I read before in this forum someone put
criminal record check:
study :no
work: no
perminant stay: yes
marraige: yes
is that out of date or still acurate?
[quote=“joecool223”]I read before in this forum someone put
criminal record check:
study :no
work: no
permanent residence: yes - Federal Background Check ONLY
marriage (JFRV): yes - State, Provincial, Municipal background checks are acceptable.
Naturalization: Yes - Federal Background Check ONLY for applicants not married to a Taiwan citizen.
is that out of date or still acurate?[/quote]
Added some details in red above. 
i am british so i dont think we have fed checks
so you dont need for study or work to confirm mate?
No. There’s loads of info if you do a quick search on here - have a read through and you’ll be able to gleam lots of information about the subjects you are asking, as they have all been covered before in various threads. 
Federal Background Check ONLY
So can i request a federal background check even if i have never been to us and im british and live in england??? yes there is loads of useful infomation but it’s just takes time navigating though the whole thing
Use your brain, mate.
You won’t need a federal background check if you’re from the UK, but you’ll need the equivalent, which in the UK is called a criminal background check. However, if you are not planning to get married, you won’t need to get one.
You don’t need one to teach legally. Convicted criminals are welcome to teach Taiwanese kids, but they cannot marry Taiwanese women 
.However, if you haven’t got a degree then it’s moot as you won’t be able to get a work visa to teach anyway. The problem with then doing lots of visa runs is eventually the authorities might get suspicious about what you are doing in Taiwan without a degree. This may not happen to everyone, but two of my South African mates ran out of luck after they’d done visa runs for two years while claiming to be studying Chinese.
[quote=“joecool223”]Federal Background Check ONLY
So can i request a federal background check even if I have never been to us and im british and live in england??? yes there is loads of useful infomation but it’s just takes time navigating though the whole thing[/quote]
fed·er·al/ˈfed(ə)rəl/
Adjective:
Having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
Of, relating to, or denoting the central government as distinguished from the separate units constituting a federation.
I think the UK can be described as a federation.
[quote=“cyborg_ninja”][quote=“joecool223”]Federal Background Check ONLY
So can i request a federal background check even if I have never been to us and im british and live in england??? yes there is loads of useful infomation but it’s just takes time navigating though the whole thing[/quote]
fed·er·al/ˈfed(ə)rəl/
Adjective:
Having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
Of, relating to, or denoting the central government as distinguished from the separate units constituting a federation.
I think the UK can be described as a federation.[/quote]
It’s still a unitary state. The constituent countries may have a degree of self-governance but that autonomy is still delegated by the central government. Interesting topic for a separate discussion, though. Could the UK eventually become a federation?
The UK is a devolved/unitary state, which is completely different to a federation.
Edit: Sorry Tomthorne - you beat me to it
[quote=“tomthorne”][quote=“cyborg_ninja”][quote=“joecool223”]Federal Background Check ONLY
So can i request a federal background check even if I have never been to us and im british and live in england??? yes there is loads of useful infomation but it’s just takes time navigating though the whole thing[/quote]
fed·er·al/ˈfed(ə)rəl/
Adjective:
Having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
Of, relating to, or denoting the central government as distinguished from the separate units constituting a federation.
I think the UK can be described as a federation.[/quote]
It’s still a unitary state. The constituent countries may have a degree of self-governance but that autonomy is still delegated by the central government. Interesting topic for a separate discussion, though. Could the UK eventually become a federation?[/quote]
So its several states forming a unity, but remains independent in internal affairs right? that describes the first definition of a federation.
POINT IS: Criminal background check on a national level.
The UK is not a federation, as all power given to sub-national states is still delegated by the central government of the United Kingdom. Devolved states cannot challenged Acts of Parliament.
Look up the difference between federation and unitary state.
[quote=“Super Hans”]The UK is not a federation, as all power given to sub-national states is still delegated by the central government of the United Kingdom. Devolved states cannot challenged Acts of Parliament.
Look up the difference between federation and unitary state.[/quote]
Point of this thread for Criminal background check has to be done at the national level.