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FBI Background Check in Colombia — Fingerprints & Apostille

Fingerprinting at our Bogotá office, filing with the FBI and the U.S. Department of State apostille coordinated from Miami, without traveling to the United States. For U.S. citizens, permanent residents and non-citizens. The price and the estimated date, in writing before you pay.

We are not the FBI or part of the U.S. Government. We are not a law firm.

Your profile decides the route

U.S. citizen or permanent residentLiveScan · report in 1–2 business days · from 195 USD

Non-citizenFD-258 card in person · report in 12–18 business days · from 336 USD

By appointmentBogotá office · we confirm the address when you book

The FD-258 card alone, ready to file: 188 USD.

What it is

Your federal criminal record, requested from Colombia.

The FBI Identity History Summary —known as the FBI background check— is the federal criminal history record of the United States. The FBI issues it from your fingerprints.

Authorities that ask for a U.S. criminal record expect it with the Hague Convention apostille, which for federal documents is issued only by the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.; for a Colombian visa, also with an official Spanish translation.

The FBI report (Identity History Summary) attached to the U.S. Department of State apostille under the 1961 Hague Convention
The FBI report and the Department of State apostille: two documents that travel together

Two profiles, two routes, the same document

U.S. citizens and permanent residents

LiveScan, electronic submission

LiveScan fingerprints at our Bogotá office, submitted electronically: the report is usually ready in 1–2 business days. We ask for your valid U.S. passport or Green Card and, if the apostille is for a specific country, which one.

Non-citizens

FD-258 card in person

Your prints are rolled on an FD-258 card at our Bogotá office and the card goes to the FBI by mail from our Miami office: it takes longer than LiveScan, but the document is the same. We ask for your valid passport.

What it is used for: Colombian visas (Resolución 5477) · embassies and consulates · recognition of degrees and licenses · naturalization and immigration processes · international adoptions · employment abroad.

Pricing · Bogotá · USD · checked October 9, 2026

Two profiles, three levels.

Every package includes fingerprinting in Bogotá, filing with the FBI and digital delivery; those with apostille also include its processing at the Department of State from Miami. Under each price, the timeline.

Profile

Fingerprints or FBI report only

With regular apostille

With express apostille

U.S. citizen or permanent resident

LiveScan

Fingerprints or FBI report only195 USDPay →1–2 business days

With regular apostille440 USDPay →4–5 weeks

With express apostille490 USDPay →12–15 business days

Non-citizen

FD-258 card in person

Fingerprints or FBI report only336 USDPay →12–18 business days

With regular apostille586 USDPay →9–11 weeks

With express apostille631 USDPay →7–8 weeks

Timelines counted from when we have your complete documents. Non-citizens: the FD-258 card alone, ready to file, 188 USD (pay). Standalone apostille for FBI reports already issued: 235 USD regular · 280 USD express (see the service). Fingerprint retakes: with LiveScan, free with the FBI’s rejection letter; with an FD-258 card, 50% of the no-apostille package or 78 USD with apostille. International courier is quoted separately. Pay by card, wire transfer or Zelle; an invoice with every payment.

Process map

How it works, in five steps.

1

Booking and assessment

On WhatsApp, tell us which authority the document is for. We confirm the route, the price and the estimated date, in writing.

2

Fingerprints in Bogotá

LiveScan for citizens and residents; FD-258 card for non-citizens. We confirm the address and time when you book.

3

Filing with the FBI

Electronic submission, or the card by mail from our Miami office, through an FBI-approved channeler when your case allows it. Tracked until the report is issued.

4

Federal apostille

If you order it, our Miami office requests it from the Department of State in Washington, D.C., regular or express.

5

Delivery

The apostilled report as a PDF and, if you need it, the original by courier to Colombia or the country you choose, quoted separately.

How we work

You do three things. We do the rest.

You

Three steps

You book on WhatsApp and tell us which authority the document is for.

You come to the Bogotá office with your passport or Green Card; fingerprinting takes minutes.

