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If you’re claiming skills, knowledge or experience on your CV as part of your argument for a Hong Kong Employment Visa Application – what’s the gig if you can’t fully  support your claims with references or testimonials?

QUESTION

Hi, I am 8 weeks into applying for an employment visa (I’m British).

I have given the documents and a couple of weeks ago had to supply a reference which I managed to get hold of.

And yesterday my would be company heard from them again asking for another reference that was listed on my CV.

However.. the person has now left the company (the company may have even closed and now they have changed careers (it was a 5 year ago position I was referencing).

Do you think it’s OK for this person to state that they have left the company and just provide a letterheaded reference from their current place?

My other friend said it may be tricky.

Please help if you can. I’m not sure what to do.

Thanks a lot!

ANSWER

Naturally enough, if you are claiming certain skills and experience on your CV and you’re expecting the Immigration Department to rely on them as being a true and accurate statement of your experiencing and work capabilities, it’s incumbent upon you to produce the kind of documentation which speaks to the veracity of your CV.

Now of course, on occasion, it might prove impossible as you’ve encountered to pick up a particular reference from some time prior, particularly if that employer is no longer in business. So usually what the Immigration Department are prepared to do is to at least receive the second best evidence that you can supply; and if that happens to be a reference or a document that speaks to your time in that business or in the employent with that organisation, and it’s from someone who knew you at that time or possibly was your superior, the Immigration Department will certainly take that into consideration.

Whether it will prove ultimately satisfactory or not in the final analysis depends on just how important the time spent in that employment is to the relevance of your current application. Because if,for example, you’re saying that you’ve been responsible for producing moon widgets for that company and your special skills, knowledge and experience for the new employee areas to show that you’re going to be producing moon widgets and the Immigration Department have got no way of concluding effectively that you have the experience that you claim, then it could speak to the approvability; all told, however, if it’s just general affirmation that you spend time in that role in that position, there’s nothing too sensational about it from an approvability perspective, then you can expect that that second best evidence will suffice.

But in the final analysis you have the burden of proof in relation to the extent of your CV. So, as far as you can satisfy their requirements that end the stronger you’re putting yourself forward for an eventual approval.

Okay, I hope you find this useful.

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