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Hi Everyone,

It's my first time posting here. I am really hoping to find an answer to a question that has been in my head for a while and makes me so anxious if I took the wrong job. I went to 2 consultants both of them said different things so I am here to get some advice from the community about proof for foreign experience

I work as an independent contractor to a US company as an admin assistant (remote) and I don't live in Canada. I work around 35 to 36 hours a week with a flat retainer. The pay is not super high but enough to live a comfortable life in my country. I would say a little bit above average national income for a similar position I just took whichever job came my way as I needed income and did not mind much about as I want to complete my experience first before moving to another job.

For some context:
1. I have a screenshot of the job that was posted on indeed
2. I have the contract that I had signed. It's 6 month fixed term and renewable position so I got it renewed recently and got lucky with that.
3. I also sent monthly invoices to them under my name and they would pay to my bank account
4. I will also pay tax to my home country end of the year


My questions are:
1. Can I request a letter as per IRCC standard from the employer. As I am not a freelancer I don't have clients to prove my work. But I can ask my employer to see if they could add the details to a letter including the the duties they had in the job posting. But the last time I checked they only provide a generic one.
2.I never registered any business to do this work as we can legally work under our name and send invoices. Would this be a problem?
3. Anything else to strengthen my application or any advice you would provide or if I am missing anything.

Thank you!
 
You've got more proof than most people honestly. Contract, invoices, bank deposits, tax. That's a solid trail.

The one thing I'd focus on is getting a proper reference letter with your title, duties, hours, and dates on it. If your employer only does generic ones, write up the details yourself and ask them to put it on their letterhead. Most companies will do that if you make it easy for them.

The contractor thing without a registered business is fine. IRCC cares that the work was real and continuous, not how you invoiced it.
 
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