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Invitation For an Interview!

Dannysh

Full Member
Feb 20, 2015
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3
Category........
Visa Office......
Tel Aviv
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-10-2015
Doc's Request.
21-06-2016
AOR Received.
18-12-2015
File Transfer...
07-01-2016
Med's Request
21-06-2016
Med's Done....
12-01-2015, 28-06-2016
Interview........
21-06-2016
I don't know what to do now?
what is the interview is it a good thing? it will set back the processing time I guess, cause the interview is in two months..

what are they gonna ask me for? should I do anything?

Please Help!
 

ImABule

Champion Member
Mar 4, 2016
2,406
96
Ottawa, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
February 25, 2016
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
March 24, 2016 AOR2 April 15, 2016
File Transfer...
SA April 5, 2016
Med's Done....
February 02, 2016
Interview........
Queue- August 29, 2016 Waived- November 15, 2016
Passport Req..
November 17, 2016 DM- November 18, 2016
VISA ISSUED...
November 29, 2016
LANDED..........
December 19, 2016
Dannysh said:
I don't know what to do now?
what is the interview is it a good thing? it will set back the processing time I guess, cause the interview is in two months..

what are they gonna ask me for? should I do anything?

Please Help!
The interview is not a good thing, it generally means that they are doubting your relationship's genuineness. You should order your GCMS notes immediately to read the officers comments as it will give you a clearer perspective on why you have been called to an interview and allow you to prepare documentation to address the concerns the officer has about your application. They will ask a multitude of questions mostly about your relationship and how well you know about your sponsors day to day life. If you search the forum you will find lists of possible interview questions so you can prepare for them.

Good luck.
 
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mikeymyke

Guest
The interview is definitely not a good thing. It means they have doubts about your marriage or relationship. You need to order GCMS notes immediately to find out what concerns they have and prepare to submit evidence to support yourself. You need to prepare to answer any questions they have abt your relationship
 

expectin

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Dec 21, 2015
527
12
Category........
Visa Office......
Mex
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-09-2015
Doc's Request.
18-03-2016 RPRF
AOR Received.
AOR Dec Second
File Transfer...
Nov-18
Med's Request
Upfront - August 6
Med's Done....
August -6-2015
Dannysh said:
I don't know what to do now?
what is the interview is it a good thing? it will set back the processing time I guess, cause the interview is in two months..

what are they gonna ask me for? should I do anything?

Please Help!
You need to order GCMS notes immediately to find out what concerns they have and prepare to submit evidence to support yourself. You need to prepare to answer any questions they have abt anything that they want to confirm from your aplication, you got 2 months to find out about whats
theyr concern usin the GCMS Notes and go from there, if you are goin to speack the thru god is in charge, good luck
 

CDNPR2014

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Mar 1, 2016
3,180
187
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
LANDED..........
2014
they will also call interviews for criminality or dependant issues, so it may not be related to your relationship. as others have suggested, ordering your notes may provide insight, and then you can gather documentation to alleviate their concerns for the interview. i'd recommend going through your application and noting what could be considered a "red flag" triggering the interview, and start pulling together more information about those issues.
 

cyclist

Hero Member
Mar 26, 2016
279
9
Vancouver,BC, Canada
Visa Office......
Ankara
App. Filed.......
June 22,2016
Doc's Request.
December 13,2016
AOR Received.
August 16,2016
File Transfer...
August24,2016
Med's Done....
April 6,2016
Interview........
Nov 3, 2016(passed)..January 17 ,2017 DM (Ecas)
LANDED..........
17-02-2017
it is not really "not a good thing" depends how you look at it. you are invited interview because they think your relationship is not genuine. but they didn't refuse your application so interview is your last chance to prove your relation is genuine. so that is a good thing that they give you that chance. no need to worry about it if you know your spouse well.
 

annakrystyna13

Star Member
Feb 10, 2015
155
6
Can you give us some details about your situation and the application? Outland or Inland? How long have you known each other? What kind of evidence did you submit? Someone I know had an interview last month and they were literally invigilated! The questions ranged from where does your spouse keep his socks, to does your spouse have any scars, and what did you both have for dinner last night. Those questions will vary though, especially if you don't live together, then the questions will be completely different.
 

Rob_TO

VIP Member
Nov 7, 2012
11,426
1,551
Toronto
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Seoul, Korea
App. Filed.......
13-07-2012
AOR Received.
18-08-2012
File Transfer...
21-08-2012
Med's Done....
Sent with App
Passport Req..
N/R - Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
30-10-2012
LANDED..........
16-11-2012
cyclist said:
it is not really "not a good thing" depends how you look at it. you are invited interview because they think your relationship is not genuine. but they didn't refuse your application so interview is your last chance to prove your relation is genuine. so that is a good thing that they give you that chance. no need to worry about it if you know your spouse well.
No application is ever refused without first granting an interview. If you read the interview/appeals threads here, you will see that they should not be taken lightly even if you know your spouse well. Interview process is often very hostile by the visa officer and sometimes they seem to have their mind made up even before the interview and despite what answers are given to their questions.
You need to treat it very seriously and be very well prepared, can't stress this enough.
 
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mikeymyke

Guest
cyclist said:
it is not really "not a good thing" depends how you look at it. you are invited interview because they think your relationship is not genuine. but they didn't refuse your application so interview is your last chance to prove your relation is genuine. so that is a good thing that they give you that chance. no need to worry about it if you know your spouse well.
It's never a good thing when the office that is responsible for deciding whether to grant your spouse PR, believes your marriage might not genuine. That's really the only reason an interview is ever granted. Anything else, they would simply ask the applicant to submit more information or documentation, but something regarding the genuineness of a marriage, only an interview is done to address that. There are also many stories of people who went through the interview process, complain about how the interviewer would not even look at their presented documentation, become rude, and sort of already pre-determined that their marriage is not genuine even before asking any questions.

Just a few weeks ago, there was a sponsor who messaged me that his wife got refused at the interview, and the wife was really confused as to why, as she seemingly answered all questions well, and there aren't really any major red flags, they were both same age, had a long courtship, had a baby on the way, etc. There was one red flag however, and that was they had an argument before, so the sponsor withdrew the application, but then they made up and he re-applied. On his GCMS notes, the officer noted that they were compatible in every way, but had concerns about the withdrawal of the previous application, so they granted an interview for that reason.

Had he not withdrawn the app in the first place, they likely wouldn't have an interview, and she'd already be approved. Instead, you have a very compatible couple having to go through an interview, and were unlucky enough to be refused for some unknown reason. Some interviewers might have been in a bad mood, and that could affect the outcome of the interview.

So you can see, it's extremely important for any applicant to avoid the interview as much as possible. Even for a genuine couple, all it would take is one small slip up or a bad mood officer, and you end up with an unjustified refusal and unnecessary delays.