International background checks made simple

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Trusted, Fast, Accurate – and Global

Amiqus now offers background checks in more than two hundred countries, all from a single user-friendly platform.

Coordinating checks across multiple countries can be slow, complicated, and full of unexpected requirements. Different rules, varying data standards, and multiple suppliers often mean long waits and extra admin.

Whether you’re welcoming new team members or verifying prospective clients, we help you stay compliant and keep processes smooth, without the stress. Now you can use your Amiqus platform to make international background checks easy, with coverage in more than 200 countries.

Consolidated global checks in a single platform

Amiqus brings together everything you need for international onboarding and compliance. You can now access a full range of global background checks for all use-cases. Your client or candidate shares their information once through a single request. Results are presented and stored in Amiqus for whenever you need them.

  • Photo ID Checks: As a certified Identity Service Provider (IDSP) under the UK Trust Framework, Amiqus offers fast, accurate verification of identity documents from 195 countries. This includes biometric verification of passports, allowing you to conduct high confidence checks no matter than nationality of your client or candidate.
  • Watchlist Checks: A key part of any anti-money-laundering or regulated staff onboarding process, our watchlist product checks individuals against global databases of politically exposed persons (PEPs), as well as sanctions lists from over 60 different jurisdictions.
  • International Criminal Checks: Whatever country your client or candidate has lived in, we can offer a suitable criminal background check. This includes all levels of disclosure checks in the UK, as well as overseas criminal certificates, court record checks, and public record searches – depending on the country, and the your specific needs or risk assessment. Read our support article to find out more about check types, coverage, and processing times.
  • International Credit Search: Credit reporting varies enormously from country to country. However, with our expertise and use of a best-in-class data provider, we can offer financial background and credit information from more than 260 jurisdictions, with turnaround times as short as four days.
  • International Address Checks: Robust address verification is vital to supporting your other checks, including credit and criminal checks. In most cases, we can use reliable third-party sources to verify clients’ or candidates’ addresses. Where this isn’t possible in a particular country, we offer validation of proof-of-address documents using forensic analysis to detect fraud or tampering.

If you’re an existing Amiqus client, we can enable these checks quickly. Running them takes just a few simple steps. If you’d like to start running international checks with Amiqus, please email our support team at [email protected]. They’ll help set you up and add the necessary forms and templates.

If you already use Amiqus, adding international checks is quick and seamless; no process changes required. New to Amiqus? We’ll guide you through setup and provide the forms and templates you need.

Get started by emailing [email protected], or book a call to see how we can help you simplify global compliance.

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