Senegal: Employment background checks are optional, but specific jobs or industries may require them. Employers are generally free to conduct background checks on job candidates as long as they follow relevant laws and regulations, and must ensure that background checks are conducted fairly and without discrimination.

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.
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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
TBC
Foreign Citizens

N/A

Natural citizens: Alternative routes

N/A

Background check summary

Criminal Checks: some restrictions
Identity: permissible
Address: permissible
Education Checks: some restrictions
Country details
Birthrate
32.78
Population
16,743,927
capital
Dakar
GDP ($/capita)
1600
TLD
.sn
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
CFA Franc BCEAO
Net migration
0.2
Literacy(%)
40.2

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