WORK ABROAD · GUIDED VERIFICATION

Verify a recruitment agency licence

A company appearing in a job listing is not proof that its licence is valid. Confirm its current status on the Department of Foreign Employment recruitment-agency service.

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STEP BY STEP

How to prepare and check

Request the agency’s registered legal name and permission (licence) number.Open the official DOFE Recruitment Agency search. Search by permission number, then cross-check the agency name.Read the status and any proprietor or representative details shown in the live government result.Confirm the agency and location match the documents and person you are dealing with; ask DOFE directly if anything differs.Record the date of your own DOFE check. Search again immediately before making any payment.

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