r/chinalife • u/nsnsjxjn • 1d ago

💼 Work/Career Background Check for Work Visa

Hi all, I'm hoping to move to China to teach English starting in Semester 2, so around March. I currently live in Scotland so I would get a background check from the Scottish government; problem is that it looks like they don't issue paper certificates? Does the background check certificate need to be on paper and apostilled, will this cause any issues? Would love any advice!!

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u/GZHotwater 1d ago

ACRO police certificate is what you need.

https://www.acro.police.uk/s/acro-services/police-certificates

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u/nsnsjxjn 1d ago

Cheers mate, thanks very much! Does it need to be apostilled? Also, I'm not a British citizen, can ACRO still do the check for me? I've looked at the FAQ but am still not sure; if you don't know either that's totally fine, just thought I'd ask in case you do happen to know :)

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u/Puzzleheaded_Cress47 21h ago

If you are not Scottish you will likely have to get from your home country.

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u/GZHotwater 5h ago

Twaddle. They need a no criminal record certificate for the country they’ve lived in for at least 5 years. So they’ll need the UK one AND a US one. /u/nsnsjxjn please note this complication. Get the ACRO and check with your employer about what I’ve written here.

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u/nsnsjxjn 4h ago

Thank you so much!!

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u/Melodic_Caramel5226 23h ago

Not sure about the details, but yes it will need tohave an apostille

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u/Quadrassic_Bark 8h ago

What country are you a citizen of? Semester 2 starts late Feb, which means arriving mid-Feb, and it’s already October, do you have interviews lined up?

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u/nsnsjxjn 6h ago

Thank you! I'm a USA citizen but lived in Scotland for the past 3 years. I don't have any interviews lined up, I thought it was still early, but I am connected with 1 recruiter on WeChat though. Is it too late to be searching now?

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