“AmiProbashi”, a digital platform that guides & facilitates Bangladeshi citizens who wish to pursue their dream of working abroad has become hugely popular and well-accepted by the aspiring Bangladeshi migrants and expatriates.
In just few months of its launch, the app has been downloaded by over 950k users till now and achieved significant milestones.
Over 4 lakhs BMET registrations
In just two and a half monthsthis app has crossed over 429,160 successful 24/7 open BMET registrations which is 44% of the total AmiProbashiregistered users. The app providesBMET registration, passport validation, prioritized Covidvaccine registration facilityand other featuresfor the community. The app ensures data safety, efficiency and transparency in the process,reducing the complication and cost of finding job opportunitiesabroad.
24/7 online registration facility
By having a smartphone and internet connection one can register at home and avail all the services offered by the app has also saved travel time and hassle for the migrants. During strict lockdown period under this pandemic situation over 250K outbound expatriates completed their BMET registration successfully during the 40 days of strict lockdown period from July 1, 2021 to August 10, 2021 from their home which sets a record.
24/7 online passport validation facility
This App made passport validation so seamless through automated channel. While physical registration at DEMO centers are done during office hours on the working days, people were able to complete their registration 24×7 including weekends and government holidays using AmiProbashi by utilizing the off peak hour link capacity of passport verification channel.
Prioritized 2 step COVID vaccine registration facility
In this time of pandemic situation when GoB announced that BMET registration would be necessary as a prerequisite for priority vaccines for aspiring migrants, Ami Probashi played a key role in ensuring that migrant laborers receive emergency 2 step COVID vaccine registration through its digital platform.
A trusted roadmap for the aspiring migrants
Through the app, Bangladeshis willing to work abroad gets to know step by step processes starting from how to start the migration journey till his arrival at his destination. They can complete their applications, search for relevant jobs, connect to government-approved agents, and avail airport assistance features, authorized medical centers, job postings, nearby passport offices, nearby DEMO offices amongst a host of other services.
A pool of potential migrant workers
AmiProbashi provides the key stakeholders including government entities covering ministry, BMET, BOESL and others in the ecosystem like recruiting agencies and overseas employers a pool of potential migrant workers including their skills and interests who can be reached and accessed anytime for any potential recruitment.
International client base from around the globe
AmiProbashi has its client base of aspiring migrants from different parts of the globe from Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea etc.) to Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait which helps recruiting agencies find eligible candidates for their jobs in abroad via appointment tracker.
Migration cost reduction through cross boarder payment transfer feature
AmiProbashi projects to double the foreign remittance inflow through legal channel upon integration of cross border payment transfer feature which reduces migration cost significantly by ensuring access to information to mass level through AmiProbashi My Information feature. It has the automated API to verify customer identity with valid passports that ensures user identity for future value-added services like mobile financial services and remittance.
Transparency and efficiency in the whole process
This app will add extra layers of transparency to the whole process and dependency on middlemen will gradually be eliminated by keeping one of the largest group of contributors to the economy safe and sound within a digitized process which has their safety and security as its utmost priority and will continue to innovate to make the lives of aspiring migrant workers better, despite pushback from vested interest groups.
This app was created and launched as a concerted effort by the Ministry of Expatriate Welfare, Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training, and Thane Systems in honor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his birth centenary.AmiProbashi is a timely delivered, much needed innovation at a zero investment of government budget from the ministry or the BMET by using a service charge model following similar precedence of railway ticketing or Hajj registration for a segment of our population that is most often ignored and harassed.
