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the validity of the reference letter

zaidkhalid

Hero Member
Oct 29, 2008
352
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can you tell me how many months the reference letter is valid for? my reference letter was made in the beginning of Jan and I need to submit all my documents in the beginning of May.

Thanks for your opinion
 

Suin

VIP Member
Sep 14, 2008
4,037
285
Ontario, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
CIC Etobocoke, H&C Grounds
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-03-2014
File Transfer...
31-07-2014
Med's Request
09-12-2014
LANDED..........
24-02-2015, PR Card Received: 02-04-2015
I have the same problem - how long it is usually valid? 6 months or all the year long?
 

k1940b

Star Member
Dec 4, 2008
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In my opinion, the letter from the current employer should be within a month of the date of application submission. From previous employers it should be at the time you left the job or any time thereafter.
 

Suin

VIP Member
Sep 14, 2008
4,037
285
Ontario, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
CIC Etobocoke, H&C Grounds
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-03-2014
File Transfer...
31-07-2014
Med's Request
09-12-2014
LANDED..........
24-02-2015, PR Card Received: 02-04-2015
k1940b said:
In my opinion, the letter from the current employer should be within a month of the date of application submission. From previous employers it should be at the time you left the job or any time thereafter.
and if that job happened almost 3 years ago?
 

BobbyB

Champion Member
Feb 10, 2009
1,769
98
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
and if that job happened almost 3 years ago?

From previous employers it should be at the time you left the job or any time thereafter-K1940B
 

Mughal

Full Member
Aug 1, 2008
30
0
Can anybody provide me the format of the reference letter? I have following, will it work???


Date:
To whom it may concern,

I confirm that (Name) is employed as Audit Trainee with this organization from (Date) to the present day, and is paid (Amount) on monthly basis as stipend.

Their job of Audit Trainee carries the following responsibilities,
Assisting in audit of different companies, preparation of income tax and sales tax returns, and preparation of financial statements of various clients.

(Name) is a person of good conduct. He has excellent communication skills. In addition, he is extremely organized, reliable and competent. He can work independently and is able to follow through to ensure that the job gets done. He is flexible and willing to work on any project that is assigned to him. He has consistently achieved good results and delivered all expectations.

If you have any further questions with regard to his background or qualifications, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
Audit Manager
.............


How can i improve this .......any additional things you would like to share for making it better or it's OK???

Regards
 

rupeshhari

VIP Member
Sep 15, 2008
3,686
255
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
4131
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec 2008 to CIO
Doc's Request.
Jan 2009
AOR Received.
Feb 2009 from VO
IELTS Request
Didn't do IELTS.
File Transfer...
Not transfered to regional office.
Med's Request
July 2010 with RPRF and another PCC.
Med's Done....
Meds - September 2010. PCC - Late Oct 2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Early November 2010
VISA ISSUED...
December 2010 - Exactly days shy of 2 years since I sent in my application to CIO.
LANDED..........
2011
I think appendix A has a list of things that they would like to see. Salary, duties, if english is the language of business, state that.
title
time period of employment