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Background Screening
Background Screening
The Signing Professionals Workgroup (SPW) Background Screening Standard specifies that signing professionals will undergo and pass an annual background screening that follows the search criteria and scoring metrics defined in the Standard.
One hundred and four separate offenses have been assigned a point value of 2 to 25 points. A cumulative score equal to or greater than 25 produces a failed result. In addition, a positive match on specific searches will automatically disqualify the applicant. The Standard specifies that a compliant background screening will search the following sources of data:
- Social Security Number Trace
- County Criminal Court Search
- Statewide Criminal Search
- Federal District Court Search
- Nationwide Criminal Database
- Motor Vehicle Records Search
- National Sex Offender Database Search
- USA Patriot Act, including Terrorist Watch List
- United Nations Named Terrorist List
- Office of Foreign Asset Control Specially Designated Nationals & Blocked Persons
- Bank of England Sanctions
- Department of Defense Trade Controls Debarred Parties
- U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security Unverified Entity List
- U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security Denied Entity List
- U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security Denied Persons List
- World Bank List of Debarred Firms
The SPW recommended that the Standard include annual background screening since signing professionals enter the offices and private residences and are privy to the private and confidential non-public personal and financial information of SPW members’ customers.
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Please refer to the full specification for additional notes and limitations in these searches.
Immigration Services
US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) Immigration Forms
Most Common USCIS Immigration Forms
If you don’t know the form name or get a number wrong, it can be hard to find the immigration form you need. Here, we’ve collected the most used citizenship and immigration forms at the top and listed common USCIS forms below alphabetically with their official form names.
I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status)
This form is also a green card application for immigrants looking to become permanent U.S. residents.
N-400 (Application For Naturalization)
Sometimes referred to as an application for citizenship, this form is submitted when an immigrant applies to become a U.S. citizen.
N-600 (Application for Certificate of Citizenship)
This form is for an official certificate recognizing a child’s status as a U.S. citizen. This is not an application to become a U.S. citizen.
I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative)
This form is used when a U.S. citizen or permanent resident wants to help a relative immigrate to the United States.
This form is required for some immigrants to show that they have adequate means of financial support and are not likely to rely on the U.S. government for financial support.
Other USCIS Immigration Forms
- AR-11 Change of Address
- G-325A Biographic Information
- G-639 Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Request
- I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card
- I-129 Petition for a Non-immigrant Worker
- I-290B Notice of Appeal or Motion
- I-360 Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant
- I-485A Supplement A to Form I-485
- I-589 Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal
- I-601 Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility
- I-751 Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence
- I-765 Application for Employment Authorization
- I-817 Application for Family Unity Benefits
- I-821 Application for Temporary Protected Status
- I-821D Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- I-864A Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member
- I-881 Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (According to Section 203 of Public Law 105-100 (NACARA))
- I-912 Request for Fee Waiver
- I-918 Petition for U Non-immigrant Status
- N-336 Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA)
- N-426 Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service
- N-470 Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes
- N-565 Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document
- N-600 Application for Certificate of Citizenship
- N-648 Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions
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Notaries who meet their state’s requirements for state licensing and business rules may require the posting of separate bonds, the presentation of specific signage, or the use of certain supplies to differentiate notarial services from immigration services.