Does Every Applicant get interviewed?

[Megabuff]

Hi Guys

received notification to go for an interview.

just curious, does every get asked to do this or does it mean there is a problem?

 

[Ponga]

Not every [Outland] applicant is called for an interview. It usually means that there are questions regarding the relationship, or possibly admissibility concerns.

All Inland applicants have to attend a landing interview (appointment), but it's merely the formality of the Inland process. This is NOT the same type of interview.

Good luck!

 

[Megabuff]

thankyou Ponga.

i was reading some of the questions and one said can i show photos of our wedding etc. ive submitted many of these with my application.

Should a take more with me?

i note that i cannot take my phone or backpack into he interview. so i cannot show photos on there.....

do they allow you to check you phone in at the reception?

 

[danawhitaker]

Hi Guys

received notification to go for an interview.

just curious, does every get asked to do this or does it mean there is a problem?

I noticed from some of your previous posts that you're a September applicant. Which visa office are you being processed through, out of curiosity?

 

[carolbb23]

I remember my husband immigration lawyer, told us two stories one story was the officer was being noisy asking how often do you have sex with your wife or husband or common law partner, what side of the bed
Do they sleep on and what do they were in bed plus other questions and second story was the officer was a cat person and she was interviewing someone with dogs and she was giving them a hard time. And she was like when they are doing your case just hope they are in a good mood not bad or they are just noisy

 

[canadianwoman]

They won't let you take in your phone, so do not expect to be able to show photos on it. You can take in a folder with more evidence, though, so you can take printed photos. If the visa officer asks to see more photos, you could say you have lots on your phone, which is at the reception. Maybe the visa officer would then get them to bring it in.

At the embassy where my husband was interviewed, we had to hand over our phones and any other electronic devices to the guards. We were able to take in printed evidence.

 

[carolbb23]

They won't let you take in your phone, so do not expect to be able to show photos on it. You can take in a folder with more evidence, though, so you can take printed photos. If the visa officer asks to see more photos, you could say you have lots on your phone, which is at the reception. Maybe the visa officer would then get them to bring it in.

At the embassy where my husband was interviewed, we had to hand over our phones and any other electronic devices to the guards. We were able to take in printed evidence.

you can print up photos on your phone from Kodak print statiis in stores

 

[ScottishPolish]

thankyou Ponga.

i was reading some of the questions and one said can i show photos of our wedding etc. ive submitted many of these with my application.

Should a take more with me?

i note that i cannot take my phone or backpack into he interview. so i cannot show photos on there.....

do they allow you to check you phone in at the reception?

We went through an interview as well and we brought an additional 250 pages of proof - we divided it into files (trips taken together including tickets and boarding passes, proof of the fact we live together even though our application was outland - so it depends, copies of bank statements, and a separate file with another 20 or so pics from our wedding, and day to day stuff).

Your phone and backpack are not allowed into the embassy. Just print ones that are in addition to the ones you submitted, and not all extra wedding pics. They want to see pictures of you together still after the application submission. The usual red flag is they want proof of the relationship being real, so for example I submitted pics of my husband cooking dinner, pics of us together in different locations. Just submit whatever you have as continuing proof from AFTER your file was submitted.

They let you submit paperwork at the gate when you check in. This then is given to the immigration officer and he will sit and read every single piece of it - one of the more important points is make sure that it matches what you said in your application, because when my husband was in front of him, the original file was there with sticky notes on parts that were likely the red flags, and he had gone through every piece in the new file - because when we got it back, it was in a different order.

Hope that helps....

 

[jeffporfirio1]

Hi Guys

received notification to go for an interview.

just curious, does every get asked to do this or does it mean there is a problem?

Just relax.
No preparation necessary.
Try to be honest if you can. Try to lie as little as possible, and if you do, try to be convincing.
Also remember, "what they don't know, wont hurt them".