Revision Date: July 15, 2022
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 Records – Nationwide and Local Court 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 Records - Nationwide
Description:
Search is conducted at the national level and returns all major criminal offenses.
Sources:
Policía Nacional de Colombia records
Search Type:
Nationwide Search
Ordering Requirements:
- Candidate’s Name - Last Name, First Name, and Middle Name
- DOB
- Mother’s Maiden Name
- Address in Country
- Most Recent Address in Colombia
- Authorization Form
- For citizens, Cedula number or Colombia passport
- For non-citizens, a Colombian-issued ID (given to non-citizens)
Estimated Time Service:
On average 4 to 5 business days.
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Criminal Records - Local Court Search
Description:
The search is conducted at the local level and returns criminal records from the local court searched based on the candidate’s address.
Sources:
Local office of Policía Nacional de Colombia
Search Type:
Local Search
Ordering Requirements:
- Candidate’s Name - Last Name, First Name, and Middle Name
- DOB
- Address in Country
- Authorization Form
- Cedula number
Estimated Time Service:
On average 7 business days.
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Education Verification
Description:
The verification of academic status of any educational level such as high school, college and post grad. It may include institution name, dates of attendance, graduation/conferred date, degree obtained, major, minor, honors, awards, and comments.
Sources:
The searches are conducted directly with the requested education institution.
Search Type:
An education verification search is conducted and charged per degree. Multiple degrees/majors listed in an order will be billed as separate orders.
Ordering Requirements:
- Candidate’s Name - Last Name, First Name, Middle Name
- Candidate’s Name While Attending
- DOB
- Authorization Form
- Institution Name
- Institution Address
- Institution Telephone Number
- Dates of Attendance
- Graduation Date
- Degree Type
- Major
- Minor
- Diploma/Certificate is sometimes required; many times, these documents contain unique identifiers that are verified against the Institution records, authenticating the document
Estimated Time Service:
On average 6 to 8 business days. Verifications will be closed, as Unable to Verify, after 15 business days of unsuccessful attempts.
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Employment Verification
Description:
Verification of previous employment history to confirm work experience. It may include such information as the employer's name, dates of employment, position/title, and/or reason for leaving.. 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
- Candidate’s Name While Employed
- DOB
- Employer’s Name
- Employer’s Address
- Employer’s Telephone Number
- Dates of Employment
- Position/Title
- Reason for Leaving
- Authorization form – must contain proper language for authorizing third party to obtain the information
- Other Documentation – Some employers may have unique processes for providing verifications that can include special authorization forms, experience letters, employment reference letters, etc. These additional requirements will be communicated to you if the need for additional information arises with a specific employer.
Estimated Time Service:
On average 6 to 8 business days. Verifications will be closed, as Unable to Verify, after 15 business days of unsuccessful attempts.
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Global Watchlist Search
Description:
The Global Watchlist Search provides a thorough search of multiple National and International repositories, 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 every day and providing the most up-to-date results. This is not a country-specific search.
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, & 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.