In Delhi, the first question is not 'what documents do I have?' but rather 'who is going to read them?' A private company's BGV vendor, a government department, an embassy's visa section and a bank loan officer all have the same work history to review, and all want it proved differently. Delhi has all four in the city, which is why documentation problems here tend to be about matching your papers to whoever is going to read them.
When a Government Department or PSU Is Reviewing
Government and public-sector hiring is a major part of Delhi's employment market, and verification there is often rule-bound and paper-heavy. Reviewers are likely to expect documents in a specific format and to be less flexible about substitute options than a private company's HR team. If a past employer's letter is missing or is worded a bit differently from what the process expects, the fix is usually about getting the right document in the right form, not about explaining the gap.
When a Private Employer's BGV Vendor Is Reviewing
Delhi's corporate offices, from Connaught Place to Nehru Place and Okhla, run the familiar BGV process: relieving letter, salary proof, Form 16 and sometimes PF records. Most of the delays there are due to inconsistencies between these documents. We have the full process for resolving them in our [Career Documentation Services page].
When an Embassy or Visa Officer Is Reviewing
Delhi is home to foreign embassies and high commissions and so many visa applicants from across northern India come here for their applications. A visa reviewer cares about something a BGV vendor does not: whether your income, employment and sponsorship documents agree with each other. The same Form 16 or employment letter that clears a BGV can question you on a visa file if the dates or figures do not match your other papers. If this is your situation, our [Visa Services page] covers the visa-specific side.
When the "Employer" Is Your Own Family Business
Delhi's trade economy, from the markets of Karol Bagh and Lajpat Nagar to long-established wholesale and manufacturing families, means a lot of people have spent years working in a family-run or proprietorship business, without HR departments and without payslips. Their experience is real, but not in the form a new employer, bank or visa officer expects. The work is about building a clear, truthful record from what the business has in terms of GST and tax filings, invoices, bank records and your role in the business. We document real work only, and we never create records for work that did not happen.
Global Capability Centers
Compliance-Heavy BGV Processes
Multiple Employers
Form 16 Records
Quick Questions From Pune Professionals
It's a common and perfectly legitimate practice, but one that needs to be acknowledged and explained clearly to a BGV vendor or new employer.
This is a frequent request from Pune's student and recent-graduate population, and it's always possible to document meaningful project or internship experience, even in the absence of a traditional employment verification process.
The basic documentation principles are the same, but manufacturing and contract-employment cases usually require an additional step of distinguishing the employer relationship, which isn't pertinent to a standard IT BGV case.
New Delhi, India