I applied for an IT job.
A UK recruiting agency contacted me that they are the ones recruiting foreign workers for the role.

Agency name: Ignite connections employment office staffing
Address: London Wall Place, 1 London Wall, Barbican, London EC2Y 5AU, UK

I was assigned an account manager.

But I don't really know if this agency is legit.

They told me all their services are free. They said they're already paid by companies to hire candidates and only get paid when they have successfully recruited the candidate.

Please does anyone know this agency or have an experience with them of they are actually legit?

Any tips and suggestions would be appreciated

Below is an email I just received

Greetings from your Account manager!

READ CAREFULLY!

We have found an employer for you and now he is waiting for your visa
processing documents so he can apply for your visa and work permit.
READ CAREFULLY!

These are the official EU visa processing documents that YOU MUST HAVE.
You must have all 5. Without complete documentation, the employer will
not accept your application and will replace you with another applicant.

1/ CV (Europass)
2/ Motivation Letter
3/ Work Permit application form
4/ Health Insurance application form
5/ National Insurance Number application form

The last 3 application forms (work permit, health assurance and national
insurance number) are official EU visa supporting documents, not from
your country.

Please send us all these documents in next 2-3 days, so we can start
with your employment process.

Further emails

We would like to remind you that the deadline is of great importance. Missing the closing date will deny you the possibility of joining the European Economic Area (EEA). Additionally, our team will suffer monetary losses - because your employer's eventually left out a commission. Certainly, you can seek our advice at any time and we hope that our help will be effective and timely.

In connection with the above and with your kind permission, you will receive short mails, through which we will communicate the progress of your deadline. Thank you for your kind understanding!

We are hoping that you have commenced the preparation of the required documents considering the success of your application thus far. It is mandatory to observe the deadline as a failure to meet the deadline reduces the chances for the success of your application to almost zero.

We currently have an employer who has declared a deadline and expects the official documents to be submitted before their due date. Also, we would like to once again remind you that if you adhere to the deadline and cooperate during all stages, you will most certainly be given guidelines to follow for the issuing of work permission (even as a self-employed in the last resort) and the issuing of a visa with the right to work in the European Economic Area (EEA).

The work permit form is one of the listed items that the employer requests in order to potentially further process it. This should give you 100% assurance that the procedure is legal and adheres to the valid legislation for the hiring of a foreign worker.

Regarding the preparation for the procedures, which hopefully are to be undertaken in the very near future, you should pay attention to:
Plane tickets - as soon as the procedure gets to this stage, the employer normally would ask the future employee about any preference for an airline company. It might be beneficial for you to visit the offices (or the websites) of airlines in your country that offer flights to Europe.

You might get information about their flight schedule and prices (economy class). Ask for the option of your potential employer to regulate financially the plane ticket from abroad.
By conducting the above-mentioned research you will have practical information on how to
organize the trip. By all means, this will make an excellent impression. Mainly, it will secure your arrival in Europe!

Please, contact our online support team if you would like us to contact the employer and make an exceptional request for the deadline to be extended (if possible).
In case you need any assistance or guidance, feel free to contact our online support team within working hours.

Other emails

We will also request the issuance of your pre-employee / advanced-applicant number. If you need pre-financing (before you even started receiving monthly salaries), then this number is a very useful thing. We will explain:

The employer usually bears the transport and accommodation costs for up to 6 or 12 months. If you acquire a pre-employee/employee number you can apply and get a loan (up to 30,000 euros) with a low-interest rate, the usual interest rate in Europe is about 1.5%.
There are organizations that would fund you if you have a pre-employee/employee number issued ( A1 Credits, SBDB Loans, etc.).

This way you will have the funds before you go abroad. You will repay the loan later - when you start receiving salaries.

NOTE: You will only receive a pre-employee / advanced-applicant number if you receive a Written Invitation. This will become clear very soon. So check your mail regularly for the next few days. If you receive a Written Invitation, please fill out the form and then contact your account manager.
If you are rejected, you can apply again no earlier than a month and a half after the refusal.

Melanin07:


The employer usually bears the transport and accommodation costs for up to 6 or 12 months. If you acquire a pre-employee/employee number you can apply and get a loan (up to 30,000 euros) with a low-interest rate, the usual interest rate in Europe is about 1.5%.
There are organizations that would fund you if you have a pre-employee/employee number issued ( A1 Credits, SBDB Loans, etc.).

This way you will have the funds before you go abroad. You will repay the loan later - when you start receiving salaries.

I didn't even need to help you search online. Mainly seeing the quoted above has convinced me it's 100% scam.

Melanin07:
Other emails

We will also request the issuance of your pre-employee / advanced-applicant number. If you need pre-financing (before you even started receiving monthly salaries), then this number is a very useful thing. We will explain:

The employer usually bears the transport and accommodation costs for up to 6 or 12 months. If you acquire a pre-employee/employee number you can apply and get a loan (up to 30,000 euros) with a low-interest rate, the usual interest rate in Europe is about 1.5%.
There are organizations that would fund you if you have a pre-employee/employee number issued ( A1 Credits, SBDB Loans, etc.).

This way you will have the funds before you go abroad. You will repay the loan later - when you start receiving salaries.

NOTE: You will only receive a pre-employee / advanced-applicant number if you receive a Written Invitation. This will become clear very soon. So check your mail regularly for the next few days. If you receive a Written Invitation, please fill out the form and then contact your account manager.
If you are rejected, you can apply again no earlier than a month and a half after the refusal.

Put their full address in a search and see if that address even exists.

Secondly any mention of EU is a sign they are not legitimate. UK left the EU over 7 yrs ago. They cannot be based in the UK and claim they are EU recruiting company for a UK job

Lastly UK firm will not provide accommodation for you.

In the rare case that any company provides accommodation it is because you work in the same company in your home country and they doing intracompany transfer to another country. Even with that it is for a short while and pay from your salary after

The first sign is a UK company employing you from abroad and requesting for NI and NHS numbers when you’ve not arrived in country. This is a scam.

Thank you Nairaland
I would have been scam
because I just received an email from the same guys


Greetings from your account manager!

The fact that you have received a Written Invitation means that the employer already keeps a job position for you and is currently expecting your documents.

Your next step now is to order your Employment Pass Application.

https://documents-preparation.com/index.php/product/full-application-package/

This is the list of requirements: (all are included in the Employment Pass Application )

1/ CV (Europass)
2/ Motivation Letter
3/ Diploma ( not mandatory)
4/ Work Permit application form
5/ Health insurance application form
6/ National Insurance Number application form

In the package, there is a Work Permit Application Form filled out. Your employer needs this form to be able to issue a work permit for you.

We are at a very important stage, your employer is expecting your official documents.

We would like to remind you that your documents should arrive at the employer’s company in 8 days. Failing to meet the deadline automatically leads to losing the job position for you and financial losses for our agency.

Let us remind you that you already have been given particular job offer details and particular limited deadline for the application set preparation.

Please note that delays are not accepted.

Do you want me to guide you how to order this documents, so we can continue?

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Thank you.

Sincerely Yours,
Paula Conor
Account Manager
European Office: London Wall Place, 1 London Wall, Barbican, London EC2Y 5AU, UK
(Available: Monday – Friday, from 8 am to 4 pm – London Time)