Asking your employer for an annual leave is a simple process. You just have to keep few things in your mind like the tone of the letter should be formal, the letter should be concise with the exact number of days you will be on leave. It should also mention the date of joining once you will be back from vacations. It will be a good thing if you will give a complete status of your job work as it will help your employer to understand your schedule and if needed he can hand over your work to other members of your team. Here is a sample of annual leave letter: Alex Simond, Pearl Infotech, London, 19 th April 2010 To, Raeal Nomes Department Head, Pearl Infotech, London Dear Ms. Nomes, Ref: Annual Leave Letter I am writing this letter to request you to formalize my annual leave of four weeks that I can avail as part of my employment with the organization. I wish to avail my leave from 21 st May, 2010. The reason for this is that I am getting married on 25 th August, 2010. So...