You receive the apostilled PDF and, if you asked for it, the original at your address.

Us

Everything else

We tell you the right route for your profile, with the price and the estimated date before you pay.

We take your prints (LiveScan or FD-258) and review them before they leave Bogotá.

We file with the FBI and track the request.

We request the apostille from the Department of State from Miami.

We deliver the result digitally and, if you ask, by courier.

The expert who reviews your case
Claudio Enrique Pita, Partner and Senior Consultant at Compliance Officers

Claudio Enrique Pita

Partner and Senior Consultant · Compliance Officers

He reviews every file before it is filed with the FBI and before it goes to the Department of State: the fingerprint that won’t read, the name that doesn’t match the passport or the apostille the destination doesn’t require are caught here, not in Washington.

Accreditation
Accredited Security Consultant

Colombia’s Superintendencia de Vigilancia y Seguridad Privada · Resolution 20224440036037

Specialty
Forensic fingerprint examiner

More than 27 years in personal, asset and infrastructure security

The firm
Riveros International Business Corp

In the U.S. market since 2009 · Miami (175 SW 7th St, Suite 1905) and Bogotá

Where we are

Fingerprints in Bogotá, apostille from Miami.

Fingerprinting

Bogotá, Colombia

We confirm the address when you book your appointment.

LiveScan or ink FD-258 card fingerprints, by appointment

WhatsApp service Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Miami time (ET)

FBI and apostille

Miami, Florida

175 SW 7th St, Suite 1905 · Brickell

Miami, FL 33130, United States

Filing with the FBI and apostille at the Department of State

Frequently asked questions

What people ask us before booking.

Short answers. If your case is specific, write to us: we reply in writing within one business day.

For U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are in Colombia and need their FBI report, and for Colombians and other nationals who need it for a visa, recognition of degrees, naturalization, an international adoption or another process abroad.

Fingerprinting at our Bogotá office —LiveScan for citizens and residents; FD-258 card for non-citizens—, the review of every print, filing with the FBI, the federal apostille coordinated from our Miami office, and digital delivery of the apostilled document.

FBI report only: 1–2 business days for citizens and residents; 12–18 business days for non-citizens. With express apostille: 12–15 business days for citizens and residents; 7–8 weeks for non-citizens. With regular apostille: 4–5 weeks for citizens and residents; 9–11 weeks for non-citizens. Timelines start once we have your complete documents.

No. Your fingerprints are taken at our Bogotá office and the apostille is handled from Miami. You receive the apostilled document without leaving Colombia.

No. The apostille for federal FBI documents is issued only by the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. We coordinate that step for you.

Yes, when Colombia’s visa authority (Cancillería) asks for a criminal record from the country where you lived: Resolución 5477 of 2022 expressly requires it for several visas, apostilled and with an official Spanish translation.

Standard delivery is digital, as an apostilled PDF. Sending the original by international courier is quoted separately depending on the destination country.

The request has to be filed again with new prints. With LiveScan, the new capture is free with the FBI’s rejection letter; with an FD-258 card, the resubmission fee is 50% of the no-apostille package, or 78 USD with apostille.

Other ways to do this

If you are not in Colombia, we handle it too.

All offices

FBI background check with apostille

Miami, Bogotá and the remote route, with the full price table.

Miami

FBI background check in Miami

LiveScan or FD-258 in person at our Brickell office, by appointment.

From your city

Remote FD-258 kit

We send you the card by courier or by email and review it before filing.

Standalone apostille

Apostille for an FBI report you already have

Regular or express, in Washington, D.C., for the report you already have.

Next step

Book your appointment in Bogotá.

No obligation. Bogotá office by appointment: we confirm the address when you book. WhatsApp service Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Miami time; we reply in writing within one business day with the appointment, the price and the estimated date.

Compliance Officers · Riveros International Business Corp · +1 305 647 3000 · info@complianceofficers.org · We are not the FBI or part of the U.S. Government.