EPIK and hagwon teachers need an apostilled FBI background check for the E-2 visa. We apostille it in 7 to 10 business days by walking it into the Department of State, and if you are already in Korea, we can run your FBI check from a mailed fingerprint card.
South Korea's E-2 teaching visa requires a national-level criminal background check because you will be working with students. For Americans that means the FBI Identity History Summary, apostilled by the U.S. Department of State. A state background check or a state apostille will not be accepted, and Korean immigration is strict about it.
Korean consulates and immigration typically want the FBI background check issued recently, often within 3 to 6 months, and apostilled. Mailing it to the Department of State yourself runs 5 to 12 weeks, which can collide with your contract start date at EPIK or your hagwon. We return the apostille in 7 to 10 business days so you make your flight.
It is common for teachers renewing or switching schools. You do not have to fly home.
Get your fingerprints on a standard FD-258 card at a local police station, a private service, or in some cases a U.S. consulate.
Mail the card to us and order our mail-in FBI background check for $95. We submit it to the FBI right away.
We email you instructions to access your result, then you upload it to our apostille order form to start the apostille.
Yes. The E-2 teaching visa requires the FBI Identity History Summary apostilled by the U.S. Department of State, because the role involves working with students. State checks and state apostilles are not accepted.
We return your apostilled FBI background check in 7 to 10 business days because we walk documents into the Department of State in person. The standard mail-in route is 5 to 12 weeks.
Get fingerprinted on an FD-258 card in Korea, mail it to us, and order the $95 mail-in FBI background check. We email you instructions to access your result, then you upload it to our apostille order form. No flight home needed.
Korean immigration generally wants it issued within 3 to 6 months and apostilled. Confirm the exact window with your consulate or recruiter, then use our fast turnaround to stay inside it.
7 to 10 business days. Already in Korea? Get your FBI check by mail and apostille it without flying home.