Did an Agent Give You a Work Permit or Job Offer?
Every year, thousands of Indian applicants pay unlicensed immigration agents and recruitment “consultancies” lakhs of rupees for documents that turn out to be forged — fake work permits, fabricated job offer letters, and fraudulent European employment contracts. Before you pay another rupee or submit a visa application, get the documents your agent gave you independently verified.
This Is How the Scam Works.
It follows almost the same script every time — and it has cost Indian families crores of rupees.
1. The Convincing Paperwork
An agent or "consultancy" presents a job offer letter, work permit, or signed employment contract for a job in Europe — often on what looks like genuine company letterhead, complete with stamps and signatures.
2. The Upfront Payment
The candidate is asked to pay a large "processing," "visa," or "recruitment" fee — typically ₹1.5 to ₹30 lakh — before the paperwork is independently checked by anyone.
3. The Disappearance
The visa application is rejected as fraudulent, or the agency's office shuts down overnight. Phones go silent. The candidate is left with no job, no visa, and no way to recover the money.
Warning Signs Your Agent's Documents May Be Fake
Agent pressures you to pay the full fee "today only" before you see final documents.
Job offer letter, work permit, or contract arrives by WhatsApp/email PDF with no way to independently confirm the employer.
Salary figures, company name, or job title change between conversations and the final paperwork.
Agent discourages you from independently verifying documents or contacting the employer directly.
Company domain in the offer letter doesn't match the employer's real corporate website.
Recruitment fees are demanded upfront — illegal in most destination countries' labour laws.
Verify Before You Pay. Verify Before You Apply.
If an agency has handed you a work permit, job offer letter, or employment contract for a European job, do this before you pay a single additional rupee or submit anything to an embassy:
Upload the Document
Submit the work permit, offer letter, or contract your agent gave you to Testiy — takes under 5 minutes.
Run the 34-Point Scan
Our verification engine checks binary metadata, stamps and signatures, company registration validity, and statutory compliance for the destination country.
Get a Clear Verdict
Receive a detailed report: genuine, needs review, or forged — with every red flag listed and explained.
Proceed With Confidence
If it's genuine, submit your visa application knowing it will hold up. If it's forged, you have evidence before you pay another rupee.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know if the work permit my agent gave me is fake?
You generally cannot tell by eye — that is exactly how agents get away with it. Genuine European work permits, job offer letters, and employment contracts carry specific formatting, employer registration details, and statutory clauses that are extremely difficult to forge convincingly, but equally difficult for an untrained applicant to verify manually. If a recruitment agency, consultancy, or "immigration agent" has given you any of these documents, run them through Testiy's 34-point verification scan before paying any further fee or submitting your visa application.
Should I pay my agent before or after verifying my documents?
Verify first. Never pay a full processing fee and never submit a visa application based on documents you have not independently verified. The most common visa fraud pattern in India is simple: a candidate is shown a convincing job offer letter or work permit, pays anywhere from ₹1.5 lakh to ₹30 lakh in "processing" or "visa" fees, and only discovers the documents were fabricated when the embassy rejects the application — or when the agency's office shuts down overnight. Verifying a document costs a small fraction of what falling for a scam costs.
Which documents from an agent should I get verified?
Any document that came to you through a third-party agent, consultancy, or recruiter rather than directly from the employer, embassy, or an official government portal — especially work permits, job offer letters, employment contracts, sponsorship letters, and any "visa approval" documents for European countries.
What happens if Testiy finds my documents are forged?
You receive a detailed verification report listing every red flag found — mismatched company registration numbers, forged stamps, inconsistent dates, doctored contract clauses, or a fabricated permit category that doesn't legally exist. That report gives you concrete evidence before you confront the agency, demand a refund, or file a complaint with the police or consumer authorities.
How much does it cost and how long does verification take?
Packs start at Individual ₹1,600 (incl. GST) — one locked applicant, two applications, instant AI Expert Report, and a human Verified Certificate in about 24 hours. Duo, Consultant, and Firm packs are available for two applicants and agencies. That is a negligible cost compared to the ₹1.5–30 lakh that victims of agent fraud typically lose.
Is Testiy affiliated with any embassy, VFS Global, or immigration consultancy?
No. Testiy is an independent document compliance audit service, not affiliated with any embassy, VFS Global, or immigration agency. That independence is the point — we have no incentive to approve a document just because an agent is pushing you to sign and pay.
Don't Find Out at the Embassy That You Were Scammed.
Find out now, for a fraction of what agent fraud costs.