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[pcs0325]

Has anyone who has been issued an E-2 visa had to get a police clearance apostilled in California?

I've got all my documents ready but the police clearance and I'm having extraordinary difficulty getting my police clearance notarized.

The issue seems to be that it's the police department's Records Manager whose signature appears on the clearance and not mine. I've been to a couple of notaries, both of whom say they need the Records Manager present in order to put an acknowledgment on the clearance. However, each time I call either the regional office for the Secretary of State or the Secretary of State in Sacramento's office (the places where I would eventually get an apostille for the clearance), I'm told that I should be able to get an acknowledgement without the Records Manager being present.

Actually, the Secretary of State's office in Sacramento told me that I can have a jurat, a sworn oath, attached to the document and get an apostille for that. The problem then is, can I get an E-2 Visa with an apostille on a sworn oath rather than the clearance itself?

There's been a lot of run around and differing opinions, so I wonder if anyone has actually gone through the process and is now in Korea working.

[bourbon]

I just did it in GA. I used to live in CA. Here is what should help. There should be a Notary at the police station, I happened to mention that the Background check was for an international company, the police officer was glad I did as it was different than the norm. This one is on official letterhead addressed to the Korean consulate and Notarized. THEN...I had to go to the clerk of the County Supreme Court to get a Notary flag, basically a second Notary from the county saying the first Notary was real. THEN I sent it to a company I found in Atlanta that for 20 bucks sends it to the capital to get the Apostille stamp. So, sounds to me like you are missing the initial notary and the notary flag. I know each state is a little different but they might be the same.
BOL

[pcs0325]

[distance]

I wouldn't settle for the Jurat to be on the safe side. You can contact your state police and they should be able to get you what you need but be sure to mention this is for a Visa application. Also if you are having trouble in CA you can have all this done in another state with an easier process (you are not required to have the CBC done in your state residency).

[bourbon]

Yeah I would skip going to the Campus office and go straight to your city police headquarters. In GA the request is common for people working with kids domestically.

[Norith]

I had a copy of my degree notarized and apostilled for immigration. I know it's different, and it was just before the new regulations....but neither the notary stamp, nor the actually apostille appeared on the copy of my degree...they were separate pieces of paper that the clerk at the sec. of state clamped together with a rather official looking binding.

[distance]

thats how all Apostilles are I believe. The notarized document is on bottom, then the Certification of the Notary is put on top then the Apostille is attached on top of that and all are bound together.

[pcs0325]

[Ut videam]

[Jessie41]

After reading several posts on the subject, it appears that many state authorities will send a notarized document. For example, my CBC was signed from an official of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. It contains a notary seal and signature on the document. With the notary seal, it can then be sent to the Colorado Secretary of State for an apostille. OP, I read elsewhere that the state of California will issue a notarized document. However, I can't find those specific posts to confirm this information. It is likely that a local police department will not have the resources to have a notary on site. You may have better luck at the state level.

[Ut videam]

[Jessie41]

The FBI, and many states, will not issue a notarized criminal background check. I know from personal experience that Kentucky, my home state, will not do so. [/quote]

In other words, some states will issue a notarized criminal background check and some will not. I know from personal experience that Colorado, my home state, will do so. Kentucky will not. Therefore, an applicant should check with his state authorities if he lives in one of the other 48 states. But it is more likely a state will issue a notarized document than a local police department, which was my point. I agree, it adds to the difficulty if the state does not notarize the document.

[distance]

[I-am-me]

Here is my advice: Find another fricking country to teach at!!!!! Dont go throught all that BS.

[Jessie41]

[/quote] The FBI, and many states, will not issue a notarized criminal background check.[/i] I know from personal experience that Kentucky, my home state, will not do so. Thus, checks from these states or the FBI can only be notarized and apostilled by means of a jurat.[/quote]

There is no need to have an FBI document notarized.

An FBI records check would be sent to the U.S. Department of State for an apostille. This agency will attach an apostille to documents �signed by a federal official with the official seal of that agency.� Therefore, no notary seal is needed for a document issued by a federal agency.

http://www.state.gov/m/a/auth/c16921.htm

Don�t get me wrong; unlike some I do not think I am a �know-it-all.� This is a collaborative learning process in which there will be a lot of discussion and trial and error before this becomes clear. Most of us have never heard the word �apostille� before this. There is nothing wrong with clarifying or correcting information when it is done tactfully and without arrogance. Clearly, we all make mistakes, including the self-appointed ultimate authorities.