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Scams & safety

Verification checklist before you pay.

Watch out for these 7 warning signs

  1. 1

    A 100% visa guarantee

    No agency or person can guarantee a visa or permit decision.

  2. 2

    Money to a personal account

    Do not send money without a written bill in the organisation's name and a receipt—never to someone's personal bKash/Nagad or bank account.

  3. 3

    Rushed decisions without a contract

    Get salary, duties, hours, housing, and refund terms in writing.

  4. 4

    Keeping your original passport

    If you hand it over, get a written receipt, reason, and return date.

  5. 5

    Unusually low cost

    Get government fees, other organisations' costs (medical, ticket) and the agency's own service charge listed separately, and check each.

  6. 6

    Asking far more than the government-set cost

    For many countries the government sets the migration cost. If they ask for much more, or for extra cash without a receipt, stop and ask the government's Probashi Call Centre (16135).

  7. 7

    A job offer without any test

    Independently check who the employer is, who interviewed you, and where the job offer came from.

Check with official government sources

These are government services, not ours. If anything an agency or broker says feels wrong, check here before you pay.

Check whether an agency is licensedBMET's list of licensed recruiting agencies. Search by name or RL number and check the licence is active.raims.oep.gov.bd
Government Probashi Call Centre: 16135Helpline of the Wage Earners' Welfare Board, Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment. Ask about migration, costs, or report fraud.

Check if a paper is real

Send copies with these details covered or shared safely. Never send your passport number, bank details or OTP.

  • Recruiting agency licence and office identity
  • Employer name, address, and official contact
  • Salary and hours in the employment agreement
  • Application or work-permit reference number
  • Bill, receipt, and refund terms

Report a scam

Help protect others: tell us who it was, what they said and how they contacted you. Fill in 3 boxes and send.

Get everything in writing before you pay

Don't pay until the service, total cost, payment stages and refund rules are all clear.

See the safe permit process