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    Federal Apostille Required

    Apostille for FBI Background Check

    Federal authentication of FBI background checks for international use

    Visit the official FBI website to request your fingerprint-based background check before starting the apostille process.

    Why Do You Need an FBI Background Check Apostille?

    Many countries require an apostilled FBI background check as part of their visa or immigration process to verify that you have no criminal history.

    Work visa applications
    Immigration and permanent residency
    International adoption
    Teaching abroad
    Retirement visas
    Foreign citizenship processes

    Our Process

    1

    Get Your FBI Check

    FBI fingerprint-based background check (Identity History Summary)

    2

    Bring or Mail It to Us

    Drop off in Olivette or mail from anywhere in the U.S.

    3

    Hand-Delivered in D.C.

    Our Washington, D.C. partner delivers your documents to the U.S. Department of State in person

    4

    Apostilled Document

    Shipped back to you with tracking

    What You Need to Provide

    Most of our clients get their FBI background check first, then come to us for the apostille. Here is what to bring or mail to our Olivette office:

    Your FBI Identity History Summary — the original report as issued by the FBI (a printed copy of the electronic result is acceptable)
    Do NOT notarize, laminate, alter, or bind your FBI report — the Department of State requires it exactly as issued
    Form DS-4194 (Request for Authentications Service) — we prepare this as part of your submission
    The destination country where the document will be used, so we can confirm apostille vs. authentication
    Payment — $280 per document, which includes the U.S. Department of State processing fee and tracked return shipping
    Return shipping included — we return your apostilled document with tracking via DHL or FedEx, included in the $280

    Federal Apostille for FBI Background Checks — $280

    $280 per document, including the U.S. Department of State processing fee. Your documents are hand-delivered to the Department of State in Washington, D.C. by our local partner and shipped back to you with tracking via DHL or FedEx, included in the $280. Our average turnaround is about 2 weeks once we have your FBI report — compared with 4 to 6 weeks for standard mail-in processing.

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    — Mahir Nargalic, Google review

    Important Note

    FBI background checks are federal documents and require a federal apostille from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. — NOT from the Missouri Secretary of State. We don't mail your documents into a queue: our Washington, D.C. partner hand-delivers them to the Department of State and ships them back, which is how our average turnaround stays at about 2 weeks.

    Common Questions

    FBI Background Check Apostille FAQs

    Everything you need to know about apostilling an FBI background check.

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