FBI background check apostille, minus the federal maze.
Work visas, foreign residency, citizenship files, and teach-abroad contracts all ask for it — and no state office can seal it. Your FBI check goes through the U.S. Department of State, and running that route is exactly what we do.
Federal document, federal rules, federal patience.
Your FBI Identity History Summary comes from a federal agency, so the apostille must come from the U.S. Department of State Office of Authentications in Washington, D.C. — with formatting rules about which copies qualify and a processing queue measured in weeks, not days. The most expensive mistake is shipping a copy that bounces three weeks later.
So we check first. Send us how you received your report — the FBI’s electronic PDF, a mailed copy, or a channeler version — and we confirm it meets the current federal requirements before anything ships. Then we run the D.C. round trip with tracking and stage-by-stage updates while you get on with the move.
Because this route runs entirely by mail, it works from any state, not just Texas. Austin-metro customers can add pickup; everyone else ships to us once.
Don’t have the report yet?
Request your Identity History Summary from the FBI first (electronic delivery is fastest). We will confirm your copy qualifies the moment you have it — free, before you order.
Know the price before you start
Statewide Mail-In
per document + $15 state fee. Ship from anywhere in Texas, we walk it in and return it tracked. Each additional document $99 + $15 state fee.
Austin Concierge
first document + $15 state fee, mobile pickup included across the Austin metro. Each additional document $75 + $15 state fee.
Rush Hand-Walk
per document + $15 state fee. Walked into the Texas Secretary of State at the next available window, subject to state processing.
Federal & FBI
+ $20 federal fee per document for U.S. Department of State routing (FBI checks and other federal documents). 2–4+ weeks federal timeline.
State ($15) and federal ($20) fees are official pass-through fees per document. Exact quote confirmed up front, before any work starts. FBI checks ride the Federal tier: exact quote up front, $20 federal fee per document at cost.
Three steps, fully handled.
Send it or we pick it up
Mail your document with tracked shipping from anywhere in Texas, or choose mobile pickup in the Austin metro. We confirm your quote and requirements first.
We walk it in
Your document is hand-delivered to the Texas Secretary of State in Austin by our team. No drop boxes, no mail queue, no wondering where it is.
Tracked return
The apostilled document comes back to you with tracking and a status update at every stage, ready for the receiving country.
Related
Good to know
- Teach-abroad and visa packets usually pair the FBI check with a diploma or birth certificate — state and federal routes run in parallel so neither waits.
- Fingerprint-based FBI requests take time on the FBI side; start that step early if a deadline looms.
- Some destinations want the apostilled check issued recently — confirm the freshness window with your receiving party before requesting the report.
Ready when you are.
Order online in three minutes, or call or text (512) 200-9118 with your document type and destination country.