I've asked a question previously on whether to apply for a h-1b visa first or a job first (US specifically), and it had no replies.<p>I'm reading the Australian skills assessment requirements [1] on the Aus Computer Society and I'm not going to be able to get some of these documents for my job history: I quote<p>"Employment References<p>Each employment reference must contain:
• Start and Finish Dates of Employment
• Description of Duties Performed
• Hours worked - Full time or Part time
• Country where Employment was completed
• Company Letterhead and signed by the author<p>Please Note:
Employment references MUST contain an end date or the work episode will be assessed as not suitable.
Employment references can only be calculated until the date of submission. The “To Date” will be taken
from the employment reference date or the submission date of your application – whichever comes first.
If there is no date indicating when the employment reference was written, the reference will be assessed
as not suitable.
If your employment reference is “Current”, it MUST be dated and the “To Date” will be noted as the date
of the submission of the skills assessment.
Only month and year will be counted for employment duration, not individual days.
The relevance to your nominated occupation will be determined by the description of duties in your work
reference.
If dates or duties are unclear or open to misinterpretation, the work episode will be assessed as not
suitable.
"<p>Why? because some of the companies i've worked for have literally closed down and I have no means of getting any of these documents as specified.<p>So can i just apply for jobs at big Co and hope someone will sponsor? or am i in a spot of bother?<p>[1]http://www.acs.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/7319/Skills-Assessment-Guidelines-for-Applicants.pdf