Checkr International Criminal Search

by Checkr · Talent Acquisition & Recruiting

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Executive Summary

Checkr's international criminal search is an in-country search that uses multi-jurisdictional repositories, database and agency sources to return major offense conviction records. Checkr says it is available in the 200+ countries in which criminal screenings are allowed, and employers use international background checks to screen candidates who have lived, worked or attended school outside the United States. Criminal data is retrieved from local and national agencies such as criminal record offices, departments of justice and national or federal police. Where a country restricts employers from accessing criminal information, Checkr may provide an adverse media search instead.

Use Cases

  • Screening candidates who have lived, worked or studied outside the US
  • Screening candidates who will work outside the US
  • Checking US-based candidates who have an address history abroad
  • Screening candidates without a US Social Security number who will work in the US

Features

Support

  • Customizing and saving packages in Checkr: Checkr makes it easy for your Admins and Restricted Admins to add screenings to a package and save the results as a customized package to use again later.

Technical Specifications

Architecture
Modern, RESTful API-driven service with resource-oriented URLs, supporting HTTPS authentication and verbs.
Deployment
SaaS
API Available
Yes

Infrastructure

  • AWS

Integrations

  • Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
  • HR Systems
  • Onboarding Systems
  • Make

Security & Compliance

Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 42001, ISO 27001

Encryption: TLS in transit; AES-256 at rest (per Checkr trust page)

Pricing

Model
Pay-as-you-go, per report
Target Customer
Enterprise
Contract Type
Pay-as-you-go

About Checkr

Checkr is a technology company and data platform that powers safe and fair decisions. It provides a suite of products for identity and background verification, streamlining employment screenings to help companies assess risk and modernize hiring.

Founded: 2014 · Headquarters: San Francisco, USA · Employees: 501-1,000 · Private

Verified sources

Each of these facts was checked against the vendor page linked (2026-10-15).

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