diff --git a/app/Controllers/Loan.php b/app/Controllers/Loan.php
index e5fa6a3..8eeed32 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/Loan.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/Loan.php
@@ -74,7 +74,15 @@ disbursement
         }
 
         //employer_uid
-
+        $verified_employer = false;
+        if ( $data['employer_uid'] != '') {
+            $query = $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM employers WHERE uid = '". $data['employer_uid']."' ");
+            $row   = $query->getResult('array');
+            if (isset($row))
+            {
+                $verified_employer = true;
+            }
+        }
 
         $addedData =[];
         if (
@@ -102,6 +110,9 @@ disbursement
                 'loan_detail' => json_encode($data)
             ];
 
+            if( $verified_employer == true ){
+                $udata['status'] = 2;
+            }
             $addedData = $this->insert_db('applications', $udata);
 
         }