UAE: Indians Expats Can Verify Job Offers on Consulate App

UAE: Indians Expats Can Verify Job Offers on Consulate App

Job offers received by Indian expatriates in the UAE can now be verified through an app powered by the Consulate General of India in Dubai. Siddhartha Kumar Baraily, Consul for press, information, culture (PIC) and education, said job seekers can upload their offer letters on the Pravasi Bharatiya Sahayata Kendra (PBSK) mobile app in a PDF format. "Consulate officers will check for genuineness of the document and inform job seekers. The service will curb job frauds that Indians in the UAE often fall victim to. We urge more Indian nationals to use this service," he explained. The PBSK app, launched by the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on January 21, has had a sizeable number of downloads since its launch, according to Baraily. "We get multiple queries on all our platforms. Currently, majority of the queries are related to labour issues, a few ask for legal counselling, and others are job-related," he explained. Apart from job offer letter genuineness, the app also provides services for distressed female workers, marriage and legal counselling, worker-related issues, e-migrate, death registration, and several other consular services, explained the Consul. "One can also check for procedures to verify educational documents," he