Get your FBI background check authenticated for use in any Hague member country — from fingerprinting to finished, apostilled document.
Book an AppointmentThe 1961 Hague Apostille Convention streamlines document authentication between member countries. Instead of multiple rounds of government legalization, a single apostille issued by the U.S. Department of State is all foreign authorities need to recognize your FBI background check as authentic.
Because an FBI background check is a federal document, it must be apostilled by the U.S. Department of State — not a state Secretary of State. Spain, Germany, Australia, and all other Hague member countries will reject a state-level apostille on a federal document.
Most Hague member countries require a recent, apostilled background check from your country of citizenship for long-stay applications.
Non-lucrative, retirement, and passive income visas require a clean criminal record from your home country.
Employer-sponsored and digital-nomad visas commonly require an apostilled background check.
Long-term study programs and university enrollment often require authentication for entry.
Marriage abroad and family reunification visas often require apostilled documentation.
International adoption processes in Hague member countries require background check authentication.
Four steps — and unlike most apostille services, we can handle the very first one too.
Use your existing FBI Identity History Summary, or we capture your fingerprints and obtain it for you. We can handle this step — no need to find a separate channeler.
You complete the DS-4194; we review every detail alongside your report and confirm everything is submission-ready. A miscompleted form is the most common cause of rejection.
Your document is submitted to the U.S. Department of State Office of Authentications for the apostille. We monitor progress and keep you updated.
Your apostilled report ships back — with a certified translation included if your destination country requires one. Everything arrives as one submission-ready package.
A few days when fingerprints are submitted electronically through a channeler. We can handle this step for you from anywhere in the country.
Varies. Standard mail-in is subject to State Department backlog. Expedited handling available — ask for current turnaround times on your quote.
Optional but coordinated in parallel, so your translation arrives together with the apostille as one complete, submission-ready package.
Your FBI apostille is recognized in all 126 of the following countries. A single U.S. Department of State apostille is sufficient — no embassy legalization required.
No. An FBI background check is a federal document — it must be apostilled by the U.S. Department of State, not a state Secretary of State. State-level apostilles on federal documents are commonly rejected by foreign authorities, even in Hague member countries.
No. A single apostille from the U.S. Department of State is sufficient — no embassy visit, no consulate stamp, no further legalization required in any Hague member country.
Yes. We accept the official FBI eDO electronic PDF issued by the FBI or an approved channeler. This lets you start the process remotely from anywhere in the country without mailing originals first.
Most countries expect a report issued within 90 days, but this varies. Always confirm the current window with the specific consulate or authority handling your application before submitting.
Many non-English-speaking Hague countries require a certified translation of the apostilled report. We coordinate translation in parallel so both documents arrive together as one submission-ready package.
FBI report generation via electronic fingerprint takes a few days. Apostille processing varies with State Department volume. We confirm current timing on your personalized quote.
Many apostille shops can't. We capture fingerprints and obtain the report, then apostille it — one engagement, fewer hand-offs.
We accept the official FBI eDO digital PDF, so you can begin from any state without mailing originals first.
We coordinate certified translation (English, Spanish, Arabic, French) so everything arrives as one submission-ready package.
A miscompleted DS-4194 or altered report gets rejected. We review every detail before submission to avoid restarts.
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