Request letter for relieving letter

Use this to ask your former employer for a relieving letter, which says that you have been released from your duties.

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To The HR Manager, [Company or Office Name], [City] Date: [Date] Subject: Request for a relieving letter Dear Sir/Madam, I resigned from the post of [Your Designation] on [Date of Resignation] and served my notice period until [Last Working Day]. My employee ID was [Employee ID]. I have handed over my work and returned the company's property, including [Items Returned]. My new employer has asked for a relieving letter. I request you to kindly issue my relieving letter and my experience certificate at the earliest, and to send them to [Email Address]. Thank you. Yours sincerely, [Your Name] Mobile: [Mobile Number]

Before you send it

Complete the exit steps first: handover, return of laptop and ID card, and any clearance form.
Mention the date your new employer needs it by, if there is one.
If there is no reply in a week or two, send a polite reminder to HR with your manager in copy.

This is a general format, written by us, to save you time. If the company has its own printed form, use that form. Last checked: 11 November 2026.

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