The following has been provided as general educational information only. It is not legal advice, express or implied. Consultation with legal counsel in all matters of employment and business law is recommended.
Note
If your Checkr account is integrated with a partner, international background checks might be unavailable. To determine whether your account supports this feature, contact Checkr.
Services Available:
- Criminal Search
- Education Verification
- Employment Verification
- Global Watchlist Search
Disclaimer: The following guide is provided for general educational purposes only. It is not legal advice, and users are encouraged to seek their own independent counsel when evaluating these services. Importantly, the specific screenings offered by Checkr do not guarantee an organization’s legal rights to request or use them. Several factors, including the residency and location of your organization and your candidates, may implicate additional data privacy and employment laws.
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Criminal Search
Description:
Background checks must be relevant to the specific job. The search is conducted at a Nationwide level. The search returns all convictions that have not been removed due to time that has passed since the sentence. The amount of time varies and is determined by the crime and the amount of sentence. The search results in a Criminal Record Certificate (Criminal Record Excerpts) from the Federal Office of Justice.
Once we submit the request, the authorities process the request through the procedures of that particular agency and then provide results back.
Sources:
Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) – Federal Department of Justice and Police
Coverage:
The Certificate contains information on all convictions relating to indictable and summary offenses committed as an adult until the expiry of certain periods of time. The indictable and summary offenses considered are as follows:
- Offenses against life and limb
- Offenses against property
- Offenses against personal honor
- Breach of secrecy or privacy
- Felonies and misdemeanors against liberty
- Offenses against sexual integrity
- Felonies and misdemeanors against the family
- Felonies and misdemeanors constituting a public danger
- Felonies and misdemeanors against public health
- Felonies and misdemeanors against public traffic
- Counterfeiting of money, official stamps official marks, weights, and measures
- Forgery
- Felonies and misdemeanors against public order
- Genocide and crimes against humanity
- War crimes
Pending criminal proceedings will not appear in the criminal records certificate.
Ordering Requirements:
- Last Name, First Name, Middle Name (if applicable)
- DOB
- Current Address
- Mother’s Full Name (including Maiden Name)
- Father’s Full Name
- Address in Country
- Authorization Form
- Place of Birth
- Passport Scan (Swiss ID Card on both sides or foreign photo ID card on both sides are acceptable in lieu of passport scan)
- Switzerland’s Special Consent Form (Letter of Authority) – signature on the special form must be a wet signature
Estimated Time Service:
On average 15 business days.
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Education Verification
Description:
The verification of the academic status of any educational level such as high school, college, and post-grad. This may include institution name, dates of attendance, graduation/conferred date, degree obtained, major, minor, honors, awards, and comments.
Sources:
The searches are conducted directly through the requested education institution.
Search Type:
An education verification search is conducted and charged per degree. Multiple degrees/majors will be billed as separate orders.
Ordering Requirements:
- Candidate’s Name - Last Name, First Name, Middle Name
- DOB
- Institution Name
- Institution Address
- Institution Telephone Number
- Dates of Attendance
- Graduation/Conferred Date
- Degree Obtained
- Major
- Minor (if applicable)
- Authorization Form/Consent Form
- Copy of Scan of Diploma/Certificate is required*
*Many times, these documents contain unique identifiers that are verified against the Institution records, authenticating the document, such as VIN numbers which are required when some institutions will need to physically pull the degree to verify. The requirements listed above are used to narrow down results and will be requested if not initially provided.
Note
Some institutions may require additional documentation. Upon request from the institution, Checkr will notify you of any additional requirements.
Estimated Time Service:
On average 6 to 8 business days. Some verifications may take longer to complete depending on the responsiveness of the institutions being verified.
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Employment Verification
Description:
This search involves the verification of previous employment history to confirm work experience. It may include the employer’s name, dates of employment, position/title, reason for leaving, eligibility for rehire, and comments. Salary information will be provided if available for disclosure by the source.
Sources:
Government agencies and employers across the country. In some cases, the records of former employees are not kept in a searchable form, and contacting the supervisor or manager is standard practice.
Ordering Requirements:
- Candidate’s Name - Last Name, First Name, Middle Name
- DOB
- Employer’s Name
- Employer’s Address (if available)
- Employer’s Telephone Number
- Dates of Employment
- Position/Title
- Reason for Leaving
- Authorization Form
Note
Some employers may have unique processes for providing verifications that may include special authorization forms, experience letters, employment reference letters, etc. These additional requirements will be communicated at the time of ordering if the need for additional information arises with a specific employer
Estimated Time Service:
On average 6 to 8 business days. Some verifications may take longer to complete depending on the responsiveness of the institutions being verified.
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Global Watchlist Search
Description:
The Global Watchlist Search product provides a thorough search of multiple National and International repository resources, such as watch lists, PEPs & associates, and sanctions data available around the world. Our product's technology continually searches for updated data within the thousands of list sources, indexing new data information every day.
Sources:
OFAC, FBI Most Wanted (incl. Terrorists), FBI Seeking Information, FBI Hijack Suspects, Politically Exposed Persons, governmental lists, sanctions, enforcements, and warnings from over 500 agencies, criminal courts, and news sources from around the world.
Search Type:
This is an automated search where proprietary technology continually searches for updated data across all available sources, indexing new data every time to ensure delivery of only the most up-to-date results.
Ordering Requirements:
- Last name
- First name
- DOB
- Authorization Form
Estimated Time Service:
On average 2 business days.