'I paid thousands to a company for healthcare jobs that didn't materialise'

Apurv Patel, who has been in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa since 2023, said he paid Synetal Solutions £3,600 across February and March for healthcare training after he and a friend were verbally promised guaranteed sponsored jobs.

Eight months later he has received no job offers, interviews or meaningful employment support, he said.

"I'm frustrated. I paid money, I wasted my time. I did whatever they wanted without any result," he said.

"It's had a miserable effect on…