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Something that's not mentioned here is this refusal to even confirm what you worked on also affects people's immigration status. To approve I-140, USCIS requir

Something that's not mentioned here is this refusal to even confirm what you worked on also affects people's immigration status. To approve I-140, USCIS requires a signed letter from employers confirming your title, experience and skill sets. Most companies really don't like to give these details out for some reason, and it's always a struggle, especially outside tech. People manage by contacting their managers to past coworkers to attest this. This is intended as a general observation and not about AAPL (I can't attest to what happens there). Naturally, you can see how this puts pressure on visa employees to leave on good terms and be compliant knowing you might not be able to extend your visa otherwise.

BrandoElFollito 5y ago
In that case it is interesting that the law does not mandate this. In France you get a paper with the name of the company and the dates of your employment. This is the only information a company can provide, and confirm when requested. The concept of referrals does not exist in practical terms (I had to give some once for an American company and gave good friends who said I was wonderful) - because they would not work. All this is closely regulated by law.
- vsskanth 5y ago
  There's no law in the US unfortunately so there's no obligation on the employer to provide this information either. There is something called "The Work Number" that certain employers subscribe to for employer verification, but that is not accepted by USCIS.
  - BrandoElFollito 5y ago
    In that case can't you prove this via your pay slips? Or your tax filings?
    - vsskanth 5y ago
      I've seen some people use a combination of payslips and offer letters as evidence to submit to USCIS but its rolling the dice, since it really depends on the immigration officer looking at your file. Some are OK, some aren't.
nojito 5y ago
This article has nothing to do with employer/employee requested job verification.

BrandoElFollito 5y ago

In that case it is interesting that the law does not mandate this. In France you get a paper with the name of the company and the dates of your employment. This is the only information a company can provide, and confirm when requested. The concept of referrals does not exist in practical terms (I had to give some once for an American company and gave good friends who said I was wonderful) - because they would not work. All this is closely regulated by law.

vsskanth 5y ago
There's no law in the US unfortunately so there's no obligation on the employer to provide this information either. There is something called "The Work Number" that certain employers subscribe to for employer verification, but that is not accepted by USCIS.
- BrandoElFollito 5y ago
  In that case can't you prove this via your pay slips? Or your tax filings?
  - vsskanth 5y ago
    I've seen some people use a combination of payslips and offer letters as evidence to submit to USCIS but its rolling the dice, since it really depends on the immigration officer looking at your file. Some are OK, some aren't.

nojito 5y ago

This article has nothing to do with employer/employee requested job verification.