kingsbury100

Hi All,

I am hoping to take up a post with a Qatari governmental organisation , but i have two things against me . One was a caution when i was 15 for shoplifting, the other was for being drunk and being put in cells for a night about 5 years ago.

I have looked at different websites and i am not clear on what they need , i.e basic, disclosure Scotland, enhanced , subject access , police certificates and so on ad infinitum !

If they ask me for a subject access request the above will show up , if they ask for a basic disclosure i will be ok Or is there no regular way of them processing this and it changes dependent on where you work.

It would be such a nightmare if the stupidity of one night out and being an idiot kid puts the scuppers on this opportunity

thank you so much for your advice

britexpat76

Cautions last on record for 5 years. Was it longer than 5 years ago?

kingsbury100

yep , trouble is with a subject access request it shows up ,no matter how long ago

mathematist

I think it depends on which organisation or company you work for.

If it's a govt. place, expect them to employ agencies to check out everything about you otherwise private companies may not be as thorough...

britexpat76

Can you not get it checked yourself before they do?

Johnnyboy11

A Basic Disclosure from Disclosure Scotland is all you need and can be ordered yourself online and delivered to your UK address. It will then require to be notarised by a UK Solicitor, then stamped by UK FCO, then stamped by the Qatar Embassay in London, then stamped by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar (near Gulf Signal on C-Ring Road), then submitted to the Qatar CID office (Off Salwa Rd, south of Industrial Interchange) with an application for a CID check (your employer will likely do this for you if you were recruited overseas).

Your UK cautions won't show up.

jackthehat

'Conviction a Block to Qatar?' I'm surprised they didn't list it as a Qualification!

scot47

There is a proposal that this should be a requiurement. QWatar could become the New Van Diemens Land.

kingsbury100

I am in the process of doing this at the moment, but i am stressing and losing what little hair i have left !

britexpat76

Que Sera, Sera. You are not losing anything by finding out now (Except the hair) I had 2 cautions in my life too, one at 15 and one at 20 and neither have bit me on the arse yet and I have had to have clearance for airfields etc in the UK

kingsbury100

Hi Johnny boy , you seem very certain of the fact that they will only want a basic CRB (and i pray to god you are right!!!!) Do you mind me asking how you are so sure? Is it always the same process no matter what government organisation you are working for ?

Also can you please tell me what a CID check is ? I wouldn't want to come out here on a basic and then they do a deeper investigation and i have to go home again

kingsbury100

Funnily enough i am not so worried about getting into the country and the officials not letting me in , more that the actual organisation i am working for finding out and revoking my job offer,

Although i probably have got this arse about face

OriginalSunshine

Interestingly, we just lost an excellent chap as he didn't pass the CID security clearance... made us all very interested, but it was prob for something tedious.

kingsbury100

never has a username had more contrast with the answer you gave , c'mon sunshine your killing me