Before it begins
How it unfolds
A visual map with a proper explanation
What this sequence means
The PIQ does not finish when you hand it in. It establishes the factual baseline from which the assessors first understand your background, and it gives the Interviewing Officer a map for exploring your education, family, activities, interests and responsibilities.
The checks in the diagram are therefore about credibility. A precise, honest entry can be discussed naturally later; an inflated achievement or invented hobby creates a contradiction that follow-up questions can expose.
- Read every column before writing
- Check names, dates and claims
- Use the exact level of achievement
- Re-read the form as an assessor would
