Cyprus Fake Job Offers/Visas
From time to time, the High Commission of India in Nicosia has been receiving references from Indian nationals for verification of employment contracts by ‘prospective employers/recruitment agencies’ in Cyprus as well as the ‘Entry Permit’ reported to have been issued by the Cyprus migration authorities.
In most of the cases, it has been found that the ‘prospective employers/recruitment agencies’ are non-existent and the ‘Entry Permits’ are not genuine.
It appears that Indian nationals who are contacting the ‘prospective employers/recruitment agencies’ have been asked to pay certain amounts of money for processing their job applications. Some of the ‘prospective employers’ have also been advising the Indian nationals to pay for obtaining a No Objection Certificate from this High Commission before taking up ‘employment’ in Cyprus.
This is to caution all Indian nationals who apply for and receive ‘Employment Contracts/Job Offers’ from ‘prospective employers/recruitment agencies’ in Cyprus or their agents in India or elsewhere, and ‘Entry Permits’ to get the documents verified from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
It may also be noted that the High Commission of India, Nicosia, does not issue any No Objection Certificate for taking up ‘employment’ in Cyprus.
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