Schengen visitor visa practice interview
Purpose of trip, itinerary, funding and ties to home. Practise the 5 questions the real interviewer asks with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 10 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About this interview
A Schengen visitor visa interview at an embassy or visa centre confirms why you are travelling to Europe and that you will return on time. Expect to explain the purpose of your trip, your day by day plans, how you are paying for it and what brings you back home.
How to prepare
- Have a clear itinerary with cities, dates and accommodation, and know it well.
- Make sure your bookings, insurance and application all show the same dates.
- Be ready to explain who is paying and how the trip fits your income.
- Describe your job, studies or business at home honestly and plainly.
Common mistakes
- Not knowing your own itinerary when the officer asks about it.
- Showing a sudden large deposit in your account that you cannot explain.
- Giving dates or places that differ from your submitted documents.
What to expect
A real mock interview
5 questions the way the real interviewer asks, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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