 weeks, as had been mentioned in some interviews. We are just going by our actual experience. 13. You will be asked to sign your application forms in the presence of the Immigration Officer. It is during the interview that the best opportunity presents itself for the application to be sure that there will be no error in the visas, specially in connection with names and birth dates. 14. After the interview, it is important that you write down the questions asked and the replies you actually gave during the interview and that you forward the same to us as soon as possible. We would like to know of any concerns which the interviewing officer may have shown regarding your application. Again, this is important in our following up your case with the interviewing officer. 15. For your information, immigrant are giver a validity date equal to the validity of medical results. Medicals are valid for one year from the date they were taken. Extending visa expiry dates is not possible as new medicals have to be taken or as in other posts, a new application may have to be svbmitted. Below are some questions and answers for your reference. These are the type of questions that you may be asked, and some sample responses. Do not memorize these answers. They are merely guidelines. Some of these questions may be worded differently, they may be omitted or others may be asked instead. Just answer the questions honestly. Q Why do you want to migrate to Canada? A I want to provide a better future and life for myself. Q Why do you think Canada is a better place? 1. Canada is a peaceful democratic country and is politically stable. 2. Canada provides execllent opportunities for people who want to work hard. Even the United Nations has recognized Canada as the best place to live in. 3. Canada has a wonderful standard of living. 4. The health care system is also execllent. 5. Canada offers good opportunities to those who are willing to work hard, and I believe I will be very successful in Canada and will have a good life there. Canada has long been regarded as one of the best places in the world in which to live. 6. Canada is a multi-cultural society, where I can retain my culture and background and still feel that I belong here. Q What do you know about Canada? A I know Canada is a beautiful, peaceful, and clean country. [首页] [上一页] [下一页][末页]
