How to obtain a federal-level apostille notarization in 7-10 business days in the USA for an FBI CRC, BA diploma copy, or other documents.
UPDATED 12.12.24
Due to recent changes in Korean immigration from December 2024, several Korean immigration officials now require a federal-level apostille issued from the Department of State for the FBI CRC. They are still accepting the state-level apostille for the copy of the BA degrees.
If you are an American and need a federal-level apostille notarization for an FBI criminal record check (CRC), a copy of a BA degree with a state-level apostille, or another document (marriage license, TEFL certificate, etc.) to obtain an E2 teaching visa in S. Korea, use our application below to get faster service.
1. Fill out the application (download PDF here). Note: Each document has different costs depending on whether it is a state-level or federal-level apostille and a standard or expedited process. The federal apostille issued by the Department of State usually takes 4-5 weeks. However, USAuthentication offers a new expedited federal-level apostille service that takes 7-10 business days since they physically visit the Department of State to apply for it. Please review the application below for current pricing.
2. For non-FBI CRCs, please request the "Washington D.C. sate-level apostille notarization.” The Washington, DC apostille only takes one day (they say 3-4 days for our teachers, but they do it in 1-2 days). If you don't write this, they will apply for the Department of State (federal-level) apostille, which will take 4-5 weeks to obtain.
2.1 For FBI CRCs, please check either the normal federal-level apostille issued by The Department of State (4-5 weeks) or the expedited federal-level apostille, which takes 7-10 days (they will do it in 7-8 days for our teachers). For the BA degree apostille, select the WA DC state-level apostille.
3. Pay the extra $10 to receive digital scans of your apostille notarized document(s). I suggest paying the additional $10 because this could assist you in getting your visa up to a week or faster by allowing you to submit your documents to your school electronically before the physical documents arrive. They will scan all of the papers for the $10 fee. Many schools are registered with immigration and can start the E2 visa application with scans of your documents before your physical documents arrive in Korea, saving a week on the visa processing time.
4. Pay the $35 to FedEx your original physical apostille notarized document(s) to you anywhere in the USA or $85 to FedEx your documents directly to your school. Pay the extra money for expedited shipping by FedEx because this could assist you in getting your visa faster and more securely since you can track your documents, which is safer than the US postal service.
5. Complete the "Return Mailing Information" and the "Payment Information" to complete the form.
5. Email the completed PDF application and scans of your documents to be apostille notarized to US Authentication Services at info@usauthentication.com. Please also email me to let me know that you have applied for the apostille for your documents at teik.jobs@gmail.com so that I can follow up with them to ensure that you receive them faster.
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