You never mentioned what your felony is for. I can sympathized. I was shocked when I received my report from HireRight and a contempt of court charge appeared for a traffic violation that I did in 1988 in Michigan. I personally could not imagine the ordeal of having a felony on my record. It just tells you how petty the governments become in the United States.

I work in Malaysia and the university never asked for criminal background check. I think many Asian countries are like this. However, you need a skill that is in short supply. In my case, I have a PhD, so it is easy for me to get a work permit and multiple entry visa. If you want to come to Asia and work as a bartender, I do not know if you could get the documents. (However, I have met many Filipinos who work in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand in hotels, restaurants, and schools. Some work under the table).

When I lived in Bosnia, the government wanted an official document from a government agency that said I had no criminal record. I went to the courthouse in a rural Arkansas county and got one. They only did background search for felonies in the last 10 years. (My driver's license is from that county).

Most countries do not have these intrusive databases. If they want a criminal background search, many countries have a manual system, which is slow and inefficient, like we had before 2000.

The only complication I see is a foreign employer may know about the online companies that perform background searches. If your felony is sexual in nature, you may be listed in the U.S. government's sexual crimes database, which has free access to the public.

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I forgot one thing. When I lived in Kazakhstan, the government wanted a document that stated I have no criminal record. This was not for an employment visa. My ex-wife tried to get me residency. I went to the U.S. Embassy, swore in front of the consulate that I had no criminal record. They wrote an affidavit on U.S. Embassy letter head, with an imprinted seal and signature. Although this was completely silly, the document looked beautiful and the Kazakh government took it with no complaints. At that time, I dd not know about the contempt of court charge because I thought it was civil and not criminal.

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You did mention citizenship. Europe and the United States are generous about granting citizenship to foreigners. However, many countries in Asia do not do this. They like granting employment visas. Thus, you do something wrong, it is easy for the country to kick you out. I can tell you, applying for citizenship in Malaysia and Kazakhstan would be a waste of time. Malaysia does grant 10-year multi-entry visas. If you are thinking about Kazakhstan and have no friends, relatives, or associations there, do not even bother going there. They are returning to the Soviet Union, and they are trying to kick out the foreigners.

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