IMMIGRATION

Immigration

Introduction:

Today the background checks are done for various reasons and it is widely used by the unlike individuals and companies. Most of the background checks are commenced to find out usually the immigration status of a person or for some other related information. The fundamental and general form of background check is pertained to employment immigration status.

Discussion:

The employer, in order to gather information about the employee usually ask for the information from the candid's to validate and authenticate that the information provided is accurate and in accordance with the compliance. This may disclose useful information about the employee status and his activities that will help the employer in making better decision.

According to the international practices and immigration rules, none of the employers can hire individuals who are not authorized to work in a particular country. This is done to greater ensure that the immigrant will stay in the country only for his purposes. These rules apply to all the immigrants who do not have work permit whether they are aliens or tourists.

It has been observed in the past that immigrants from less developed countries, in the hope of greater remuneration and benefits in developed countries having the status of tourist started working there illegally without bringing this into the notice of respective government. The employer at their hand also promoted this as they got potential human capitals that were much cheaper from the local one (Thompson, 2011).

It is mandatory for all the employers to authenticate the identification and working eligibility of their hired employees. Because of the fact that the immigration status is the key that determines how the activities of immigrant will go on. If immigrant is on any other visa which prohibits him from undertaking any employment options, he could not and if he does, it means that he or she will be performing against the immigration laws. In this case, he or she may be deported from the country or may be charged as an offense.

As the processes are becoming more complex and there is more threat of ever changing scenarios, now it has become more than ever vital for businesses and organizations to confirm the immigration status of their potential employees. If any of the business is found involve in the act hiring illegally, this will be considered as a criminal act.

Any businesses found involve in such criminal activities may require to face severe and serious sanctions, fines, limit the business activities, shut down of business or some time may sentenced imprisonment. Thus verifying the status of prospective employee should be in the organization policy of hiring foreign workers and should be taken into the consideration before making any hiring decisions.

In order to verify the immigration status, government provides various means and resources that enable employer to accurately and quickly evaluate the immigration status so that timely decisions can be taken. With the help of immigration status, the employer draws the conclusion about the employee visa validity or status ...