GUIDELINES FOR LETTERS IN SUPPORT OF STAY REQUESTS
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Letters from Current or Past Employer, Co-workers, or Volunteer Workers
Remember:
• Use letterhead stationary if possible.
• Send letter directly to petitioner’s attorney, not to immigration or to the Court.
[Date]
[Name and Address of Court]
RE: [Petitioner’s Name]
[A Number]
Case No. [XX-XXXX]
To Whom It May Concern:
Please state your name and immigration status in the United States; for example, lawful
permanent resident or United States citizen. Please include a copy of your green card,
naturalization certificate, United States passport, or birth certificate (if born in U.S.).
Please describe your position and job title. Please state how long you have known petitioner and
in what capacity you came to know him/her. Please state how long he/she has been (or was)
employed by you / worked with you / did volunteer work with you.
Please describe the nature and quality of his/her work. Please be as specific as possible.
Please add any other personal comments or observations you may have about petitioner’s
character, reliability, and contributions to his/her community in the United States. If possible,
please give specific examples or anecdotes.
To the extent that you are familiar, please comment on petitioner’s relationship with his/her
family and the hardship that you believe it would cause to petitioner and his/her family if he/she
were not allowed to remain in the United States.
Please explain any additional compelling reasons why you believe petitioner should be allowed
to stay in the United States.
Sincerely,
[Signature]
[Your name and title (if applicable)]
[Full address and phone number]
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Special thanks to the law firm of Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale for sharing the letters on which
these samples are based.