Latvia Criminal Check Candidate Guidance: Step-by-Step Process for Obtaining and Uploading Certificate

## How to submit your criminal check in Latvia ### 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: Latvia - Address history for the past 5 years - Your consent ### Step 2: Obtain your criminal certificate When you click to start your criminal check for Latvia on Zinc, you will find the below message on the platform. ![latvia-criminal-check-candidate-guidance-1](https://storage.googleapis.com/public-fini-assets/zincwork_hc_images/latvia-criminal-check-candidate-guidance-1.png) To proceed, you will need to visit the website of https://www.ic.iem.gov.lv and obtain your criminal certificate through the link (https://www.ic.iem.gov.lv/en/certificate-non-criminal-record%20) on the website. You can then submit a request for a Certificate of (non -) criminal record by following the steps on their website. According to their webpage, "the time of preparation of the certificate is within 5 (five) business days or under express time limit (within 1 business day)" so you should receive this fairly soon. If you have any issues with this process, please contact them directly. ### Step 3: Upload your criminal certificate to Zinc When you have your criminal certificate, you can access your Zinc account again using the steps [here](https://help.zincwork.com/hc/hm54ky7yrc?folderId=6c4d55d4-a824-46b6-a40e-ab36c3dffe92&history=d141171a-2eeb-4c60-b0c8-57230e5a70eb%2Cc932cc25-52e7-4ce3-9804-4e7b36772fda&articleId=cc4dc62b-f942-4739-935e-164d452da951) or you will be notified via email to upload it as a reminder as well. If you click into your criminal record check or the upload link on your email, you will find the below page on Zinc. ![latvia-criminal-check-candidate-guidance-2](https://storage.googleapis.com/public-fini-assets/zincwork_hc_images/latvia-criminal-check-candidate-guidance-2.png) To upload your certificate, we need you to provide this in the **ASICE** or **EDOC** format only and under 5MB. If you need help on the upload process, you can find guidance [here](https://help.zincwork.com/hc/hm54ky7yrc/article/350fbfa7-how-to-upload-asice-or-edoc-documents-for-latvian-criminal-check-on-mac) on the process. Once you have your document uploaded to Zinc, click **Upload document**. **All done!** You've now done everything you need for the Latvian criminal certificate process. ### Step 4: Wait for your results to be added to Zinc After uploading your certificate to Zinc, our Support Team will review this document and get the results of your criminal check added to Zinc for your visibility. This may take a few days to be processed but once completed, you will be notified automatically. You’ve now completed the Latvian criminal check process and are one step closer to completing your background checks with Zinc.