Verifications

Background checks

Completing a criminal background check is a great way to show others you are someone they can trust. It makes your listing more desirable and demonstrates that you are serious about finding the right roommate.

Background check available

Joanna A. · Completed April 2026

$15

Basic criminal check

Checks the National Criminal Database^*
Checks the terrorist watchlist
Checks International Government sanction lists
Performs SSN validation & trace
Generally processed within 5–7 business days^{^}
US documentation required:
ID/Passport and SSN

Buy now — $15

$40

Premium criminal check

Everything in the basic criminal check
Checks for prosecutions for a Federal crime
Checks for existent criminal record in any counties you have resided in (past 7 years of addresses)
Checks for felonies/misdemeanours or open cases in any counties you have resided in (past 7 years of addresses)
Generally processed within 5–7 business days^{^}
US documentation required:
ID/Passport and SSN

Buy now — $40

^* The national criminal database may not disclose records that can be found on a county level. For a more comprehensive check, a premium background check is recommended.

^{^} Depending on the specific states or counties involved, some checks may take longer while waiting on results from local agencies.

How it works

Select who will perform the background check

You can choose to do the background check yourself, or send it to another user to complete on Roomies. If you send it to another user you will be able to view the completed report, but the verification will go to their Roomies account.

Begin the application process

Certn will collect some personal information including most recent address and SSN. These are only used to for the purposes of completing the check.

Verification completed

Certn will generally processes background checks within 3-5 business days. Once the result comes back a verification tick will be applied to the Roomies account.

Other verification options

Phone verification

Verify your cell phone number.

Increases the number of phone numbers you can view
Generally instant

ID verification

Verify your identity with a government-issued ID and a selfie.

Use a driver's licence, passport or ID card
Generally instant

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Credit check

$10

Perform a credit check using the applicant's SSN.

Powered by Equifax
Credit card, bankruptices, collections and more
Generally complete within 24 hours

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Frequently asked questions

How do Roomies and their partners handle personal data?

Here at Roomies we take our user's privacy seriously. We do not sell user data, and we believe in full transparency regarding our policies as well as our partners' policies. When you purchase an ID check, credit check or background check with us, this information is not saved on our platform, and we do not handle your sensitive information on our own servers.

Our partners at Stripe and Certn.co provide the technology we use to process your information. Stripe, the provider of our ID checks, has a robust privacy policy. Your background and credit checks are run by Certn, which also has an extensive privacy policy.

These partnerships do not automatically opt you in for additional marketing and your private information will be safeguarded according to their individual company policies. If you would like more information about how we handle your data, read the Roomies privacy policy.

If you have any additional concerns or questions regarding these policies please don't hesitate to reach out to us, our support team is always happy to help.

Which documents are not supported for verification checks?

Expired driver's licence, ID cards, and passports cannot be verified. Ensure that your documents are not expired for both the ID and criminal checks.