“I strongly advise against dealing with UKGVS. I paid fees for services that were never delivered, and despite repeated follow-ups, I have not received a refund. Their lack of response and accountability feels like a deliberate scam.
This company appears to be operating unethically, and their actions may fall under fraud by false representation under the UK Fraud Act 2006. They are also potentially in violation of the Consumer Rights Act 2015. I’ve now reported them to Action Fraud UK, Trading Standards, and will be seeking legal advice to recover my money.
Avoid at all costs — do not trust UKGVS with your time or money.”
“Ukgvs agreed to refund me a small percentage of the money I had paid to them. Bottom line: Ukgvs did not supply the service that I paid for. I demanded a full refund, but was denied this. I wish to take Ukgvs to Small claims court, but I cannot proceed with this route, as Ukgvs gave a false address. Court have issued a judgement against Ukgvs. Ukgvs then agreed to pay me back a small percentage on 10th September, but only if I signed a document stating that I was satisfied with the work Ukgvs claimed that they had done on my case. Obviously I was not satisfied as in my opinion, no work was done on my case. However, after I was blackmailed into signing this document and removing all my bad reviews from Trustpilot, Ukgvs have still not paid me my refund. This is almost 3 months ago. This is extremely unprofessional and unethical behaviour from Ukgvs. They are liars, scammers and fraudsters. STAY AWAY FROM UKGVS”
“Please do not trust this company. It was always my dream to do a working holiday in the uk, I went through ukgvs and the stole £6000, a year off my visa plus all of my personal information. I arrived in the country with 1 year left on my 2 year visa plus an invalid working permit. For nearly my entire trip here I’ve been homeless and still am due to the emptying of my bank accounts. It’s been 5 months since I’ve smiled or had a bed. Life is all about lessons but I’m not sure I deserved this.”
“Everything went wrong. Ukgvs took a huge amount of money from me for a service they fsiled to provide. Ukgvs lied to me and misled me for over a year. They refused to give me a full refund and offered me about 15% of what i had paid. I have reported them to the Oisc and am trying to get Ukgvs to court. They have supplied a false address so the court judgement has been returned. For months they have told me that someone will contact me in order to resolve this, but nobody bothers. I have asked ed for thier legal department but I dont think that they have a legal department. BE VERY CAREFUL OF THIS AGENCY. SCAMMERS”
“Positive reviews are paid for. We have reached out to the UK Immigration Office to have this company reprimanded and they have turned it over to the police.
Be wary, they will talk a big game on their first call with you. But all transactions will be over the phone, there will be a promise of only a one time fee but they will call you again and again with new fees that have to be paid right then or your application will be cancelled all without any written record or clear explanation of what said fees are for. We’re talking thousands of dollars.
They will not create an application for you. We verified with the immigration office that despite being told we had an active application created by UKGVS no such visa application existed.
When we reached out to demand a refund, they replied with the excuse that our verbal agreement over the phone was enough reason for them to keep all of our money.
The information they provided was all incorrect. Starting with our ability to apply for a work visa while still in the US and no UK job offer yet made. Continuing with us both being able to apply under one (very incomplete) visa application for my husband alone. And ending with nearly $4,000 worth of legal fees that resulted still in no application and no biometrics and nothing tangible to show for our process.
Do your research, there is a class action lawsuit against UKGVS and with good reason. This fraudulent company is swindling people out of serious money.”
“Fraudsters. Scammers. Took an exorbitant amount of money from me and i got NOTHING in return. Asjed for a refund which was denied. Issyed a court order against them, which they ignored. Court has issued a judgement agsinst them, which they ignored. They have given a false address. I wish to settle this matter in court, but UKgvs is too afraid to meet in court. Thieves”
“They scam people for a lot of money. They say that they help you with getting you a visa but what they really do is take all your personal information so they can give immigrants fake documents based. The UK government knows what they are doing. My advice report the scamming directly at actionfraud.police.uk this organization collects all the evidence that they can get on UKGVS”
“Absolutely horrible people to deal with.
