No one can guarantee an immigration decision — the consulate decides, not the agent. A promise of certainty is a promise someone can't keep.

Full payment demanded before any service, with no written agreement, no itemised invoice and no receipt. Once paid, they often go quiet.

An agency that offers to fabricate bank statements or employment letters — or waves them away as "not required" — is setting you up. Immigration scrutinises arrivals, and being caught with fraudulent documents on entry to the Kingdom can mean prosecution, detention, a permanent blacklist and deportation. It's your name on the application, so you carry the consequences — not the agent.

No physical address you can find, and they refuse a simple video call. A real consultancy is happy to be seen and located.

An agent in one country routing your case through a second, taking a cut at each step, with no direct line to whoever actually files it.

"The rules change tomorrow," "only two slots left," "pay now to lock the price." Urgency is a sales tactic, not a fact about your visa.

Payment demanded to a private individual's bank account, or crypto only. Legitimate businesses invoice from the business.

One vague lump sum with no split between the government fee and the service fee. If they won't show you where the money goes, ask why.