Background check for a job with EAD number?

[Hadahime 0]

I have been trying to find an answer for this, but really haven't come across anything yet.. I'm quite desperate..

So, I have an EAD and applied for a job and they were very interested and made me sign an authorization for a background check -which is fine, since I've never done anything criminal. They said they would call me next week -but nothing.. The manager had some difficulties with not knowing how to get a background check with the USCIS number provided in the EAD.

My BIG question is -is it possible for an employer to do a background check with your EAD USCIS number only? Because that's all I have right now.. I have found nothing online answering this critical question.. I'm so devastated, if this is the only reason why I didn't get the job and if it will be a problem in the future (so that I'm applying for jobs in vain)?..

Thank you so much for anyone who might have any information on this! It's been such a difficult year and a half to be able to finally get my fiance visa and to move to the US to marry the love of my life.. The difficulties just never seem to end..

Edited November 30, 2015 by Hadahime

[mallafri76 1,012]

I doubt USCIS will allow any company to access their system and as a newly arrived immigrant, it's not like there'll be anything to run a background check on in the US. How about you give the company interested in you a copy of your Swedish police cert?

Yeah, I've realized from a lot of other people that it's very difficult for foreigners to continue their career or find professional work in the US. Maybe it has to do with our lack of US work experience or that all our references are from abroad?! Try looking for employment with a foreign or international company, which are usually more open to the international world we now live in. The two job offers I have previously gotten were both from international companies. Don't give up, just keep at it and hopefully something will open up.

[kzielu 1,149]

It is possible that that they will attempt to run - typically it is outsourced to external company - and it will come back as not available or whatever answer that company comes back back with. Multiple cases of people not getting their jobs because of that...

[medgomaa 1]

In my case the background ckeck company asked me for my passport number and did international background check in my original country as I don't have history here in US

You can aak them for the same, hope it will help

[Unidentified 2,930]

I have been trying to find an answer for this, but really haven't come across anything yet.. I'm quite desperate..

So, I have an EAD and applied for a job and they were very interested and made me sign an authorization for a background check -which is fine, since I've never done anything criminal. They said they would call me next week -but nothing.. The manager had some difficulties with not knowing how to get a background check with the USCIS number provided in the EAD.

My BIG question is -is it possible for an employer to do a background check with your EAD USCIS number only? Because that's all I have right now.. I have found nothing online answering this critical question.. I'm so devastated, if this is the only reason why I didn't get the job and if it will be a problem in the future (so that I'm applying for jobs in vain)?..

Thank you so much for anyone who might have any information on this! It's been such a difficult year and a half to be able to finally get my fiance visa and to move to the US to marry the love of my life.. The difficulties just never seem to end..

I guess it might differ from state to state but when I did my background check to work in a school I had to go to the police station and leave finger prints so I'm assuming they just checked if I was in the system or not. They did not ask you to do that?