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Relax. That’s the hard part.Then, attempt to look the part.Wear your normal clothes that you feel comfy in but make sure they’re spotlessly clean and ironed. Make sure you don’t smell. If I can smell you through the positive air pressure system at the window, it’s not very confidence-building. Make sure your face and hands are clean and presentable, hair recently washed, all that good stuff. If you’re wearing a white undershirt, make sure it’s white, not dingy gray. Buy a new pack of crewnecks, just to be sure. Don’t wear excessive jewelry, particularly if you are male. Watch and wedding ring is enough. Men should trim their fingernails short (unless you’re a professional guitarist going for a P or O visa, in which case all bets are off). Long pinky nails are alarming.If you do plan to wear a suit to your interview (which is usually not required or even advisable), please make certain you remove any shop tags that might be attached to the wrist, and remove stitching from the back/side vents.Whether you choose to show up in casual or formal attire (and again, I can’t stress this enough, casual attire is 100% OK), always avoid shiny shirts and bright colors. Men and women, both.Clean out your passport before you hand it over. Get rid of all the pocket lint that might have found its way in there. If it smells awful, air it out a bit. There is nothing that says “no visa for you” like a piece of wadded up chewing gum or half a cockroach falling out of a nasty passport. It might be unfair, but interviewers tend to lose objectivity when compelled to handle nasty shit.If you have a stutter or tremor, tell your interviewer before the interview starts. These can sometimes get misinterpreted as evasiveness, particularly by inexperienced interviewers, and result in you having an unfair interview. It’s also totally ok to tell your interviewer that you are nervous.Don’t attempt to chat up your interviewer. Be courteous and professional and answer all questions thoroughly and truthfully, but add no extraneous information, and never answer a question you weren’t asked. Smile and appear relaxed.Don’t push documents through the window that your interviewer didn’t ask for. Better yet, don’t bring large piles of documents at all. If they turn out to need additional documents, say “I didn’t bring that document today—can I bring it by tomorrow or some other time that’s convenient for you, or send it to you by courier?” That works out much better. Some exceptions to this: H1bs need to bring an I797 and LCA, H4s need to bring a marriage certificate and wedding photos, F1s need to bring an I20 and financials. C1D shippies should bring a CDC and a document of employment. But nobody should ever push docs through a window slot uninvited, ever. It makes interviewers nuts.Don’t attempt to bribe anyone. Ever.If you are applying for a student visa, dress as a student (T shirt, sweatshirt, jeans, sneakers). If you are applying for an engineering visa, dress as an engineer (button down shirt, pocket protector ;) and nerd glasses). Make your look fit the visa. Do NOT do what a group of people did in Mumbai and keep the same shiny ill-fitting double breasted suit in rotation from applicant to applicant. Showing up in “The Suit” was not a good idea.Understand that microphones in embassies and consulates are 90% of the time totally fucked up, so if you’re asked to repeat yourself 10 times, don’t be alarmed. It’s business as usual.Never lie to an interviewer. There is no way that lying will work to your advantage. Interviewers are trained to sniff out bullshit and paranoid as fuck already. There’s no way you’ll get away with it. And not lying is a good way to establish credibility. Nobody cares that you have an uncle living in Dearborn. They care that you think it’s worth lying about.That’s pretty much it. Following these tips won’t guarantee you a visa, but if your application is on the bubble, it’ll be helpful.

