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JoeThePlumber · Joined: 11 Apr 2010 Posts: 90

Also known as the "clean" criminal background check. This is apparently now necessary for foreign teachers in Beijing, Shenzhen, Changsha and some other cities.

My question is: does it have to be completely clean? I have a DUI from about ten years ago on my record, which was not even considered a crime in China until 2011. Are these criminal background checks absolute or is there some wriggle room for (fairly) minor offenses? Has anyone else experienced any problems on the criminal background check compliance?

beckyshaile · Joined: 29 Jul 2013 Posts: 72

NoBillyNO · Joined: 11 Jun 2012 Posts: 1762

As I understand it, clean with no record from 18....

JoeThePlumber · Joined: 11 Apr 2010 Posts: 90

JoeThePlumber · Joined: 11 Apr 2010 Posts: 90

NoBillyNO · Joined: 11 Jun 2012 Posts: 1762

JoeThePlumber · Joined: 11 Apr 2010 Posts: 90

NoBillyNO · Joined: 11 Jun 2012 Posts: 1762

I would be interested in any that were submitted with a blemish as to the final decession and if there is a way around any minor infractions

JoeThePlumber · Joined: 11 Apr 2010 Posts: 90

Bud Powell · Joined: 11 Jul 2013 Posts: 1736

Joe,

Was the DUI in the U.S.?

If so, were you required to attend DUI classes as part of your behavioral modification? Were there any other compounding circumstances such as wreckless driving, speeding, a child in the car, etc? Did you go to jail? If not, that offense may have been recorded as a moving violation.

To be sure, go online and look for a local DUI lawyer. There's one in my city. There may be one in yours. In some states, DUI's are automatically expunged after several years as long as there have been no repeat episodes. You can always talk directly with a DUI lawyer about it and take steps toward expungement. DUI law is a growing legal area.

mambawamba · Joined: 12 Jun 2012 Posts: 311

@Bud Powell - behavioural modification? WTF??? You serious? That happens?

Mamba

LarssonCrew · Joined: 06 Jun 2009 Posts: 1308

MOD EDIT

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This has been board policy since its inception and I wouldn't bet the farm on it changing in the present or future.

Bud Powell · Joined: 11 Jul 2013 Posts: 1736

JRJohn · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 175

It does sound depressing that China is starting to ask for criminal record checks. It's not because I want to encourage criminals-far from it. But it's an added layer of bureaucracy and cost, on top of the exhaustive battery of medical tests I had to undergo before I got to China. It suggests that the Chinese are less enthusiastic about English. Of course I am now in Korea, which requires much MORE bureaucracy than this.

davelister · Joined: 15 Jul 2013 Posts: 214

As a UK citizen, the police check wasn't costly at 10 quid, but took over a month - so apply for it early. http://www.acro.police.uk/subject_access.aspx

The pre-China medical, however, can be much more costly because the NHS (rightly) will not freely undertake tests which are not seen as medically required for the sake of the patient's health (but a requirement for the patient's visa). The (BG-14) Foreigner Physical Examination Form can be downloaded from: http://isc.bit.edu.cn/show.aspx?id=134&cid=67

I was prepared to jump through the required hoops, but I envisage many would perhaps not bother, and teach elsewhere in China/the world (with less hoop-jumping requirements?). The pre-China medical doesn't make sense to me when there's the in-China medical also, but TIC (This is China) and so no point in my moaning about it beyond this site.