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
- 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:
The search is conducted by the authorities at the Local Court level. The specific court is determined by the address provided by the candidate. This criminal search returns all reportable major convictions listed below. Once we submit the request to the authorities, the authorities process the request through the procedures of that particular court and then provide results back. No candidate involvement is required to conduct this search.
Major convictions and offenses in Argentina include, but are not limited to crimes against:
- Persons
- Honor
- Sexual integrity
- Marital status
- Freedom
- Property
- Public safety
- Public order
- The security of the nation
- The public authorities and the constitutional order
- Public administration
- Public faith
- The economic and financial order
Sources:
Juzgados de Primera Instancia – First Instance Court
Search Type:
Local Court Search
Ordering Requirements:
- Candidate’s complete name - Last Name, First Name, and Middle Name
- DOB
- Address in Country
- Current Address
- Authorization form
- Passport Scan or Copy of Candidate’s National Identity Card
Failure to provide the following requirements are common hindrances to the completion of these checks:
- Candidate’s current address
- Signed generic Authorization Form
Estimated Time Service:
On average 5 to 6 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 order will be billed accordingly.
Ordering Requirements:
- Candidate’s Name - Last Name, First Name, Middle Name
- Institution Name
- Institution Address
- Institution Telephone Number (Include Point of Contact)
- Dates of Attendance
- Graduation Date
- Degree Type
- Major
- Minor (if applicable)
- Authorization form
- Copy or Scan of Diploma/Certificate is sometimes required*
*Many times, these documents contain unique identifiers that are verified against the Institution records to authenticate the document, such as VIN numbers when institutions need to physically pull the degree to verify.
Some institutions may require additional documentation. Upon request from the institution, Checkr will notify you of any additional requirements.
Failure to provide the following requirements are common hindrances to the completion of these checks:
- Candidate’s national ID number (DNI or Numero de Cedula) if applicable
- Copy of the diploma/certificate (scan or photo acceptable)
- Institution-specific consent forms (after contacting the institution for verification, some may request completion of an institution-specific consent form)
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. This may include 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.
Employees’ personal information is protected by the Habeas Data Law (No. 22,326). The collection of information by a prospective new employer with regard to an employee’s private life (including work references) is permissible as long as the information collected complies with the following requirements:
- it is not used for discriminatory purposes;
- it does not violate the candidate’s right to privacy;
- it is reasonably used.
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 (if different)
- DOB
- Employer’s Name
- Employer’s Address
- Employer’s Telephone Number
- Dates of Employment
- Position/Title
- Reason for Leaving
- Authorization Form
- 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.
Failure to provide the following requirements are common hindrances to the completion of these checks:
- Employer full address is often not provided, but is required
- Candidate’s national ID number (DNI or Numero de Cedula) if applicable
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.
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.