Background checks in Indonesia & Jakarta
On-the-ground verification from our Jakarta team.
VERIS verifies candidates, companies and business partners across Indonesia, in-country and in Bahasa Indonesia, with consent-based employee screening and discreet due diligence handled from our office in South Jakarta.
Discuss your requirementsRecords that need local access and local language
Verifying people and companies in Indonesia means working directly with universities, employers, registries and courts, often in Bahasa Indonesia and often in person. Desk research from abroad misses a lot.
VERIS has worked in Indonesia since 2010. Our Jakarta team verifies degrees directly with universities, uses Ministry of Education records as a fallback, confirms employment with HR or the last direct supervisor, and runs local-language integrity and media research.
For companies and partners, strong local networks and on-ground intelligence let us check what a business looks like on the ground, not just on paper.
On the ground since 2010
Our Jakarta team works in Bahasa Indonesia and English from The Bellezza, South Jakarta, and verifies records directly at the source.
Background checks for Indonesian hires
Identity verification
Identity, address and right to work checked against official documents and records. Identity checks.
Education & employment verification
Degrees confirmed with the university or Ministry of Education records; employment with HR or the last supervisor. Credential checks.
Integrity checks
Criminal, litigation, bankruptcy, directorships, sanctions, regulatory and local-language adverse-media checks. Integrity checks.
Pre-employment screening
Standard, Enhanced and Executive packages, or a role-based scope. Pre-employment screening.
Screening under Indonesia’s PDP Law
Indonesia’s Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 27 of 2022) was enacted on 17 October 2022, and organisations had until 17 October 2024 to comply. VERIS screening is built around it:
- Signed candidate consent before any check begins.
- Checks limited to what the role needs.
- Transparent purpose, explained to the candidate.
- Screening independent of the hiring decision.
- Secure handling and tracking in VERISChecks.
- Reports based on verified, documented findings.
What a screening covers in Indonesia
Indonesian records are spread across offices that rarely publish online. These are the checks our Jakarta team runs most often:
KTP and address verification
The national ID (KTP) is checked against population records, and the registered or current address can be confirmed by a field visit, including with the local neighbourhood head (RT/RW).
Civil, criminal and bankruptcy searches
Name-based searches of Supreme Court (Mahkamah Agung) records, the five Jakarta District Courts and the District Court where the subject lives, plus Commercial Court records for bankruptcy.
SKCK verification
The candidate's police certificate (SKCK) is verified with the issuing police office, rather than accepted at face value.
Credit report interpretation
With the candidate's consent, their official credit report (SLIK, formerly SID) is reviewed and explained for roles handling money or assets.
Adverse media in Bahasa and English
Local and international media are searched with a negative-term string covering fraud, corruption, litigation, criminal activity and regulatory sanctions.
Reference interviews
Structured interviews with referees the candidate names, focused on conduct and performance, alongside HR confirmation of dates and titles.
From consent to final report
Every case follows the same five steps, so you always know where a check stands.
Scope and consent
We agree the checks with you, based on the role and its risk. The candidate gives written consent and their details before anything starts.
Verification at the source
Universities, former employers, courts and registries are contacted directly, in the country where the record sits and in the local language.
Quality review
Every finding is reviewed internally before release. Where a source cannot confirm something, the report says so plainly instead of guessing.
Interim and final report
You receive an interim report while slower checks are still running, then the final report. Serious findings are flagged to you as soon as they are confirmed.
After the hire
For sensitive roles, existing employees can be re-screened periodically for litigation, adverse media and other integrity changes.
A report your hiring team can act on
Reports are built to be read in minutes, with the detail behind every finding when you need it.
The answer on page one
An overall result, the number of findings that need your attention, and each concern summarised with a suggested follow-up.
A clear rating for every check
Green (no issue), Amber (follow-up needed), Red (serious concern), Blue (research ongoing) or Black (cancelled). A report is only as clear as its most serious finding.
Candidate's statement next to our finding
Each item shows what the candidate declared and what the source confirmed, marked Verified, Discrepancy, Not available or Pending.
Sources you can trace
Who confirmed each record and when, the jurisdictions searched, and written confirmations attached in the appendix.
How long screening takes
Our standard reporting time is an interim report within 5 working days and a final report within 10 working days, subject to how quickly universities, employers and other third parties respond.
Requests received after 10:00 WIB start on the next working day. Field visits outside Jakarta, and universities that respond slowly, are the most common reasons a check takes longer.
Checks in other countries depend on the local process. As a working assumption, allow 20 to 25 working days for overseas criminal and credit checks; we tell you up front where a check is unavailable or must be obtained by the candidate.
If a source stays unresponsive after repeated attempts, the check is closed as unverified and reported as such, so your decision is never held up indefinitely.
Avoid delays
Ask candidates for exact degree titles, student ID numbers and current HR contacts for past employers at the offer stage. Wrong details are the most common reason a check has to be repeated.
Before you sign, invest or onboard
Pre-transaction due diligence
Targets, partners and investors assessed before you commit. Pre-transaction due diligence.
Vendor & distributor checks
Ownership, litigation, sanctions and reputation of Indonesian suppliers and agents. Vendor onboarding checks.
Brand protection
Counterfeiters and infringers identified, with evidence for enforcement. Brand protection.
Security in Indonesia
Executive protection, secure transport and event security in Jakarta and beyond. Security consulting.
More from VERIS
Background checks in Jakarta
Most of our Indonesian casework is run from our office in South Jakarta. If you are hiring in Jakarta, or need due diligence, a corporate investigation or executive protection there, our Jakarta team works the local sources directly.
PT Veris, Jakarta
The Bellezza Shopping Arcade, 2nd Floor, Unit 9-10, Jl. Letjen. Soepeno No.34, Jakarta Selatan 12210
+62 21 3002 7151
What clients ask before engaging
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Hiring or doing business in Indonesia?
Tell us about the candidate, company or project, and our Jakarta team will scope the right checks.
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