How to Approve a File

Once a file is in the "Ready for Review" queue, it is eligible to be marked as "Approved" as soon as a hiring decision has been made.

In order to Approve the file, you will navigate to the file you desire and open the report-results view of the order:

Click on the Approve button to see the options in the drop-down:

Select one of the options shown.

If the "approve and email consumer copy" option is selected, you will be asked to confirm the candidate's email address and then click Approve and Send:

The candidate will be sent an email notice which includes a consumer copy of their report, a full summary of their rights, and contact information for Verified First in the event that they would like more information - or to dispute an item on the report:

In order to access the candidate's consumer copy (clicking the View Report button in the email shown above), the candidate will be required to enter identifying information to help protect the security of their report:

Once the correct information has been entered, the candidate will be able to access the electronic version of their consumer report:

Once the file has been approved, it will move to the "Approved" queue in the portal and the status on the file dashboard will be updated to "Approved:"

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