Last updated: [08/102026]
This page exists because people in this position lose money every day, and often it is money they could not afford to lose.
VisaRiz will never ask you for money
We do not charge for anything. Ever. Specifically, we will never:
- Ask you to pay a fee to apply for a job we wrote about
- Ask for a “registration”, “processing”, “shortlisting” or “file opening” fee
- Ask you to pay for a visa, work permit or sponsorship certificate
- Ask for your passport, bank details, or payment card information
- Contact you first offering you a job or a visa
- Ask you to pay through WhatsApp, mobile wallet, crypto, gift cards or bank transfer to a personal account
- Guarantee you a visa, a job, or a faster decision
If anyone claiming to be from VisaRiz does any of the above, it is not us. Stop, do not pay, and report it to [report@visa.jobzriz.com].
How to recognise a visa or job scam
These are the patterns that appear over and over again:
They contacted you first with a job offer you never applied for — usually by WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook or SMS.
They ask for money up front. In legitimate sponsorship systems, the employer normally bears the sponsorship costs. A “recruiter” asking a worker for thousands in advance is a warning sign in almost every country.
They guarantee approval. No agent, lawyer or consultant controls a government decision. A guarantee is a sales tactic, not a service.
They pressure you to decide today. Urgency is the core tool of every scam: “only two slots left”, “the quota closes tonight”.
They send an offer letter with no interview. Real employers interview.
The email address is not the company’s. Gmail, Outlook or a lookalike domain instead of the employer’s own domain.
They ask you to pay a personal account rather than a registered business, or through untraceable methods.
They ask for original documents to be posted to them, or for your passport to be held.
Before you pay anyone, check
- Whether the employer genuinely exists and is licensed to sponsor. Most destination countries publish an official register of approved sponsors — search for it and check the name yourself.
- Whether the agent or consultant is licensed. Several countries maintain public registers of authorised immigration representatives.
- Whether the job is listed on the employer’s own careers page.
- What your own country’s overseas employment authority says about the recruiter.
If you cannot verify it, do not pay it.
If you have already paid
- Stop all further payments immediately.
- Save everything — messages, receipts, transfer references, screenshots, phone numbers.
- Report to your bank or payment provider straight away; some transfers can be recalled if reported quickly.
- Report to the police and to your country’s overseas employment or anti-fraud authority.
- Report the account to the platform it operated on.
You are not the first person this has happened to, and there is nothing shameful about it — these operations are professional and convincing. Reporting it quickly gives you the best chance of recovering something and stops the same people reaching the next person.
Report impersonation
If someone is using the VisaRiz name, logo or article content to defraud people, please tell us: [report@visa.jobzriz.com]. Send the link, the screenshots, and the contact details they used.