International Background Check
Hi all. Posting on a throwaway account to preserve anonymity. Have a question regarding background checks and verification of income paid to multiple bank accounts in different countries.
I'm in the final stages of getting an offer from a great firm and about to undergo a background check. To prepare for this background check, I've been getting my references lined up and preparing proof of employment history in the form of contracts and tax records.
However, I have a somewhat unique situation regarding my visa sponsorship and distribution of compensation that I'm worried may raise flags on my background check.
I'm contracted by a company, Company A, to work in a foreign country. However, Company A does not meet the requirements sponsor my work visa, so they have an arrangement with another company, Company B, to sponsor my working visa.
- Approximately half of my total compensation is paid to me by Company A to a bank account in my home country (which is different from where I work). I pay taxes in my home country on this amount and have tax records and employment contracts to verify this.
- Approximately 30% of my total compensation is paid to me by Company B to a bank account in the country where I currently work. I pay foreign taxes on this amount and can get tax records of this (albeit in another language). I don't do any work for Company B and consider this to be a part of my total compensation from Company A.
- Approximately 20% of my total compensation is paid via non-bank transfers (think the foreign equivalent of Paypal, Venmo, etc.) or physical cash as a living stipend. I do not pay taxes on this and have no bank records or tax statements to back this up, nor is there any written contract verifying this (it is just a verbal agreement). I am told this arrangement is not uncommon in this country and have a reference willing to confirm this amount.
I have references to confirm all of this, but I am worried that the unusual structure of my arrangement may raise some flags on my background check. Particularly the fact that I don't have tax records to back up all of the compensation I reported in my interviews and the fact that the company I am contracted to work for is different from the company sponsoring my visa.
Does anyone have experience in a similar situation with a relatively complicated international background check? I don't have a criminal record or anything, so not worried about anything like that. I may have gotten myself a bit psyched out by reading stories of offers being rescinded after inconsistencies were reported (unable to submit satisfactory tax records verifying income, etc.).
Bump
This sounds kind of unusual, but if you're in an emerging market it might not look that out of the ordinary. I would guess that having a set of references to back you up will be all you need, but perhaps others can chime in on this.
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