If you are employed, the visa officer wants to know that your job is real, that your employer has approved your leave, and that you have a job to come back to. A letter from your employer, often called an NOC (no objection certificate), answers all three.
In this guide
Which countries ask for it
On company letterhead, with your role, salary and length of service.
Country guide
Salary slips, tax returns or NTN, plus an employment letter or business documents.
Country guide
What the letter must include
- Company letterhead, with the company’s address and phone number.
- Your full name, CNIC and passport number, exactly as in your passport.
- Your job title, joining date and monthly salary. The salary should match your bank statement and salary slips.
- The leave dates approved, matching your travel dates, and the date you return to work.
- A contact person in HR with an official phone number or email, so the embassy can verify the letter.
- A signature and the company stamp.
Free NOC and leave letter template
Send this to your HR department. They should print it on company letterhead, fill in the highlighted parts, sign it and stamp it.
[Print on company letterhead]
[Date]
The Visa Officer
[Embassy or consulate of country]
[City]
Subject: No objection certificate and leave approval – [Employee full name]
Dear Sir or Madam,
This is to certify that [Employee full name], CNIC number [CNIC number], passport number [passport number], has worked at [Company name] as [job title] since [joining date]. [He / She] is a [permanent] employee, and [his / her] current monthly salary is PKR [amount].
[Company name] has approved [his / her] annual leave from [start date] to [end date] to travel to [country] for [tourism / a family visit]. We have no objection to this trip, and [he / she] will resume work on [date].
[Choose one:] [He / She] will pay for this trip personally. OR The company will pay for this business trip.
To verify this letter, please contact [HR contact name], [job title], at [phone number] or [official email address].
Yours faithfully,
[Signature and company stamp]
[Full name]
[Designation]
[Company name]
Replace everything highlighted in yellow and delete lines that do not apply. Letters to embassies are written in English.
Not employed?
- Business owners: show business registration documents and tax returns or NTN instead of an employer letter. Turkey’s sticker visa lists these.
- Students: a letter from your school or university confirming you are enrolled and when classes restart.
- Someone else paying: add a sponsorship letter from the family member covering your costs.
We check that your employer letter, bank statement and cover letter all match before you apply.
Questions people ask
What is an NOC for a visa?
A no objection certificate is a letter from your employer saying they have no objection to your trip and have approved your leave. Most embassies treat it as your employment letter.
Can the letter be on plain paper?
Use company letterhead. The UK, for example, asks for an employment letter on company letterhead.
I am a government employee. What do I need?
Ask your department for a leave approval and NOC on official letterhead, with the same details as the template. We confirm what your destination needs.
Should the salary match my bank statement?
Yes. Salary credits on your statement should match the salary in the letter and your salary slips.
Visa rules change often. We confirm the current requirements and fees before you pay. A visa does not guarantee entry.
