Free checklistBangladesh to United Kingdom: pre-departure checklist
If you want to go to United Kingdom for work the legal way, check this list before you pay anyone.
UK — Skilled Worker visa guide
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What you get
- Full guide in 10 chapters
- Plain Bangla to read, or listen aloud
- Pay once, read it for life
The most important rule
Do not pay any large amount before independently verifying the job, employer, visa and payment terms. An agency licence alone does not prove its United Kingdom job offer is genuine.
Analysis at a glance
Risk: High — frequent fraud reports- Region
- UK & Ireland
- Permit / visa
- Skilled Worker visa (Certificate of Sponsorship — CoS)
- How hiring works
- Offer from a licensed sponsor → CoS → online visa application and IHS fee → biometrics at the Dhaka visa centre → BMET clearance
- Where you apply
- Online application; biometrics at the Dhaka visa centre
- Typical total cost
- ৳7–15 lakh (approx.)
- Typical salary
- Usually £41,700+/year or the occupation's going rate (whichever is higher); £33,400+ in some cases (check current thresholds)
- Timeline
- 2–6 months (after an offer)
- Language
- English — B2 (SELT) required (since 8 January 2026)
- Common sectors
- Engineering · IT · Healthcare · Electrician / welding (temporary list)
Cost and salary are editorial estimates — they vary by offer, sector and time. This is not a job, visa or salary guarantee.
1. Before paying the broker
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2. Verify on official websites
Bangladesh
- BMETLicensed recruiting agencies, RL number, status and expiry; emigration clearancebmet.gov.bd
- Ami ProbashiWorker registration, BMET clearance and smart card onlinewww.amiprobashi.com
- প্রবাসী কল্যাণ ও বৈদেশিক কর্মসংস্থান মন্ত্রণালয়Government-fixed migration costs, notices and complaintsprobashi.gov.bd
- BOESLState recruiting agency — G2G notices (e.g. Korea EPS, Japan)boesl.gov.bd
Destination country
- Skilled Worker visaEligibility, salary thresholds and feeswww.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
- Register of licensed sponsorsWhether the employer is a licensed sponsorwww.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers
- Companies HouseCompany registration checkfind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Remember: a screenshot of an online application or a PDF shown by the agency is not final proof of approval. Verify through the official portal or the relevant authority.
3. Stop paying if you see these signs
Warning signs
- “100% visa guarantee” or “there are never any rejections”.
- Keeping the employer's name secret.
- Pressure to pay quickly without time to verify.
- Talking only on WhatsApp with no written contract.
- Asking you to start working on a visit/tourist visa.
- Repeatedly asking for more money without proof of approval or refund.
- Charging lakhs for a CoS — sponsors may not pass CoS costs on to workers under UK rules.
- Selling a “care visa” — new overseas care-worker recruitment closed in July 2025.
4. A message you can send the broker
Copy into WhatsApp or SMS
Before starting the United Kingdom work permit process, I would like to confirm a few things: 1. What is the United Kingdom employer's company name, address and registration number? 2. Can I verify the job offer and the signed contract? 3. Through which process will the Skilled Worker visa (Certificate of Sponsorship — CoS) be applied for? 4. Will you give me the official application number or online proof I can verify? 5. What is the total cost, the step-by-step payment, and the refund terms if the visa fails? 6. Can you give references of workers from Bangladesh who went to United Kingdom successfully through you? I will decide on payment only after verifying all information and the contract.
Our advice
Before paying any agency, collect its name, RL licence number, the United Kingdom company name and the total package price. With these you can check the risks one by one — or send them to us and we will review them with you.
Contact us to review an agency