International Search Capabilities

With the increase in global recruiting efforts, more and more employers are requesting overseas applicant data before making a hiring decision. Faxon Investigations can provide many of our reports internationally, but our success is dependent upon various factors.

Generally speaking, criminal, employment verification, and education verification are the records most likely available from countries throughout the world. Each country's political climate, privacy policies, culture, and record keeping methods determine the success of foreign searches. With political climates changing regularly, accessibility varies regularly in certain areas of the world.

Please contact Faxon Investigations for a current list of accessible countries.

International Search Tips
Improve your success ratio by collecting as much information about the applicant as possible before ordering the background check. To better your chances of getting criminal records, include questions on your employment application to obtain how long the applicant lived in the country in question and their address. Since many foreign workers "Americanize" their name when they reach our shores, be sure to request their full real name. Many countries index criminal record information by the mother's maiden name or require a government identification number to pull records, so ask for that information as well.

The more information provided at the start of the search will improve the success of the search since it minimizes communications and narrows the scope. Prior employment verification searches are more likely to be completed if the business phone number, dates of employment, position held, and salary (if you want that confirmed, too) are provided. Success with education verifications is usually dependent on having the years attended, date of graduation or anticipated date, the name enrolled under, student identification number (if available), and type of degree obtained. Verifications can be attempted without the phone number but may prove problematic, especially with smaller businesses and educational institutions.