In Bolivia, pre-employment background screening checks that involve checking an individual's identity, address, criminal records, and medical screening are generally permissible. Employers should follow local laws and regulations regarding data privacy and protection, and obtain necessary consent before conducting any background checks.

Background check summary

Identity: permissible
Address: permissible
Criminal Checks: permissible
Medical screening: 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 Government
Foreign Citizens

N/A

Natural citizens: Alternative routes

N/A

Country details
Birthrate
23.3
Population
11,673,021
capital
Sucre
GDP ($/capita)
2400
TLD
.bo
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
Boliviano
Net migration
-1.32
Literacy(%)
87.2

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