I-134 Co-sponsor can't provide employer letter

[Anthony+TZ 0]

My co-sponsor's employer has a policy against providing employment verification letters (don't ask me why...) so does anyone know if a signed explanatory letter from him would suffice? And he is including two of his most recent paychecks.

obviously I would rather err on the side of having too much evidence, but my dad's telling me this is the best he can do

thanks! we JUST found out our case is leaving the NVC after 103 days in AP!

[Filipina Lover 1]

I would have that employer at least write a letter saying that he's sorry but cannot do what immigration is asking for, and then include the pay stubs for the last year or at least as long as possible.

That is ridiculous that they won't sign a letter, no excuse for that. That boss is a jerk, he can't help out his good employees. Maybe he should see what it's like not to have a wife and then maybe he will be a little more nice and sign that letter.

[Damian&Kelly 16]

London didn't ask for our co-sponsor's letter from employer. I know every case is different but we provided:

2 month's of recent paycheck stubs

3 year's tax returns/transcripts

bank statement

letter from employer

and the co-sponsor's birth certificate

They only asked for the paycheck stubs and tax returns. I know you want to be on the safe side so get what you can. A letter from the employer explaining the reasoning? or if that's not possible maybe a letter from him explaining. My co-sponsor's letter was very very brief anyways, it didn't say how much he made just that he's been a full time employer there for x amount of years because his employer wouldn't put salary.

[Bobby+Umit 161]

I would have that employer at least write a letter saying that he's sorry but cannot do what immigration is asking for, and then include the pay stubs for the last year or at least as long as possible.

That is ridiculous that they won't sign a letter, no excuse for that. That boss is a jerk, he can't help out his good employees. Maybe he should see what it's like not to have a wife and then maybe he will be a little more nice and sign that letter.

Some employers do this to protect themselves from lawsuits.

If they write a letter stating X makes this amount of dollars, work is permanent, X is a great worker,

Worker X can try to use that in a lawsuit if the company fires them or reduces pay.

(This is what my HR person told me)

(moved from K-1 to Embassy - I-134 related)

Edited January 13, 2010 by Bobby+Umit

[Anthony+TZ 0]

Thanks! By the way, when you say "bank statement" do you mean a letter from a bank employee or just a statement you got in the mail/online? Because I keep my savings in an online-only bank and I use their paperless statements option. I just wonder how critical the embassy personnel will be towards my printed-off documents.

London didn't ask for our co-sponsor's letter from employer. I know every case is different but we provided:

2 month's of recent paycheck stubs

3 year's tax returns/transcripts

bank statement

letter from employer

and the co-sponsor's birth certificate

They only asked for the paycheck stubs and tax returns. I know you want to be on the safe side so get what you can. A letter from the employer explaining the reasoning? or if that's not possible maybe a letter from him explaining. My co-sponsor's letter was very very brief anyways, it didn't say how much he made just that he's been a full time employer there for x amount of years because his employer wouldn't put salary.

Edited January 13, 2010 by Anthony+TZ

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Thanks! By the way, when you say "bank statement" do you mean a letter from a bank employee or just a statement you got in the mail/online? Because I keep my savings in an online-only bank and I use their paperless statements option. I just wonder how critical the embassy personnel will be towards my printed-off documents.

Usually they want this:

A. Statement from an officer of the bank or other financial institution in which you have deposits giving the following details regarding your account:

date account opened

total amount deposited for the past year

present balance

[pushbrk 12,883]

My co-sponsor's employer has a policy against providing employment verification letters (don't ask me why...) so does anyone know if a signed explanatory letter from him would suffice? And he is including two of his most recent paychecks.

obviously I would rather err on the side of having too much evidence, but my dad's telling me this is the best he can do

thanks! we JUST found out our case is leaving the NVC after 103 days in AP!

I would just go with the most recent tax return and a couple recent pay stubs. Employer letters and bank letters are optional. You are seeing them on a list of possible supporting documents, not a list of required ones.

[thongd4me 69]

My co-sponsor's employer has a policy against providing employment verification letters (don't ask me why...) so does anyone know if a signed explanatory letter from him would suffice? And he is including two of his most recent paychecks.

obviously I would rather err on the side of having too much evidence, but my dad's telling me this is the best he can do

thanks! we JUST found out our case is leaving the NVC after 103 days in AP!

There should be no reason for this policy (providing the employee, your sponsor asked for

the employment letter) other than the possibility that employees may get all or a portion

of their pay "off the books" - in that case there may be a problem with proving the sponsor

has the means by which he can act as a sponsor. I would ask the sponsor if this is the case.

The employment letter doesn't have to indicate how good the employee is, just how much he makes.

Edited January 13, 2010 by thongd4me

[Damian&Kelly 16]

We just printed the most recent bank statement online. The most important thing is the tax returns/transcripts.

[christeen 966]

There should be no reason for this policy (providing the employee, your sponsor asked for

the employment letter) other than the possibility that employees may get all or a portion

of their pay "off the books" - in that case there may be a problem with proving the sponsor

has the means by which he can act as a sponsor. I would ask the sponsor if this is the case.

The employment letter doesn't have to indicate how good the employee is, just how much he makes.

Theoretically no, but it is a policy of some companys that across the board, they DO NOT provide employment letters. to OP; just bring paystubs/proof of employment and you can print out bank statements (specifically showing deposits) and bring those if you like