A Guideline for Tier4 Visa Interview

Video conferencing or interview via Skype/Communicator is being taken by Home office staff
at UK Visa Application centre after the Tier4 student visa application submission followed by
the completion of biometric data submission at UK visa application center.

The purpose of the interview is to check your credibility as a genuine student and the focus of
this interview will be your reasons for choosing the UK, the University and your programme of
study as well as questions on the content of your course.

Important Note

 This is one 2 one interview sessions in an access controlled and sound proof room.
 Interview is conducted in English only for Tier 4 students.
 Applicants are not allowed to use any cell phone, recording device, note book, pen,
files etc to take any help at the time of interview.
 Your answers will be recorded and send a summary to the Entry Clearance Officer who
will decide if a second more detailed interview at the Embassy is needed.
 If there is any issue with hearing them clearly eg via the video link, you should ensure
that you raise this then and then so that they are aware that it is a technical issue not one
of comprehension.
 The Entry Clearance Officer must be satisfied that you are a genuine student and that
your English language ability is at the correct level, otherwise you might be called for a
further interview and/or your entry clearance application may be refused.
 Take the barcode separator, all originals and photocopies in A4 size (if required), visa
fees and other fees in cash , appointment letter to the application center before you go
to the application center along with your visa application documents.

Sample questions

1. Greetings and students identification check.

2. Interviewer may ask applicant’s name, date of birth, passport number and the GWF
number given on the visa application form.
3. Self-introduction with academic, career, family background.
4. Which institution you have applied and what are the reason to choose this.
 5. Did you look into other universities and what distinguished your selected university
from others?
6. In which course you have applied? Why you have selected this course? How it will help
you in future? How this is related with your previous background?
7. Do you have any idea about the course outline? What are the courses you will be
undertaking?
8. How do your studies fit into your career plans?
9. If the costs of pursuing your course of study are higher in the UK than in your home
country, why have you decided to incur the extra costs involved with studying in the
UK?
10. What is your future plan after completing this course?
11. Do you have any offered job after completion of this course? If yes, tell in details.
12. How you will finance your study? Who is your sponsor, what about the income source
of the sponsor? How much the sponsored amount is for your course?
13. If you have had a long break in your studies, why are you returning to study now?
14. Do you plan to work in the UK? If yes, what kind of work you will be searching for?
15. What about your accommodation arrangement? How far is that from your university?
How you will you manage your work and study life balance?
16. Any idea about the culture, weather and transportation of the city you will be staying
in?
17. How much you know about the campus, library facility, lab facility, faculty , extra
facilities that your university have?
18. Any examples of previous students who are working in an established position passing
from this same university? Their feedback, if they are known to you.
19. If you are in a job right now, will you be leaving the job or you have left the job or you
will take leave from the job for your higher education? What’s the plan?

Apart from this, there might be subject/course specific questions and other relevant questions.

The Video interview session may take from 5 minutes to 60 minutes sometime and questions
might be repeated. Do not use ambiguous word and vague perception.

Take a copy of the checklist/acknowledgement from Visa application center counter staff at the
time documents submission and check if you/VFS staff have marked all the documents in the
checklist that you submitted. At the time of documents scanning, try to be present at the
counter to ensure all documents are scanned successfully.