Do-It-Yourself Guide to Apostille Criminal Background Check
Criminal Background Check Apostille
An Apostille for Criminal Background Check is to certify the authenticity of the signature on the document. The Apostille stamp is accepted in all Hague Convention Participating countries. To Apostille a Criminal Background Check, it must be issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and bear the official stamp of the agency. You can obtain an apostille for your Criminal Background Check from the US Department of State in Washington DC.
Document Apostille Guide
On 1961, more than 120 countries have signed the Hague Apostille Treaty to abolish foreign document legalization requirements and replace it with a single certification, which is the Apostille seal. There are two entities in the United States that are authorized to issue apostilles, depending on the document type.
- Apostille public State document from the local Secretaries of State offices in all 50 States.
- Apostille federal documents from the US Department of State in Washington DC.
Criminal Background Check Embassy/ Consular Legalization
There are many countries that didn't sign the Apostille Treaty and still require embassy legalization to accept foreign documents. A Criminal Background Check destined for use in a Non-Hague Participating Country requires certification from the Secretary of State, authentication from the US Department of State in Washington DC and finally legalization from the embassy of the destination country in Washington DC or on of it consulates.