Do you likely to go abroad for studying?
Are acquiring higher college degrees from abroad at any side of your mind?
Well! It’s not as simple and easy as you think. You can make a passport. But, it’s like swallowing bullets when it comes to getting a student visa. The foreign governments have come up with some robust guidelines. These are the stringent laws. You can’t violate them.
The immigration officers act like a doubting Thomas (who wants proofs/valid reasons). They don’t allow you hit the road of their country unless you satisfy them with authentic reasons/evidences. So, you must be ready with your school/college admission papers, degrees/certificates, birth certificate, purpose of visit, attestation, letter of recommendation and boarding tickets.
Sometimes, they need some prominent proofs to let you in their country. So, you must be accommodated with all such proofs with a clear set of mind.
What is a Letter of Recommendation (LOR)?
The Letter of Recommendation or LOR is a reference letter. It contains critical information about your school/college/job performance. Wherever you apply for admission abroad, the authority seeks this letter. It’s a written proof recalling the student or career phase of the applicant. Mostly, the foreign immigration authority doesn’t settle with one LOR. It requires at least 2 or more such letters that have the true briefing of the applicant’s internship/ academics/ employment/skills and talents.
You must pull up your socks to get a nod from the immigration office of the foreign country. Get it drawn from the school/college/organization.
Why is it required?
An impressive LOR can make a difference. Yes! You can get an approval in a nick of time by showing it. Let’s say, you want to join a multinational company in the USA. Most of the employers filter out the applications that enclose this recommendation letter. Your employer also wants you to attach it with your visa application. If you live in his expectation, the approval will be all yours.
Likewise, you can sail through all barriers of an admission in any luxurious college of the foreign with it. It reads the remarks of the renowned learned teacher/lecturer/reader/employer. The referee inputs your achievements, skills/ talent, degrees & project details in detail. So, it become like a piece of a pie to select the best candidate for the visa.
Tips to bear in mind while getting the LOR:
- Who would write the LOR:
It seems pretty easy to answer –who would write this letter to you. Is the college/school dean in your thoughts? Yeah!
Don’t live in the fool’s paradise. For this letter, you need to visit your former teacher/employer. He/she should be the subject specific teacher. Go to someone who is your known. Since it’s a crucial letter, your teacher must be well-versed with your fortes. Who else would be the one than your own teacher?
- Communication skill:
It’s an important aspect to identify whether or not you can survive amidst the foreign people. English is a universal language. You can crack the ILETs/TOFEL to make it easier for the immigration authority to select you.
They will conduct a round of interview where you may encounter some career & work/study-oriented questions. Be ready with your counter-communication skills. Be spontaneous and specific to state the purpose of your visa. If you bite your tongue, they would read your false instincts.
- Attend the application letter:
If you’re likely to study in the foreign school/university, read out the application form or prospectus thoroughly. It subtly states the documents to be submitted. You ought to get the Letter of Recommendation from India as per specifications of the application form. Most of the time, it asks for the one from the subject-teacher and not from the dean.
- State your achievements/skills/internship/seminars/project clearly:
Do visit the referee with your mark sheet/ certificates and transcripts. They would help her/him to write an impressive piece of your achievements & pro skills. Request him/her to
- Mention about your participation.
- Name a few of the most effective projects.
- Brief the challenges that you faced & how you jumped through those hoops.
- Write about your learning journey.
- Spotlight the areas where you showed a substantial piece of improvement.
- Avoid mentioning the undone:
What you have not attempted, never try to give it a place in your LOR. Sometimes, a few candidates try to pose them as a volunteer which they actually are not. This practice can throw your application into the rejection box.
