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The apostille that makes your FBI report valid outside the United States is issued only by the Department of State in Washington, D.C. We handle it from Miami: on its own, if you already have the report, or together with the fingerprinting and the report. 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.
I already have my FBI reportstandalone apostille · 235 USD regular · 280 USD express
I don’t have it yetfingerprints, report and apostille · from 345 USD
My country is not in the Conventionconsular legalization · we confirm it first
The apostille for an FBI report is issued only by the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.
The apostille lets a U.S. public document be presented to the authorities of the countries that are part of the 1961 Hague Convention, with no further legalization. It certifies the signature, the capacity of the person who signed and, where applicable, the seal on the document; it does not certify the content.
For the FBI report —the Identity History Summary— the apostille is federal: it is issued only by the Office of Authentications of the Department of State in Washington, D.C. The FBI authenticates its results with the signature of a division official and its watermark; the apostille goes on that signature.
Its Office of Authentications in Washington, D.C. The request names the country where the document will be used.
Each state’s Secretary of State apostilles state documents, such as vital records; federal ones, such as the FBI report, are outside its reach. Nor is it issued by a U.S. consulate abroad.
What it is used for: visas and residence abroad · Colombian visas (Resolution 5477) · naturalization · international adoptions · recognition of degrees and licenses · employment abroad.
If you do, the standalone apostille is enough, regular or express. If not, we request it with your fingerprints —in Miami, in Bogotá or from your city— and add the apostille.
If it is, the report carries the Department of State apostille. If not, the Department of State issues an authentication and the embassy or consulate of that country then legalizes it.
Many authorities set a limit: for Colombian visas, Resolution 5477 of 2022 asks for documents no older than three months. We confirm it before the report is requested.
It depends on the destination country. For Colombian visas, Resolution 5477 asks for an official Spanish translation, done by an official translator in Colombia.
If you already have your FBI report, you only need the apostille. If you don’t, the package includes the fingerprints, the report and the apostille. Under each price, the timeline.
Filed with the Department of State through the regular route.
Timeline4–5 weeks
Prior review of the reportincluded
DeliveryPDF
Filed through the express route, when the date is close.
Timeline10–12 business days
Prior review of the reportincluded
DeliveryPDF
Office and profile
With regular apostille
With express apostille
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
With regular apostille345 USDPay →4–5 weeks
With express apostille390 USDPay →12–15 business days
Non-citizen
With regular apostille390 USDPay →8–10 weeks
With express apostille435 USDPay →6–7 weeks
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
With regular apostille440 USDPay →4–5 weeks
With express apostille490 USDPay →12–15 business days
Standalone apostille timelines counted from when we have your report; package timelines, from when we have your complete documents (*on the remote route, from when the card reaches Miami). Packages without apostille, from 110 USD: full table. International courier is quoted separately. Pay by card, wire transfer or Zelle; invoice with every payment.
Tell us which country and authority the document is for. We confirm whether it needs an apostille or consular legalization, and how recent it must be.
If you already have it, you send it to us. If not, we request it with your fingerprints in Miami, in Bogotá or from your city.
Before filing, we check that it carries the FBI signature and watermark and that the name matches your passport.
We file it with the Office of Authentications in Washington, D.C., naming the destination country, through the regular or express route.
The apostille as a PDF and, if you need it, the original by tracked courier, quoted separately.
Partner and Senior Consultant · Compliance Officers
He reviews every report before it goes to the Department of State: the name that doesn’t match the passport, the report older than the authority accepts or the apostille the destination doesn’t require are caught here, not in Washington.
Colombia’s Superintendencia de Vigilancia y Seguridad Privada · Resolution 20224440036037
More than 27 years in personal, asset and infrastructure security
In the U.S. market since 2009 · Miami (175 SW 7th St, Suite 1905) and Bogotá
Short answers. If your case is specific, write to us: we reply in writing within one business day.
The authenticity of the signature, the capacity of the person who signed and, where applicable, the seal on the document, under the 1961 Hague Convention. It does not certify the content: on an FBI report, what is apostilled is the FBI official’s signature.
Only the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C. It is federal: it is never issued by the Florida Secretary of State or any other state, nor by a U.S. consulate abroad.
Yes. That is the standalone apostille: 235 USD through the regular route (4–5 weeks) or 280 USD through the express route (10–12 business days). Before you pay, we review your report and confirm whether it can be filed as it is.
The apostille alone: 4–5 weeks through the regular route and 10–12 business days through the express route. With the report, the total depends on the office and your profile: from 12–15 business days with express apostille for citizens and residents; for non-citizens, 6–7 weeks in Miami and 7–8 in Bogotá. The table on this page shows the timeline of each package.
Yes, if it is part of the 1961 Hague Convention. If it is not, the Department of State issues an authentication and the embassy or consulate of that country then legalizes it. We tell you which route applies before we start.
Each authority sets its own limit. For Colombian visas, Resolution 5477 of 2022 asks for documents no older than three months. If your report is old, requesting a new one may be the better option: we tell you before you pay.
Yes. If the FBI finds no record, the report says so, and that document is apostilled and filed like any other.
No. We file the report with the Department of State for you, from Miami. You receive it apostilled without traveling.
Miami, Bogotá and the remote route, with the full price table.
LiveScan or FD-258 card at our Brickell office, by appointment.
LiveScan or FD-258 card at our Bogotá office, by appointment.
We send you the card by courier or by email and review it before filing.
No obligation. Write to us on WhatsApp Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Miami time: we reply in writing within one business day with the route, 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.
