It is always important to prepare well for your entry into the UK through its airports. You may be asked many questions by the UK border agency officers and they have the right to deny you entry in the UK even if you hold a valid visa. Here we will discuss important “Airport Interview” questions that you may be asked as a skilled worker visa holder or their dependant.
You do not need to panic about your travel to the UK when you have all the required documents available at your disposal and you know about your employer and job well. Is a UK visa interview hard? Not at all, it’s all about you. You should know about your job, employer, qualification, and visa.
What is a UKVI interview?
The UKVI interview is an interview that is conducted at the airports of the UK by the UK border agency staff. Overall, it cannot be said as an interview but questions answer small session. However in case you are a skilled worker visa holder and you cannot answer some basic questions asked, you may be required to attend a proper interview even at the airport by a UKBA staff.
Who is asked questions at the UK airport?
Almost everyone is asked some basic questions. Anyhow, even if you cannot answer these basic questions, you may be asked by the UK border agency staff to go to the side and attend a proper interview about your entry to the UK.
What are the basic questions asked at the airport?
It varies according to the visa category. Since we are discussing entry as a skilled worker visa holder, the questions mentioned here are mostly related to this category. Please note that these are not the official ones and are based on experience by many people and overall perception. The basic questions could be as follows:
- Who are you going to work for?
- What is your visa category?
- Please show us your Conformation of Sponsorship (CoS);
- Tell us where are you going to stay in the UK;
- Are you traveling with someone?
- Please show us your educational documents.
There may be other basic questions but if you cannot properly answer these you may be asked detailed extra questions, which are as follows:
Questions for the Main Applicant
Questions about visa
- What is your visa category?
- How long is your visa valid?
- Did you get this visa yourself?
- Do you also have a dependant with you?
Questions about jobs in the UK
- Please show us your job offer letter (paper and digital format both are accepted);
- Please show us your job contract.
- Please show us your job offer acceptance email from the company.
- Where are you going to stay in the UK?
- How did you get this job?
- What salary have you been offered for this job?
- Are you being employed full-time or part-time?
- For how long is your CoS valid?
- Are you qualified for your job?
- When is your job going to start?
- What is the end date of your job?
- Is your job from the “immigration salary list“?
- What is your job occupation code?
Questions about the Employer/Company
- Is your employer a Home office-approved employer?
- For which company, are you going to work?
- What are the contact details of your company?
- How did you find this employer?
- How did you contact your employer?
- Do you know the name of the contact person of this company who offered you a job?
- Where is your company situated in the UK?
Questions about qualification
- What is your qualification?
- Please show us your educational documents.
- Are you qualified for your job?
- Did you get a comparability report from UK ENIC?
- Did you pass an English language test?
- Do you have an English language proficiency from the Visas and Nationality service?
Questions about a spouse who is traveling with you?
- Are you traveling with someone?
- What is the name of your spouse?
- When did you get married with them?
- What are the names of your spouse’s siblings?
- What are the names of your spouse’s best friend?
- What are the names of your parents-in-law?
- What is the date of birth of your partner?
- Where did your partner live in Pakistan before marriage?
- What is your favorite color/hobby of your partner?
Questions for the Dependant
Questions about you
- What is your qualification?
- For how long is your visa valid?
- Do you intend to stay with your spouse in the UK?
- Where would you stay in the UK?
- Do you intend to work in the UK?
- Do you already have a job in the UK?
Questions about your partner
- Are you traveling with someone?
- When did you get married with them?
- What are the names of your spouse’s siblings?
- What are the names of your spouse’s best friend?
- What are the names of your parents-in-law?
- What is the date of birth of your partner?
- Where did your partner live before marriage?
- What is your favorite color/hobby of your partner?
- How did you first meet your partner?
Important Documents to Carry
It is also very important to carry all your documents when you fly to the UK. At the airport, you may be asked to present the documents. These could be your educational, identity, and travel documents.
Getting a BRP (Biometric Residence Permit)
You must get the BRP when you reach the UK. You can get it from the address you have been provided in the letter you are sent in an email from the Embassy of the UK. There you can see the address and go to collect it.