Absence letter from previous employeer

[una86]

Hello,

I am about to apply for ILR next month via the Tier 2 route. This question concerns the details that need to be included in the letter from the previous employer.

My previous employer has provided me with a letter that states that I was employed full-time from date X to date Y at a given role. The letter further lists the absences from the UK in the following format:

01/05/2015 - 5/05/2015: Paid annual leave (4 days - holiday)
23/07/2015 - 14/09/2015: Academic visit (53 days - work)
........

Note that there are no details on the location of the visit. I have further documents (invitation letters) to support the absences for academic visits and conferences.

Should this be fine? Is any further information in the letter required?

Thanks,
Una

[Akorotaeva]

Not too sure re location, but I don't think it matters too much as they do say it's out of the UK.

FYI, days of departures and arrivals don't count, so your first absence is 3 days.

[Tier1_General_ILR]

Is employer supposed to know where does employee go on vacation? I think employer can only vouch that the employee was on vacation but cannot confirm where did he or she go to. Am I right?

[una86]

I hope so. In the system used by my previous employer, they don't record absences in detail (aside from dates and perhaps purposes). Would be good to have templates of absence letters from successful ILR applications.