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Please include a copy of your green card, naturalization certificate, United States passport, or birth certificate (if born in U.S.).  \nPlease describe your position and job title. Please state how long you have known Respondent 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.  \nPlease describe the nature and quality of his/her work. Please be as specific as possible.  \nPlease add any other personal comments or observations you may have about Respondent’s character, reliability, and contributions to his/her community in the United States. If possible, please give specific examples or anecdotes.  \nTo the extent that you are familiar, please comment on Respondent’s relationship with his/her family and the hardship that you believe it would cause to Respondent and his/her family if he/she were not allowed to remain in the United States.  \nPlease explain any additional compelling reasons why you believe Respondent should be allowed to stay in the United States.  \nSincerely,  \n[Signature]  \n[Your name and title (if applicable)]  \n[Full address and phone number]  \nLetters from Family Members and Friends Who Are Lawfully in the United States  \n1 Special thanks to the Van Der Hout law firm for sharing the letters on which these samples are based.  \nRemember:  \n• Use letterhead stationary if possible.  \n• Send letter directly to Respondent’s attorney name, not to immigration or to the Court.  \n[Date]  \n[Name and Address of Immigration Court OR Board of Immigration Appeals]  \nRE: [Respondent’s Name]  \n[A Number]  \nTo Whom It May Concern:  \nPlease 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.).  \nPlease explain your relationship to Respondent, how long you have known her/him, and in what capacity you came to know one another.  \nPlease describe any activities you do/have done with Respondent and any helpful or positive activities that he/she does or has done for you, your family, or others.  \nPlease add any other personal comments or observations you may have about Respondent’s character, reliability, and contributions to his/her community in the United States.  \nTo the extent that you are familiar, please comment on Respondent’s relationship with his/her family and the hardship that you believe it would cause to Respondent, his/her family, and/or you and your family if Respondent were not allowed to remain in the United States.  \nPlease explain any additional compelling reasons why you believe Respondent should be allowed to stay in the United States. For example, please write what you know about Respondent’s [or her/his family member’s] medical condition.  \nSincerely,  \n[Signature]  \n[Your name and title]  \n[Full address and phone number]  \nLetters from Priest, Pastor, Rabbi, Imam, Cleric or Other Religious Leader  \nRemember:  \n• Use letterhead stationary if possible.  \n• Send letter directly to Respondent’s attorney name, not to immigration or to the Court.  \n[Date]  \n[Name and Address of Immigration Court OR Board of Immigration Appeals]  \nRE: [Respondent’s Name]  \n[A Number]  \nTo Whom It May Concern:  \nPlease state your full name and position/title.  \nPlease describe in what cap","cbCainH6m9dfcNuY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainH6m9dfcNuY","pdf",37051,"English","# Letters from Current or Past Employer, Co-workers, or Volunteer Workers\n# Letters from Family Members and Friends Who Are Lawfully in the United States\n# Letters from Priest, Pastor, Rabbi, Imam, Cleric or Other Religious Leader\n# Letters from Respondent’s U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident Children\n# Letters from Teachers, Counselors, Peers of Respondent’s U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent","[{\"question\":\"Who should receive the support letter, and what should it include at the start?\",\"answer\":\"Send the letter directly to the respondent’s attorney (not to immigration or the court). 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