US citizen working in UK

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The questions are in the original post - I understand jobs in the UK require address, criminal and sometimes financial checks. If a US citizen were to get a work permit and apply in the UK how would these checks be handled? Theoretically, the address would only show a very short term UK address, the financials would all be from a US bank. Finally - how would the background check work? Would they need one from the US? Also, would convictions that are considered spent under UK law show up and be considered?

Basically I would like details on how criminal, financial and address checks are handled for non-UK citizens when working in he UK and if convictions outside the UK that are considered spent in the UK are handled along with the criminal background check in general. For a UK citizen they would report any convictions based on UK laws and the rehabilitation act would be in effect. For non-UK citizens the law still applies but how would the check be conducted as

Stickems. wrote:

Some jobs/employers will require very stringent checks.

Some will require none at all.

What sort of work are you going to be doing ?

Is your work permit application all sorted out ?

First of all, he would need a work permit. There are companies that would help you get one for a fee of around £1000.

It would depend on the job he sought. If it entailed working with vulnerable people such as kids or the elderly, the employer would have to do a CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) check.

The address is unimportant. Financial checks are largely irrelevant in the UK unless you want credit. Even convictions are not that important unless you want a job involving kids, or you want to become a doctor, lawyer, acccountant, teacher etc. I don't know what access the CRB has to US criminal records.

Most worthwhile public sector jobs in the UK are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and so even spent convictions have to be declared. It all depends on the type of job the US citizen wants in the UK. Trading companies in the UK are normally only interested in your qualifications and work experience and not your criminal background. Charities, the professions and the public sector are much more fussy.

It depends what job you are applying for. A lot of jobs don't require any of these checks.

Seems like a lot of people are stressing the job type. I know the issue with working with kids, etc. I was wondeing if the same applied for IT jobs in the financial area - working for large firms?

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IT jobs in general tend not to be too fussy about background checks. Large firms do tend to be more fussy than smaller ones.

Sorry that isnt a firm answer - but I suspect it will be a pit of pot luck.

Seems resonable - However, what is the take by large firms on spent conviciotns? I assume as per the law you do not need to report them and they cannot use them as a reason not to hire a candidate. Please let me know if this is not the case.

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