How to verify an overseas job offer before you pay anyone

Overseas employment is the part of this industry where people lose the most money. The pattern is consistent: a large advance is requested against a permit that either does not exist or was never issued in the applicant's name.

Check one — does the employer exist and trade?

A real employer has a registration number in a public company register, a physical address and a trading history. A company that exists only as a letterhead and a WhatsApp number is not an employer.

Check two — is the permit issued to you by name?

Work permits and quota approvals are issued by a government authority, to a named employer, for a named worker. A photograph of a document is not evidence. The identifiers on it must be verifiable with the issuing authority.

Check three — do the contract terms match what was promised verbally?

Salary, hours, overtime, accommodation, deductions and contract length must appear in writing in a language you can read. Verbal promises that do not appear in the contract will not survive arrival.

Check four — is the agency registered, and is BMET clearance part of the plan?

For Bangladeshi nationals travelling for employment, BMET clearance is a legal requirement and your primary protection if the employer breaches the contract. Any arrangement that proposes skipping it is telling you something important about itself.

Go Destination Limited verifies the employer and the permit before a client makes any substantial commitment. When a file does not verify, we say so and we stop — that is the service, not an obstacle to it.