They prey on the young and the vunroble.
My son has been taken for a ride..
Do not trust anything they say.
Stay far away from dealing with these parasites.”
“This company is fake and people steal money from people, make up payments and take it from your card.
I was robbed of more than 1000 euros, they said they would reimburse me but they gave me false proof, I spoke to my bank and they don't recognize this proof.
Be very careful with this company, they told me to delete the comments that spoke badly about the company in exchange for a refund, I deleted them and the refund still hasn't arrived in my account for 2 months.
I was scammed by them, I ask you to be very careful with this company, they are criminals, liars.
They pay people to write good reviews.
I'm very careful about sharing my experience so that other people don't go through what I went through.
I call they don't answer, I ask them to call they don't call, scammers”
“People please do not trust this reviews. All fake. Please when you are on their website Google their company stated under terms - it doesn't excist. If you get a proforma look at the information. Is fake and you will see that for yourself - no VAT Number, no company registration, none of the names of the agents to be found online. It is written in the footer their and not OICS partners. Being scammed of your money is the least of your worries. If you have sent them passport revoke it immediately and inform the police as they are identity stealers. We reported them to 10 different institutions and we need to stop this. Print screens attached. Reported to Uk and Portugal police, to all goverment institutions. Read the negative comments on other platforms too, positve are fakes.”
“An absolute SCAM! Tried to charge me over $12,000 for a Skilled Worker Visa!! You still have to have a sponsor. These people are scam artists. And baloney they have 4.4 stars. It’s probably employees filling out reviews!!”
“I started the VISA application process a year ago, 12 months, and still no VISA and every month, all I get are well written excuses and apologies. I am given no reason why it has taken so long just "we are working on it." I know this review will not change anything but I am so tired and angry. I really thought it would take 6-8 months. It is just me, I have never been arrested, have no financial issues, I lived in UK for 12 years off and on - what is the problem? If can't do it, then tell me but stop giving me apologies and excuses - just give me what I paid for - a VISA or give my money back.”
“UKGVS was very supportive in the beginning and seemed very keen to helping me get my visa.
As soon as all my documents were submitted and it was on their side to complete the process, I never got any proof by email that the visa was being processed.
After a while, leaving me in the dark for more than a month, they called me saying the process was closed and that they would book my biometrics.
They never sent me the appointment.
It’s been 2 months and 30.000£ later, and they haven’t gotten back to me.
I’m starting a legal action and I don’t advise you to use UKGVS.”
“DO NOT PAY THIS COMPANY A DIME! They told me I was eligible for a Skilled Worker Visa. Today they called me and wanted another $5000 + dollars. They never told me anything like this up front. I called an immigration attorney and they said I am not EVEN eligible for a Skilled Worker Visa WITHOUT a sponsor!!”
“They are the ultimate cheaters, liars and scam artists. I have spent over $15,000 trying to get a permanent visa and have gotten no where. Every time I have contact with them they ask for more money and more information. And this is after I have been told they have everything and don't owe any more money. NEVER NEVER NEVER USE THEM.”
“Ukgvs is a scam. The guy who was assisting me how much I earn and how much I have in savings and then asked me for my bank card details right up front. He said he had to check if I could sustain myself while in the UK. To me it was a load of hogwash.”
“Due to unforseen circumstances, I had to request a refund from UKGVS and was informed that I will only qualify for a 50% refund. With all the money lost I have been waiting close to 6months for my refund. Numerous emails to their support and going back and forth, I have been very patient and understanding... they now don't even return answer my email. I am very disappointed in the level of service and will not recommend UKVGS to anyone.”
“Pity there cant be negative stars. These people are very quick to take money, yet when it comes to refunding, i was promised Oct 2022. We now in April 2023, they ignore emails, phone calls. Everything. Empty promises! No return phone calls.”
