# Invite candidate to a video interview

You can invite a candidate to a video interview by clicking the respective button at the top of the [Candidate view](https://help.smartcv.co/manage-candidates/candidate-view), as shown below:

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You need to fill the following information:

* **Email**: Enter the recipient's email. The default value of the field is the candidate's email that appears in his/her resume, but you can change it.
* **Video interview**: Select one of the video interviews you have previously created. You can create a video interview at the **Manage video interviews** screen.
* **Language**: Select the user interface language of the video interview. This setting has no effect on the language of the video interview itself.
* **Answer deadline**: Select or enter the deadline date for the candidate to complete the video interview. The date is inclusive, meaning that the candidate can complete the interview on this date.
* **BCC myself**: Check this box to receive a copy of the invitation. It will be send to the email you used to register to SmartCV as a user.
* **Notify me**: Check this box to receive a notification email when the video interview is completed by the candidate. The notification email will include a direct link to the completed interview.

Click on the **Send** button to send the invitation. The candidate's [timeline](https://help.smartcv.co/manage-candidates/candidate-view/..#activity-timeline) will immediately be updated with this action.