When your destination country is not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, your FBI background check must go through a two-stage embassy legalization process — we handle the entire U.S. side, fingerprint to embassy.
Book an AppointmentNot every country accepts a simple apostille. When your destination country is not a member of the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention, your FBI background check must go through a two-stage embassy legalization process — also called attestation.
This process takes longer and costs more than a single apostille, but we sequence both stages for you and handle the entire U.S. side from fingerprint to embassy.
One stamp from the U.S. Dept. of State. No embassy visit needed. Faster processing, lower cost. Accepted in 126 countries worldwide.
U.S. Dept. of State authentication plus embassy legalization — then final MOFA attestation in-country. We manage the entire U.S. side for you.
Non-Hague countries require a legalized background check from your country of citizenship for most long-stay, employment, and residency applications.
Employer sponsorship and most work permits require an attested background check from your home country.
Long-term residency, retirement, and golden visa programs commonly require attestation as part of the application.
Sponsoring a spouse or dependents often requires an attested police clearance from your country of origin.
Licensed professions — healthcare, law, engineering — typically require attestation for credential recognition.
Company formation, investment visa, and free-zone setup may require an attested background check.
Five steps — more than a Hague apostille, but we manage every stage on the U.S. side.
Use your existing FBI Identity History Summary, or we capture your fingerprints and obtain it for you. We accept the official FBI eDO electronic PDF — you can start remotely from any state.
You complete the DS-4194; we review every detail alongside your report before anything is submitted. A non-Hague legalization chain is costly to redo — we catch issues before they become rejections.
Your report is authenticated by the U.S. Department of State Office of Authentications — the first and required stamp in the legalization chain.
The destination country's embassy in Washington, DC legalizes the authenticated report. We handle submission and tracking for this stage entirely on your behalf.
Ships back with certified translation included — ready for the final Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) attestation once it arrives in your destination country. Everything in one submission-ready package.
Each non-Hague country has a specific embassy and requirements. Use this guide to understand what's needed for your destination.
Embassy legalization (also called attestation) is the process used for countries not in the Hague Apostille Convention. Instead of a single apostille, your FBI background check goes through two stages: first authenticated by the U.S. Department of State, then legalized by the destination country's embassy in Washington, DC.
An apostille is only valid for Hague Convention member countries. Non-Hague countries — including the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, and others on this list — do not recognize an apostille. Submitting an apostilled document to a non-Hague country will result in rejection.
Almost always, yes. Countries with Arabic as an official language require a certified Arabic translation alongside the document. Malaysia and Vietnam require translations in their respective languages. We prepare certified translations in-house and legalize them together with your report as one package.
After U.S. legalization, most non-Hague countries require a final attestation by their Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) once the document arrives in-country. We prepare your documents so they're ready for that final step — we handle the entire U.S. side of the process.
Most non-Hague countries expect a report issued within 3 to 6 months, but requirements vary by country and employer. Confirm the required window with your employer or the relevant authority before ordering.
Yes. We accept the official FBI eDO electronic PDF, so you can start the process remotely from anywhere in the country without mailing paper originals first.
Many services can't. We capture fingerprints, obtain the report, then handle both legalization stages — one engagement, no hand-offs.
We accept the official FBI eDO digital PDF, so you can begin from any state without mailing originals first.
We prepare certified translations (Arabic, Spanish, French, and more) ourselves — your report and translation are legalized together as one accepted package.
A non-Hague legalization chain is costly to redo. We review every detail before each stage to avoid rejections and timeline delays.
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