International background screening, in-country researchers, translated documents.

Our in-country researcher network covers most countries where international background screening is legally permitted. Availability and depth vary by country. Some countries (Germany, Brazil, India, Mexico, UK, Canada, Australia) have strong infrastructure for all four check categories. Others limit what's available to foreign employers. We scope each country upfront and tell you what's possible before the check runs.

For candidates in the EU or EEA, GDPR requires explicit, informed consent, a lawful basis for processing, data minimization, and specific retention periods. Our workflow captures GDPR-compliant consent in the candidate's language, restricts the report to the minimum data necessary for the hiring decision, and supports right-to-erasure requests after the retention period ends.

Turnaround varies sharply by country. Canadian and UK checks typically complete in 3-7 business days. Most Western European and Latin American countries run 5-10 business days. China, India, and some African and Middle Eastern countries run 10-15 business days or more. We give you a country-specific estimate at intake and update you if a check runs long.

Yes. Court documents, transcripts, employment letters, and ID documents in non-English languages are translated by certified translators and attached to the report. For legal-review use, we can provide court-certified or apostilled translations on request.

Some countries do not permit employer access to criminal records, or have no functioning national registry. Where this is the case, we document it explicitly in the report and pursue alternative verifiers: reference calls, self-disclosure verification, sanctions list checks, and identity verification. We never fabricate coverage that isn't legally available.