Hey, I'm planning to move to Japan and would like to within a year of arrival apply for the Highly Skilled Professional Visa. This visa gives points based on various criteria including your employment history. The problem is that the company I worked for between 2019 and 2020 was acquired by EA and doesn't exist anymore. I've been unable to get in contact with EA HR, because they just send you to their gaming forum for players where they tell you if you're an employee you know HR's email. But I'm not an employee. Never was. I tried asking former colleagues but came up with nothing.
I was thinking perhaps I could use my W2 from those 2 years as proof of employment but unfortunately, I can't find it. I don't think I have it anymore. So, I tried going to the IRS website to see if I can download old W2s. It only allowed me to look at an income transcript and I already checked, it doesn't list my employer.
Does anyone have any idea how I can get proof of employment? I am still in contact with my former managers and perhaps they'd write me a letter but they're not part of that company anymore (and it also doesn't exist anymore). Would that work?
by not_ya_wify