Legal Question in Immigration Law in California

PERM application

With regards to the Work Experience Letters, if I have 2 previous jobs, do I need to obtain a letter from my previous companies? What if it's not possible to get one from them as the individuals I worked with have already left the company? Is a letter from my present company sufficient to prove my years of experiences?

Appreciate any professional advice.


Asked on 1/29/09, 1:40 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys

Joseph La Costa Joseph La Costa, Attorney at Law

Re: PERM application

You should get letters but whether to submit them is legal question, you should use an attorney if in California contact us.

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Answered on 1/29/09, 1:43 pm
Larry L. Doan Law Office of Larry L. Doan

Re: PERM application

It would be better to get letters from not just your present employer in order to verify your claimed experience. At least get a letter from the previous company where the individuals you worked with are still there. Even with the problematic company, surely the HR Dept has a record of your employment, and you could get some manager to describe what you did in a general sense.

Larry L. Doan, Esq.

Note: The above response is provided for information only and should not be construed as legal advice, nor to create an attorney-client relationship, which can only be established through payment of consideration.

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Answered on 1/29/09, 1:47 pm
Alice Yardum-Hunter Alice M. Yardum-Hunter, a Law Corp.

Re: PERM application

The only time you could use letter from your labor certification employer would be if the future job is at least 50% different from your prior and/or current job. Only then can experience with the employer count toward experience required to meet labor certification requirements in meeting the I-140 requirements. The I-140 must have evidence of prior experience, before the labor cert employer (except for the 50% rule) if experience is required in the labor certification. If you are having difficulty coming up with how to prove that, I can creatively come up with sources that objectively document and verify your experience.

I have many years doing the highest caliber labor certification cases in Los Angeles, exclusively handling them for two of the city's most prominent lawyers. Now, I too have similar reputation and much success in these matters.

For more information, write to me at [email protected] or check me out at http://www.yardum-hunter.com.

Sincerely,

Alice M. Yardum-Hunter, Attorney at Law, Certified Specialist, Immigration & Nationality Law, State Bar of CA, Bd. of Legal Specialization

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Answered on 1/29/09, 2:39 pm


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