## How to submit your criminal check in Northern Ireland
### Step 1: Log in or create your Zinc account
Once your employer requests a criminal check, you’ll need to log in to your Zinc account. If you don’t already have an account, you must create one. Once logged in, confirm the following details:
- Your full name (including name history if applicable)
- Your date of birth
- Your country of residence: Northern Ireland
- Address history for the past 5 years
- Your consent
### Step 2: Provide your personal information
You will need to supply the following details to initiate the check:
- Your Email Address
- **Specific Consent Form**
- It can be filled digitally or by hand and the **signature can be wet-signed** (signed with a pen) or **signed digitally** (drawn out with a pen tool on the PDF).
- Place of Birth (Town/City and Country).
- **ID Copies**
- Any two identity documents from this [article](https://help.zincwork.com/hc/hm54ky7yrc/article/dec64978-acceptable-identification-documents-for-accessni-northern-ireland-criminal-record-checks).
- Kindly provide **one document as proof of your current address** (like your driving license) and **one document that confirms your date of birth** (like your passport), as per the accepted ID document list.
Ensure that all the information provided is accurate to avoid delays in processing.
### Step 3: Submit the check on Zinc
After confirming and submitting your information within Zinc, you’ll receive an email from our checking partner. This email will include attached instructions on how to complete your Basic Disclosure application with our registered body. **Please read these instructions carefully as this is the only way for your application to be processed correctly**.
Subject line will be: _Northern Ireland Criminal Certificate - Access NI AD-AE_
### Step 4: Complete your application on AccessNI
Using the directions provided in the email and the attachment, you will need to create an account on the AccessNI portal. You will be required to:
1. Input your personal details as prompted.
2. Enter the Responsible Body (iCover) code provided in the email instructions attachment.
3. Submit your Basic Disclosure application.
**Once submitted, reply to iCover’s email confirming that you’ve completed this step**. Failure to confirm your application will delay the processing of your criminal check.
### Step 5: Application review by AccessNI
After submitting your application and confirming it with iCover, your application will be forwarded to our AccessNI Responsible Body account. Our dedicated agents will:
- Review the information for any discrepancies.
- Return the application to you via email for corrections if discrepancies are found. (You will be able to amend the discrepancies on AccessNI).
- Approve the application and send it to AccessNI for processing if all information is accurate.
To avoid delays, carefully review all the information in your application before submission.
### Step 6: Receive your criminal certificate
Once your criminal check is complete, AccessNI will email the criminal certificate directly to you and the results of the check will be visible on Zinc for your employer to review.
If your employer requires the criminal certificate, they will need to ask you directly for this as Zinc does not have this documentation.
