An applicant asked how to prove work experience for immigration if the employer won't issue a reference letter. The thread settled on a clear hierarchy:
- If you have the reference letter, it's enough. Members were explicit: with a proper reference letter, nothing else is required — though attaching additional job-related documents does no harm and can support the application.
- Without one, stack alternative evidence. One member described proving their experience with a combination of bank statements (showing salary credits), pay slips, an offer letter, and an experience letter — together these cover what a reference letter would: that you held the job, for how long, and that you were actually paid.
- More corroboration is better than less. The practical principle from the thread: any single alternative document is weaker than a reference letter, so compensate with volume and consistency — each document should tell the same story about employer, role, dates, and salary.