Letter TemplateUpdated June 5, 2026
Judging Confirmation Letter — Criterion 4 Template
A short letter from an event, competition, accelerator, or award program confirming that you served as a judge of others' work — your role, what you evaluated, and the selectivity of the panel.
This is a scaffold, not a fill-in-the-blanks form. Rewrite it in the signer’s own voice and structure — USCIS discounts letters that share wording or layout. Keep the specifics (metrics, named examples); change everything else.
[Organization / Event Letterhead]
[Date]
To Whom It May Concern:
Re: Confirmation of [Beneficiary's Full Name]'s Service as a Judge
I am [Name, Title] at [Organization / Event Name]. I am writing to confirm that [Beneficiary's Full Name] served as a [judge / panelist / reviewer] for [Event / Competition / Program Name] in [Year(s)].
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