Remote work experience

[veronica007]

Hi folks,

I worked as a part time employee for a company in India while pursuing my undergrad also in India. I then moved to USA and continued working for the same company remotely from USA and they always paid in cash because it was not a lot. As per Indian tax norms if the annual income is less than 2 lakhs there is no tax, so I never filed any taxes. I have experience/reference letter and pay stubs from my employer stating the same. Including this work experience is crucial for me because this is making my points vary by more than 10.

My questions:
1. Can I use this experience for Express entry(Federal Skilled Worker Program) ?
2. If yes, since I used to get paid in cash even after moving to USA will this arise any problems if I include this experience?
3. What other supporting documents should I provide in this case?

 

[hodari]

Hi folks,

I worked as a part time employee for a company in India while pursuing my undergrad also in India. I then moved to USA and continued working for the same company remotely from USA and they always paid in cash because it was not a lot. As per Indian tax norms if the annual income is less than 2 lakhs there is no tax, so I never filed any taxes. I have experience/reference letter and pay stubs from my employer stating the same. Including this work experience is crucial for me because this is making my points vary by more than 10.

My questions:
1. Can I use this experience for Express entry(Federal Skilled Worker Program) ?
2. If yes, since I used to get paid in cash even after moving to USA will this arise any problems if I include this experience?
3. What other supporting documents should I provide in this case?

Yes, you can use it. Claim it as a separate experience, and explicitly mention in the reference letter that you were working remotely. Also include a letter of explanation.
As long as your reference letter mentions your salary, tax documents and pay stubs are optional. Add the pay stubs you have, but don't worry about not including tax documents for it.

 

[veronica007]

Yes, you can use it. Claim it as a separate experience, and explicitly mention in the reference letter that you were working remotely. Also include a letter of explanation.
As long as your reference letter mentions your salary, tax documents and pay stubs are optional. Add the pay stubs you have, but don't worry about not including tax documents for it.

Thank you so much..!!!