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All documentation received must be an acceptable form per HireRight standards.

Acceptable Forms of Documentation for Employment by country:

Documents must meet following criteria:

  • Complete document, clearly legible

  • Name of candidate

  • Name of employer

  • If the employer names do not match, there must be confirmation as to how the employers are related

  • Date document was issued

  • Dates reflecting time of employment

  • The dates of the employment must match what is submitted in the background screening invitation form

Belgium

  • Copy of work certificate

  • Relieving (reference) letter

  • Employment contract

  • Pay slips

  • Internship agreement / contract / letter

Self Employment:

  • Business registration

  • Accountant reference/letter

Army and Civil Service:

  • Certificate of service

France

  • Certificat de travail - work certificate

  • Relieving (reference) letter

  • Contrat de travail - employment contract

  • Bulletin de paie - pay slips

  • Convention de stage - internship agreement / contract / letter

Self Employment:

  • Business registration

  • Accountant reference/ letter

Army and Civil Service:

  • Certificate of service

Netherlands

  • Copy of contract / annex / appendix / addendum

  • Contract termination or termination decision

  • Pay slips

  • Tax forms

  • Work certificate

  • Bank statement

  • Employment/ experience/ service letter

  • Resignation/ release letter

  • Salary certificate/ statement.

  • Internship agreement / contract / letter

Self Employment:

  • Business registration

  • Accountant reference/ letter

Army and Civil Service:

  • Certificate of service

Poland

  • Copy of contract / annex / appendix / addendum

  • Contract termination or termination decision

  • Pays slips

  • Tax forms

  • Bank statements

  • Work certificate

  • Employment/ experience/ service letter

  • Resignation/ release letter

  • Salary certificate/ statement

  • Internship agreement / contract / letter

Self Employment:

  • Business registration

  • Accountant reference/ letter

Army and Civil Service:

  • Certificate of service

Spain

  • Copy of contract / annex / appendix / addendum

  • Contract termination or termination decision

  • Pay slips

  • Tax forms

  • Work certificate

  • Bank statement

  • Employment/ experience/ service letter

  • Resignation/ release letter

  • Salary certificate/ statement

  • Informe de vida laboral (work history issued by Ministry of Employment and Social Security)

  • Internship agreement / contract / letter

Self Employment:

  • Business registration

  • Accountant reference/ letter

Army and Civil Service:

  • Certificate of service

  • ID number (DNI)

Turkey

  • Copy of contract / annex / appendix / addendum

  • Contract termination or termination decision

  • Pays Slips

  • Tax forms

  • Bank statements

  • Work certificate

  • Employment/ experience/ service letter

  • Resignation/ release letter

  • Salary certificate/ statement

  • Internship agreement / contract / letter

Self Employment:

  • Business registration

  • Accountant reference/ letter

Army and Civil Service:

  • Certificate of service

  • ID number (DNI)

UK

  • Copy of contract / annex / appendix / addendum

  • Contract termination or termination decision

  • Pays slips

  • Tax documents (P45, P60)

  • Bank statements

  • Appraisal

  • Probation form

  • Promotion letter(or anything on company headed paper with signature and stamps)

  • Tax documents: P11, P11D, P46

  • Internship agreement / contract / letter

Self Employment:

  • Business registration

  • Accountant reference/ letter

Army and Civil Service:

  • Certificate of service

Acceptable Forms of Documentation for Education by country:

Documents must meet following criteria:

  • Complete document, clearly legible

  • Name of candidate

  • Name of school

  • Date document was issued

Belgium , France, Netherlands

  • Copy of degree

  • Copy of transcripts

Poland , Spain

  • Copy of transcripts

  • Student ID Number

Turkey, UK

  • Copy of degree

  • Copy of transcripts

  • Student ID Number