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GEP application, Recent reference letter sufficient?

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  1. #1

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    GEP application, Recent reference letter sufficient?

    Happy Mid-Autumn,

    I applied to a job offer from a European company and did just sign the contract this week.
    Employer will prove why they prefer me, due to skills such as (Spanish, French and) Catalan which almost cannot be found in this combination in HK.
    Last step for me now is to send the form ID990A.

    Is it sufficient to add the most recent reference letter ? which btw is also most relevant to my position.
    Will HK Immigration contact them? (Not that I mind, all was smooth there except the commuting times..)

    And: Will they ask me to provide further references ?
    Asking in advance since I don't have references about 2 other jobs in the past(Sales, PT @ exhibitions) and these are 5 years++ ago, before I entered university and graduated .

    Regards


  2. #2

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    Anything can happen. Just provide them with whatever information they request and ideally nothing more.

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    It's unlikely that immigration will request reference letters from your previous jobs.

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    I don't think they'll care about references from jobs prior to your degree.

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    Your bigger problem is that language skills have historically not mattered to justify why they need you. But right now they will pretty much approve any European so you should be fine

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    Quote Originally Posted by cookie09:
    But right now they will pretty much approve any European so you should be fine
    May I ask why ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by FRA-HKG:
    May I ask why ?
    Shortage of white people around HK ... apparently, allegedly, anecdotally....

  8. #8

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    ok
    Well the officer said it will take 6-8 weeks . Very long…
    Although my target to start is 1st of December