Q: How can I as a Pakistani citizen (without a dual citizenship) visit Israel?(Edit: The question details used to state that the OP was visiting Jordan.)Update: But please after reading mine, Please also see a great opposing answer to mine in case mine is wrong: ‎Orem Frien (أوْرِم فْرِيَن ܐܘܪܡ ܦܪܝܢ)‎'s answer to Can a Pakistani citizen visit Israel?A: Being in Jordan does indeed seem helpful for a Pakistani citizen to visit Israel.Apparently Israel will consider allowing Pakistani passport holders to visit but as per Wiki, a Confirmation is required from the Israeli government before such a visitor’s visa is issued. Apparently this has something to do with Pakistan still being officially at war with Israel. ;)Only the Israeli Embassy can tell you for sure (see step three below) but the following is what I have gleaned mainly from the web (and a little from related personal experience):Go to Jordan if you are not there already.Go to the Israeli Embassy.Obtain a (7 day?) visa. This - like all Israeli visas nowadays - should be on a separate piece of paper/card from your passport so that you don’t have any “incriminating” record of your trip to Israel. The Israeli bureaucracy (Dear Lord, the time I’ve wasted with this bureaucracy!) has a reputation for lots of paperwork so be prepared for this and bring any ID and supporting documents you might have and of course leave plenty of time in case an interview is required.Presuming that you have navigated the above hurdles and have been granted your visa, then congratulations - go to the Jordanian border crossing to IsraelAt the border crossing be prepared to have (another?) long chat with a polite but efficient Israeli security official who is inquiring as to your purpose in visiting Israel. This discussion and accompanying wait could be long or not so long depending on how the chat goes. I recommend you answer truthfully and completely. Please note that telling jokes of any kind is not a good idea. At all. (Even really obvious to you jokes such as how you are coming to “Convert the Infidels” in Israel to Islam, or jokes about how your real name is Ossama Jihad Kaboom).If you have contacts or invitations from anyone or any institution in Israel, have a copy of these ready during the above steps.Presuming all the above goes fine, once you are let in, stay away from political activities or proselytizing of any type. Like anyone else if you are ever directed to do something by police or security officials please just do it. You should have a great time doing all the numerous touristy activities that well over three million tourists to Israel per year do. There is a lot to see and experience and you should have a great time.Don’t publish pictures of yourself in Israel having a great time. The idea is to not attract attention from the Pakistani government about your illegal (in the eyes of the Pakistani government) visit to an enemy state. No matter how interesting and fun your trip was.Welcome!P.S. be sure to let us know how it went!

The short answer is apparently yes, a Pakistani citizen can visit Israel even on a Pakistani passport on a case by case basis. Most often via Jordan.Longer answer that I wrote to an almost identical question:(Ben Allen's answer to How can I as a Pakistani citizen (without a dual citizenship) visit Israel?)Update: But please after reading mine, Please also see a great opposing answer to mine in case mine is wrong: ‎Orem Frien (أوْرِم فْرِيَن ܐܘܪܡ ܦܪܝܢ)‎'s answer to Can a Pakistani citizen visit Israel?Apparently Israel will consider allowing Pakistani passport holders to visit. However as per Wiki, a Confirmation is required from the Israeli government before such a visitor’s visa is issued. Apparently this has something to do with Pakistan still being officially at war with Israel. ;)Only the Israeli Embassy can tell you for sure (see step three below) but the following is what I have gleaned mainly from the web (and a little from related personal experience):Go to Jordan if you are not there already.Go to the Israeli Embassy.Obtain a (7 day?) visa. This - like all Israeli visas nowadays - should be on a separate piece of paper/card from your passport so that you don’t have any “incriminating” record of your trip to Israel. The Israeli bureaucracy (Dear Lord, the time I’ve wasted with this bureaucracy!) has a reputation for lots of paperwork so be prepared for this and bring any ID and supporting documents you might have and of course leave plenty of time in case an interview is required.Presuming that you have navigated the above hurdles and have been granted your visa, then congratulations - go to the Jordanian border crossing to IsraelAt the border crossing be prepared to have (another?) long chat with a polite but efficient Israeli security official who is inquiring as to your purpose in visiting Israel. This discussion and accompanying wait could be long or not so long depending on how the chat goes. I recommend you answer truthfully and completely. Please note that telling jokes of any kind is not a good idea. At all. (Even really obvious to you jokes such as how you are coming to “Convert the Infidels in Israel to Islam”, or jokes about how your real name is Ossama Jihad Kaboom).If you have contacts or invitations from anyone or any institution in Israel, have a copy of these ready during the above steps.Presuming all the above goes fine, once you are let in, stay away from political activities or proselytizing of any type. Like anyone else if you are ever directed to do something by police or security officials please just do it. You should have a great time doing all the numerous touristy activities that well over three million tourists to Israel per year do. There is a lot to see and experience and you should have a great time.I recommend not publishing pictures of yourself in Israel having a great time. The idea is to not attract attention from the Pakistani government about your illegal (in the eyes of the Pakistani government) visit to an enemy state. No matter how interesting and fun your trip was.Welcome!P.S. be sure to let us know how it went!