In Azerbaijan, employers are able to conduct education and medical screening checks on candidates without restriction. Address and identity checks are permissible with some restrictions, while criminal record checks are restricted.

Background check summary

Education Checks: permissible
Medical screening: permissible
Address: some restrictions
Identity: permissible
References: permissible

Zinc's background check turnaround times

Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
10
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
12.57
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25

Right-to-work rules

Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Yes
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
No
Any other routes (any type of citizen)

N/A

Body name
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Foreign Citizens

N/A

Natural citizens: Alternative routes

N/A

Country details
Birthrate
20.74
Population
10,139,177
capital
Baku
GDP ($/capita)
3400
TLD
.az
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
Azerbaijan Manat
Net migration
-4.9
Literacy(%)
97

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