If you already have your FBI Identity History Summary, you can submit it for a U.S. Department of State apostille without traveling to the United States. If you still need the FBI result, obtain it through an available FBI or approved channeler route first.
Use an available FBI or approved channeler route. Our in-person FBI check is available at its Virginia locations.
The FBI report is a federal document. Submit it for a U.S. Department of State apostille; a state apostille is not the route for this document.
Check the current instructions for your purpose and filing authority before ordering translation of the FBI report or apostille page.
The Spanish translation route and whether the apostille page needs translation depend on visa purpose and consular post. Washington’s non-lucrative and telework pages say the apostille page does not need translation.
Check the FBI issue-date rule for your purpose and filing post before obtaining a new report. Washington’s checked non-lucrative and telework pages use six months.
These sources were checked October 6, 2026. Requirements may change, and your filing post can add instructions.
Order the federal apostille for your FBI report. If your filing post requires a translation, confirm its exact scope before you buy.