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A scam asking for fees to issue a residence visa and a work permit
I am posting below; which clearly looks like a scam coming from the UAE.
---- After a careful evaluation of your application for the position mentioned in the attached contract agreement document, we are glad to inform you that you have been confirmed in our organization.
You have to contact "Agency" - U.A.E via email for the procurement of your U.A.E residence visa/work permit papers and payment of job security deposit/clearance fees.
Please note that travel agencies and lawyers in the UAE have nothing to do with employment residence visas.
This is a direct responsibility of a hiring company to issue it. Also, note that a residence visa can be issued only after you arrive in the UAE and pass medical tests (blood test and X-Ray). Before that, an employer should issue a work permit for an employee.
Also, note that this is illegal to request employees to pay for an employment residence visa. These expenses are on the shoulders of a hiring company.
