TheGuitarist said:
One of the IT company that i worked for, had sent me to US , San francisco, on L1 for 4 1/2 months (cumulative and at a single stretch) during the last 10 yrs. After returning I was still working for the same company. My assumption is that i need to mention that in the
1. personal history - But i dont have any reference letter from there to support this.
2. work history - But i dont have any reference letter from there to support this.
3. Contact details - Address history, here they ask for all addresses that i have stayed @ in last 10 yrs. But i dont have the address proof where i stayed there because i stayed with my friend for 2 1/2 months and then 2 months at another when my wife arrived.(she came to US at a later date).
Please guide.
A copy of your L1 is proof enough. They don't ask for proof of addresses. Just listing them there should be fine.
I won't consider this as part of either work history or address history. Many people go on business trips. Since this is less than six months, technically it should qualify as a trip / visit. In that case, only mentioning it in travel should be enough.
However, the length is a bit longer i.e. 4.5 months as opposed to some weeks or 1-2 months. Also they actually went on to get you an L1 too. So this puts it on a border line.
Do know that CIC might ask you to submit police clearance from US for this as well.
If i were you, i would try to go without it i.e. submit it only as travel history and perhaps mention in personal history.
I would not mention addresses without being asked since its < 6 months and go ahead with that.
But i remember reading on this forum with people being asked to submit PC for 5 months stays. So be prepared for that.
If you are extra cautious, get a PC right now, add this to your address history and personal history and attach your L1 and PC. But still don't mention it as a new employer.
Technically you weren't getting paid separately in the US, were you?
Normally what happens is that your same employer in the country of origin reimburses your expense for travel and stay and you continue to receive the same salary as you did in your country you returned back to.
Unless you got a new contract / offer in the US and were receiving salary directly from a US entity, the above should be good.