It's actually bad enough that guys are paying (Note 1) for their rating to get to the front seats. And now, with the desperation that clouds the obvious that an AFTER interview reimbursement was to be tolerated? With 4th world (Note 2) mentality like the majors in China AND India, you ought to get your head examined for even HOPING to get your money back. Google does a lot of wonders, search functions too. It's not too hard to gain some basic knowledge on cultural and local practices in these places.
Note 1: If you have to buy yourself a rating just to qualify yourself an interview, you're helping the beancounters justify their case year by year to the CEOs that they can always get people to P2F. This topic has been argued and trashed to death from time to time. But I do think that it's a total different story if you're HIRED and that a rating is required of you. Like it or not, airlines around the world use different tactics to pin you down. Some get you to buy your own rating, some train you but want you to put a bank guarantee upfront or deduct your monthly pay to recover their training cost.
Note 2: A 3rd world mentality is somewhere that you can still comprehend the rules but abused. A 4th world mentality is that you will be cut and bleed to death without even knowing it till the final moments. It doesn't matter how many times you hear anyone defending the establishments in both these places. They will always NOT learn to be reasonable host to an expat. Too bad we have too many desperate souls out there can't wait to take the chances and be taken for a ride. Otherwise, I think they won't have the choice but to do something about the ridiculously biased policies they have when it comes to foreigner hiring.