I was looking for potential opportunities in Microsoft and specifically in Azure which is close to what I already have experience.

I noticed that all the position requires the "Microsoft Cloud Background Check" at first I thought that it was some formality, however it seems like it requires to be an US citizen.

Is this true? Are there an insiders that can confirm?

EDIT: I believe the confusion comes from this quora answer: https://www.quora.com/What-is-Microsoft-Cloud-Background-Check

Indeed, I know that quora is not a reliable source of information so I wanted to dig deeper. Moreover I read this document as well [1] but it was worded a little confusing.

[1]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/enterprise/office-365-personnel-controls#microsoft-cloud-background-check