@fdpower It's okay to ask questions. Nobody knows everything from birth. I think @mike_tyke21 is just trying to gather some info from fellow Nepalese who were on the similar boat. No question is a stupid question when you have a quest to learn. Also, working as a full time and contractor might matter depending on the company that you worked for. When you need experience letter from your previous employer than some consulting companies might not easily provide one as you might have left them for better opportunity and as usual they will not like you if you are giving no business to them. As far as you can collect your experience letters from your past employer and provide enough proof of your experience that has been drafted for you at the time of perm application you should be fine @mike_tyke21. Good luck. Let's help each other with the knowledge from our experience. Let's motivate each other rather than pulling anyone down. God bless.