Germany Criminal Record Check: Process, Requirements, and Coverage

### Who is the source of criminal check data in Germany? Federal Office of Justice ### What is the process in Germany? 1. Request the check from the ATS or your Zinc account. 2. Follow the automated instructions to provide your personal information on your Zinc account. 3. Collect the certificate in person or order it online from your registering authority: https://www.bundesjustizamt.de. 4. Upload your certificate copy to Zinc. 5. Zinc validates the certificate’s authenticity and provides a signed digital report. ![zincwork_hc_images/germany-criminal-record-check-1.png](https://storage.googleapis.com/public-fini-assets/zincwork_hc_images/germany-criminal-record-check-1.png) ### What details are required from the candidate to submit the check? - First Name - Last Name - Birth Date - Consent - Certificate Copy ### What is covered in the criminal check? The copy of the Criminal Record (Führungszeugnis) issued by the Federal Office of Justice (Bundesjustizamt) has nationwide coverage, including citizens and foreigners over 14 years of age. The Certificate contains information for all the following criminal convictions or offences, except those deleted by rehabilitation laws or considered spent: - Offences against the constitution (e.g., electoral offences, corruption, trespass, etc.). - Misuse of public force. - Offences committed by public servants. - Offences against the public interest. - Offences against the private interest. - Offences against the public authority, influence, and fraud, perversion of justice, refusal to assist justice. - Disobedience to judicial orders. - Obstruction of public service. - Offences against state guarantees. - Usurpation. - Guarantee of the national economy. - Felonies and misdemeanors against the general interest (e.g., public safety, offences against the public peace, public economy, public health, public decency; public worship). - Felonies and misdemeanors against the private interest (e.g., killing, harm, intentional force, private liberty, sexual offences, personal tranquility, confidence, property, insolvency, children, and family). - Simple offences The legal prescription of a sentence varies, depending on the type of offence committed and the sentence pronounced. The certificate is valid for a period of 3 months and is issued in the German language. ### What is the expected turnaround time? [Here.](https://zincwork.com/turnaround-times) ### Period covered by the check N/A ### Privacy statement The details contained in this report should not be used as the sole reason for making a decision. Zinc Work Ltd is not liable for any inaccuracies or incompleteness in the information appearing in this report since it is provided to Zinc Work Ltd by third parties. This report has been produced for the purchaser of the report and Zinc Work Ltd will have no liability to loss. *Last updated: 2025-01-29*