UAE·GCC work visas·5 min read
UAE Work Visa Verification: A Step-by-Step Guide Before You Fly
The UAE's fast-moving labour market — hospitality, construction, retail, logistics — makes it a favourite target for fraudulent recruiters. A convincing offer letter and a visa copy are often all a family sees before wiring the recruitment fee, and by the time the worker lands in Dubai or Abu Dhabi, the "employer" is unreachable.
Common UAE visa scams
- Selling an employment visa entry permit that was already cancelled or used by someone else
- Offering a visit visa and calling it a work visa — you cannot legally work in the UAE on a visit visa
- Fake offer letters from companies that exist but never issued the visa in question
- Charging for a visa "processing fee" after the visa has already been approved, which is not how genuine UAE sponsorship works
What to check yourself
The UAE's Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security (ICP) and the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) both offer status-checking tools using the entry permit or Emirates ID number. A genuine, active work visa should show up cleanly. If a sub-agent discourages you from checking it yourself, treat that as a warning sign on its own.
Before you sign anything
Confirm the sponsoring company is a real, operating business — not just a name on a letterhead — and that the offer letter's job title, salary and contract length match the visa exactly. Mismatches between the offer and the visa are one of the most common tells our reviewers see.
How Probashi Visa Checker helps
Our pipeline screens the visa image itself for tampering and inconsistencies, cross-checks it against your passport and offer letter, and a specialist confirms the sponsor and visa status through official channels before signing a verdict. You get a plain-language report and a QR-verifiable certificate you can show the recruiting agency, your family, or immigration officials.
Probashi Visa Checker is an independent fraud-risk assessment service, not a government body, embassy or recruiting agency. We cannot guarantee a visa is genuine — only the issuing government has the final word. What we provide is evidence: automated screening plus a human specialist's official-source lookup and written verdict.
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