Asia
China
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China: Employers are allowed to conduct background checks on job candidates, including criminal record checks and credit checks, but they must obtain the candidate's consent and provide them with a written explanation of the background check process. Employers are also required to protect the personal information of job candidates and may only use it for the purpose of evaluating their qualifications for the job.
Background check summary
Education: permissible
Criminal: some restrictions
Credit/financial: some restrictions
Medical: permissible
Adverse media: some restrictions
Union membership: some restrictions
Address: some restrictions
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)
Hong Kong and Macua citizens: Home Return Permit
Body name
Foreign Citizens
Hong Kong and Macua citizens: Home Return Permit
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
Birth cert
Country details
Birthrate
13.25
Population
1,439,323,776
capital
Beijing
GDP ($/capita)
5000
TLD
.cn
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
Yuan Renminbi
Net migration
-0.4
Literacy(%)
90.9
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