Do you need to apostille your criminal background check?
At International Apostille, we take the guesswork out of obtaining an apostille on your criminal background check. We can apostille background checks issued from all 50 States, the District of Columbia (Washington DC), and the U.S. Federal Government (FBI).
In order to obtain your background check, you can contact the local Police station, Sheriff’s Department, State (DOJ), and the U.S. Federal Government (FBI).
In order to apostille your background check, you must mail in the original or a certified copy to our office for processing. Digital FBI background checks can be sent by email to our Washington DC apostille office. Background check issued from the local Police, Sheriff, or State office can only be authenticated from the State of issue. The Secretary of State does not have the authority to authenticate documents issued from another State. For example, if your background check is from the State of California, the State of California is the only State that can issue the apostille. Another example is if your background check is from New York, only the State of New York can issue the apostille.
Local Police Station Background Check – If the requesting country is requesting a local Police background check, then all you need to do is have a letter drafted and notarized by the local police department. Once your background check is ready to be picked-up, you will need to contact a local traveling notary to meet with the Officer to notarize his/her signature on the document. The notary will also need to use the correct notarial wording for the State. Once complete, mail the notarized background check with our order forms to our office for processing.
Local Sheriff’s Department Background Check – If the requesting country is requesting a local Sheriff’s Department background check, then all you need to do is have a letter drafted and notarized by the local Sheriff’s department. Once your background check is ready to be picked-up, you will need to contact a local traveling notary to meet with the Deputy to notarize his/her signature on the document. The notary will also need to use the correct notarial wording for the State. . Once complete, mail the notarized background check with our order forms to our office for processing.
Department of Justice Background Check(DOJ) – Office of the Attorney General – Obtaining a background check from the State’s Department of Justice can be a little more complicated. For example, if you are in California, you’ll need to contact the California Department of Justice (DOJ). The Office of the Attorney General of your State will provide you step-by-step directions.
FBI Background check – The first step in obtaining your FBI Background Check apostille is to contact an FBI Approved Channeler. An FBI channeler will provide you step by step instructions including sending you a fingerprint card. Once you receive your background check, you can then mail-in this document to our Washington DC apostille office for processing. If you are located outside of the country and need to obtain your FBI background check, the FBI approved channeler will provide you instructions on how to obtain a digital copy of your FBI background check. Once you receive the digital copy, you can email it to our with our FBI apostille order forms for processing.
Here are a few frequently asked questions…
Question: What type of background check do I need?
Answer: For most countries, it’s an FBI background check. We recommend that you ask what type of background check is acceptable to the country requesting it. In some instances, you will be asked for a State and Federal background check.
Question: How old can my background check be?
Answer: Most countries will only accept a background check which has been issued within the past 90 days. We recommend that you double check with the country requesting your documents for clarification.
Question: What FBI Channelers do you recommend?
Answer: We recommend that you contact the following FBI channelers:
National Credit Reporting
www.myfbireport.com
800-441-1661
Accurate Biometrics
www.accuratebiometrics.com
(773) 685-5699
What US State are your documents from?
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