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FBI background check full service, USA — we obtain it and apostille it
You walk into a fingerprinting site near you for a few minutes. We do everything after that: electronic submission to the FBI, your official report in 24 to 48 hours, and — if the document is going to a foreign government — the federal apostille hand-delivered in Washington DC.
- Official FBI report in 24 to 48 hours after your fingerprints are captured
- Walk-in fingerprinting, no mailed fingerprint cards
- Federal apostille hand-delivered in Washington DC
- One flat price per package, government fees included
U.S.-based company · Secure checkout · Government fees included · (202) 900-0877
24–48 Hours
FBI processing time
Walk-in
Fingerprinting, minutes not weeks
Hand-delivered
Federal apostille in Washington DC
In the US, the FBI is the fast part. The apostille is where time goes.
Almost everyone assumes the FBI is the slow step. Inside the United States it is not — an electronic submission comes back in a day or two. What costs people weeks is the authentication that has to happen afterwards, and the order the two steps have to happen in.
On your own
- Finding a site that submits electronically rather than mailing a card
- A rejected fingerprint capture means starting over
- The report mailed into the Department of State's standard queue
- A report that arrives apostilled but in the wrong name format, and is refused
Full service
- One walk-in appointment, quality checked on the spot
- Electronic submission, results in 24 to 48 hours
- Hand-delivered to the Department of State, not mailed in
- Checked against your destination's requirements before it ships
You do one thing — attend the appointment. Everything after it is ours, and you are told where the document is at each step.
Four steps
How it works when you are in the United States
- 1
Order online
Pick your package and pay. We confirm the same day and message you to arrange your fingerprint visit.
- 2
Walk in and get fingerprinted
You attend a participating fingerprinting site near you. The appointment itself takes minutes, and your prints are checked for quality before they are submitted.
- 3
Electronic FBI submission
We submit directly to the FBI system rather than mailing a card. Results typically arrive in 24 to 48 hours.
- 4
Federal apostille in Washington DC
On the Full Service package we hand-deliver your report to the U.S. Department of State for authentication, then send the finished set to you tracked.
One charge we do not collect: $50 at the site
Both packages below include every government fee — the FBI's and the Department of State's. They do not include the fingerprinting site's own fee, which is $50, is charged by that site at the counter, and is not a government fee. We never collect it and never mark it up, so it is not ours to include.
Pricing
FBI background check full service in the USA — choose your package
Two packages, priced for someone who can attend a fingerprinting appointment in the United States. Both include government fees; neither includes the $50 the fingerprinting site charges you directly.
Let's price this with you directly
Online checkout for this package is briefly unavailable. Message or call us and a specialist will confirm the price and start your case the same day.
Washington DC
Hand-delivered, not mailed into a queue
The federal apostille is the step that decides your timeline. We do not mail your report blindly into a processing queue — we hand-deliver it to the U.S. Department of State in Washington DC for expedited processing, and we collect it in person.
Faster turnaround
Controlled chain of custody
Professional federal handling
Reduced processing uncertainty
Included in the Full Service package. The report-only package does not include an apostille — take it if a foreign government is not the reader.
Built for applicants inside the United States
If you can attend a fingerprinting appointment in the US, this is the fastest and cheapest way to get an FBI report — with or without an apostille on it. These are what people most often need one for.
Work visa abroad
Residency application
Teaching or contract work overseas
Adoption file
Dual citizenship
Foreign licensing
Money-back guarantee
Your order is protected by our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. If your apostille cannot be completed for any reason, you'll receive a full refund.
Secure payment methods
We accept all major credit cards — Visa, Mastercard, American Express — processed through trusted U.S. payment providers.
SSL secure checkout
All transactions are protected with 256-bit SSL encryption and secure card verification for your peace of mind.
Questions before you order
Why is there a $50 fee I pay separately?+
The fingerprinting site charges its own fee at the counter, and it is not a government fee — it is theirs, so we never collect it and never mark it up. Every other cost, including the FBI fee and the Department of State authentication fee, is inside the package price you see here.
How fast is it?+
The FBI report itself comes back in 24 to 48 hours once your fingerprints are captured, so the report-only package is usually about 3 to 5 business days end to end. Adding the federal apostille takes it to roughly 15 business days, because that step runs at the Department of State's pace rather than ours.
Do I need an apostille at all?+
Only if the report is going to a foreign government — a visa, residency, work permit, adoption or citizenship file. If an employer, a licensing board or you yourself are the reader, the report alone is what you need and the report-only package is the right one.
Do I have to travel to Washington DC?+
No. You attend one fingerprinting appointment near you, and we handle Washington DC ourselves — we hand-deliver your report to the U.S. Department of State rather than mailing it into the standard queue.
What if I am not in the United States?+
This package is priced around walking into a fingerprinting site in the US, so it is not the right one. We run a different process for applicants abroad, including fingerprint capture in your country — start from our guide to ordering from abroad, or message us and we will quote the right package for where you are.
Is my FBI report or my data shared with anyone?+
No. We obtain your own FBI Identity History Summary on your behalf and deliver it to you. This is not employment screening, and your report is not shared with a third party.
Related guides
If you are not sure whether you need the apostille, or you are reading this from outside the US, start here.
FBI background check apostille →
The apostille on its own, if you already hold your report.
How to get an FBI background check apostilled →
The full sequence, step by step.
Federal apostille processing time →
What the Department of State is currently taking.
Ordering from outside the United States →
How the process runs when you are not in the US.
One appointment. We handle the rest.
Get your official FBI report in 24 to 48 hours, and — if it is going to a foreign government — the federal apostille hand-delivered in Washington DC.
Or call (202) 900-0877
Federal Apostille™ is a private, independent courier and document-processing service. We are not affiliated with the FBI, the U.S. Department of State, or any government agency. We obtain your own FBI Identity History Summary on your behalf; this is not employment background screening. Processing times are subject to government offices.