Sponsor - Employment Letter

[Fencesitter]

Hi all,

Okay, so I went to the administration at my place of work and asked for the letter as required for the sponsor. I have been working for this employer since 2006. I have all the tax records provided to me by my employer and some, not all, of my pay stubs (some months I forgot to get it, and when I asked to get them this morning, the administrator basically said he couldn't help). Anyways, I have reference letters from my direct supervisor, all my employment contracts, my ID card, etc. I have pretty much everything except for some missing pay stubs.

I have drafted a letter stating my name, position, and employer. As for the actual salary, it has changed each contract year, so I think I should include all tax documents starting from the first contract, which will show all the details of my salary, but not on a monthly basis; it will show for the year. All income taxes in China have been paid by my employer on my behalf.

It seems that my employer may not be willing to give me the letter of employment. The administrator I spoke to said, "I will have to check if this is okay." I can't understand why it wouldn't be okay, as I have not mentioned what the letter is for exactly, only that I need it to update my residency status (for tax purposes) in Canada - which is the truth, but the other truth is that I will also use it for the employment letter as stipulated in the document checklist.

What should I do if my employer decides to be difficult? If I can't get an employment letter which outlines my hours, will this create a potential problem for my application? The reference letters that I do have state everything except for the salary and hours, though my tax records show the salary, but I have nothing that shows my actual hours.

Please help or advise me of my options and whether this is going to be a major problem!

Thanks!

FS

 

[computergeek]

If you are sponsoring a spouse, then the financial records really don't make much difference (there's no income cut-off, although they can look to see if you have a plausible strategy for paying your expenses other than social assistance.) You jump through quite a few hoops and in the end, they're not going to look for much.

So, if your employer refuses to provide you with such a letter, all you can do is write a letter of explanation ("as a matter of company policy, they do not issue letters confirming employment") and then explain what alternative documentation you've provided. If you have your last pay stub, consider throwing that in as well ("evidence of ongoing employment.")

Good luck with your application.

 

[Fencesitter]

Thanks.

I don't want to involve my employer too much, because I have no idea how they might react. I would not break my contract, though there is a clause that states if I give one month notice, I can terminate. I plan to complete one more contract, because during that time I will be waiting for my wife's visa to be finished. My employer is, shall we say, not exactly the most cooperative.

FS