If your applicant has lived, worked, or studied abroad, a domestic search will never find what happened there. We source criminal records directly from foreign courts and police agencies in the countries where your applicant has history.
Every country maintains its own criminal record system, and most of those systems are completely invisible to a domestic background check. A county search, statewide search, and federal search together cover the United States thoroughly — but none of them touch what happened in Canada, the UK, India, or anywhere else your applicant has spent time. If those years go unchecked, you have a gap in your screening.
We source international criminal records directly from foreign courts, national police agencies, and governmental record authorities in each country — not from a generic international database. That distinction matters because database-only international searches frequently return incomplete or outdated information. We go to the source.
Each country has its own record system. We source directly from foreign courts and police agencies, not from a single generic international database.
All records returned in a non-English language are professionally translated before delivery. You receive a clear, readable report regardless of country.
If your applicant has international address history, years spent abroad are completely invisible to a domestic search. This is the only way to check those years.
Some countries restrict access to foreign requestors. We will always tell you upfront what we can and cannot search before you order — no surprises.
We search criminal records in countries across every region. Availability and turnaround vary by country — contact us for a specific inquiry.
Don’t see the country you need? Call us at 860-678-0066 — we will tell you exactly what is available and what the process looks like before you commit.
Some countries — particularly in parts of the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia — either do not maintain centralized criminal records accessible to foreign requestors, or restrict access entirely. When we cannot obtain a record, we tell you explicitly. We do not return a clear result when we were unable to search. You will always know the difference between a genuine no-record result and a country where the search was not possible.
Data points returned vary by country. The following are included where available from the source authority.
Some countries require a notarized consent form signed by the applicant before releasing records to a third party. We will let you know at the time of order if this applies to the country you are searching, and we will provide the necessary forms. Turnaround for these searches is typically longer — plan for up to 15 business days in countries with consent requirements.
International searches are priced by country based on the sourcing complexity involved. We will always give you a clear cost before you commit. There are no surprise fees.
International covers the years your applicant spent abroad. County and statewide cover their U.S. history. Running both together means no part of their background goes unchecked — domestic or international.
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