employ letter for ILR

[Sharadha]

Yes. You can go with one month old letter.

[bluemadimor]

Thank you at last because of shool i got an answer from you sharadha.

can i ask you some more questions did you know any cases which were like this and been sucessful could you give me any other tips so that i can present my case better do you think going through an agent would be better than going personally?

u can also send pm for me if you want.

thanks once again.

[shoolp]

hi sharadha,

thanks for your reply. actually i had a problem with my account so i had to register once again with new id.

i would ask the same as bluemadimor.

could you put your views more in detail?

thankyou.

[shoolp]

I think their is no one intrested to write to this topic, but its very urgent for me. kindly advice!

[Joseph]

Please read my response below on the other string:

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=1546

I also think Sharadha answered your question adequately. If you want a better answer than his, you have to give more details (i.e. why you can't get a more recent letter from you employer). Otherwise we can't give you meaningful advice.

I don't think a lawyer will help attest that you are still in employment. Only an employer or your ongoing payslips can do that. If you have a one-month old letter and subsequent payslips, you should be OK.


Joseph

[Kayalami]

Guests/ members/mods,

Is there a particular reasons that such companies are reluctant to issue 'ongoing' employment letters? A contact specialising in employment law informs me there is no presumed obligation to continue offering employment on the basis of such letters (the applicant can always be issued with a secondary without prejudice note for their file rebutting this presumption).

Is it more likley to be a lack of paying relevant NI and Income Tax deductions?

[Joseph]

Kayalami,
Yes it could be that they are avoiding taxes, or that they are simply unwilling to help people to get ILR, which would reduce their control over the employee.
Joseph

[shoolp]

Members/mods,

Oops! the topic has suddenly awaken and too many questions. Actually none of them relate to my issue.

The person who usually issues the letter in my company is on a leave, it would take another week for him to return for the job. and another week to send a new letter so, i thought i would go with the previous letter i had which is taken for mortgage.

thanks guys you've been very helpful.

[Kayalami]

The person who usually issues the letter in my company is on a leave, it would take another week for him to return for the job. and another week to send a new letter so, i thought i would go with the previous letter i had which is taken for mortgage.

I stand to be corrected but I would say the letter needs to be adressed as 'to whom it may concern' or the 'Home Office' as opposed to one for a designated 'third party' organisation e.g. your bank - perhaps those who have been through the same can clarify.

[Khurram]

Relating to a friend's account - the employer's letter he was carrying for his ILR (nearly a year back) was addressed more generally as 'TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN'. Hard to believe this but that appeared suspicious to the caseworker, and he was made to wait up for well over 7 hours till they ran checks on him !!! (don't know what the caseworker might have been trying to verify vis-a-vis employer's document, other than that neither did he ask his HR Manager afterwards if he was ever contacted in that regard)

So, I would personally recommend taking along a letter addressed to the IND .... just to be on the safe side

Regards

[Joseph]

I agree with Khurram that the best approach is to address the letter to the Home office, IND, Lunar House, Croydon PEO address, To Whom it May Concern. Shoolp, you might as well wait until the person comes back so that you can do it right.

I had such a letter last week specifically addressed and dated the day before my appointment and based on that, it took about 5 minutes for them to make a decision. Besides my previous passports and work permits, the letter was the only document they looked at (and kept).

The rationale for having it addressed to the Home Office is that it is more credible (i.e. someone sending an offical letter from a company is less likely to lie if the letter is addressed to an official government entity like the Home Office). On the other hand, an "open" letter could have been written for a job reference, where the facts could be stretched without any consequence to the employer or the signer of the letter.

Joseph