Info about employment 19 years ago

[sarahag]

Hi

I have just started filling the online EEA PR form and it asks about employment since entering the UK, including employers and their addresses, dates of employment and salary. I entered the UK in 1999 and have no record of - and can't accurately recall - employment dates and what I earned in my first few jobs in the UK. I don't need to prove any of this info, as I can use a more recent qualifying period (for which I have enough evidence). I have requested my employment history from HMRC going back to 1999, and have had an automatic message saying it will take 40 days, if they decide to supply the documents at all.

My question is: How have you gone about getting employment info / records from years and years back?

Many thanks!

[wegiwegi]

You could ask for your national insurance record

https://www.gov.uk/check-national-insurance-record

that will show since when you have been paying your national insurance, from your previous jobs