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carrotpatchkid
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 Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 5:41 pm Post subject: Easiest American Criminal Background Check |
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| It looks like that time of year for a new visa and I'm wondering if I can get a criminal background check without jumping through a million hoops. I've gotten checks from Maryland and DC with a great deal of hassle but are there states that don't require notaries or finger printing? |
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lifeinkorea
Joined: 24 Jan 2009
Location: somewhere in China
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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For Michigan, I just got a police report (noting nothing was found on record) and then I got it notarized at the American Embassy near Gwanghwamun station. Took about 20 minutes and I was out the door. No fingerprints were needed, and even though I have seen talk of it, I have never seen someone "official" ever mention it (immigration, embassy, recruiter, whatever).
I don't know how much easier it needs to be. |
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sonicmatt
Joined: 04 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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| i went through the local county sheriff, took about 5 min and then you can go to any law office and they can notarize it for you. |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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| i went through the local county sheriff, took about 5 min and then you can go to any law office and they can notarize it for you. |
Not all the time. My local sheriff's office required me to bring a mobile notary with me to notarize the document on the spot. Notaries SHOULDN'T be able to notarize someone's signature if they are not present... and I'm assuming it wasn't your signature on the background check. Good thing I found a mobile notary willing to meet me at the office AND notarize my background check for $25. |
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redhed
Joined: 05 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| At the state trooper post in Central Alaska, she filled us out three copies each, and then notarized them herself. Then she looked up the address for the lt. Governor's office. We put them in envelopes and stamped them and she put them in her outgoing mail to be apostilled. Total cost: $40 including the $10 we forgot to put in the envelope for the Lt. Governor. (He sent them back to us Apostilled with a handwritten note asking us to please sent the check when we had time) Gotta love it. |
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AmericanExile
Joined: 04 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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I'm from Illinois. Here most sheriff's offices and police stations have an employee who is a notary public. One stop shopping. No finger prints needed. Totally free.
The only issue for me was they used the words "citizen in good standing." I think a part of me died when I saw that. |
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Tobias
Joined: 02 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:45 am Post subject: |
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| AmericanExile wrote: |
I'm from Illinois. Here most sheriff's offices and police stations have an employee who is a notary public. One stop shopping. No finger prints needed. Totally free.
The only issue for me was they used the words "citizen in good standing." I think a part of me died when I saw that. |
Too bad it didn't say 'resident in good standing'. You may have been able to use that as your form 6166 proof of residency as well. |
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Rory_Calhoun27
Joined: 14 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| lifeinkorea wrote: |
For Michigan, I just got a police report (noting nothing was found on record) and then I got it notarized at the American Embassy near Gwanghwamun station. Took about 20 minutes and I was out the door. No fingerprints were needed, and even though I have seen talk of it, I have never seen someone "official" ever mention it (immigration, embassy, recruiter, whatever).
I don't know how much easier it needs to be. |
Attained on the internet, Im guessing. Try getting one WITH fingerprints and all the other jazz they want if you are in Michigan.... To get the full apostiliation, I was estimating it was going to take 4+ months. either that, or the company that does Apostilized CBCs in New York state. that took about a week.
Hard to believe, but Michigan was on its way to financial collapse WAAAY before the rest of the country! Or at least its know-nothing bureaucrats were!  |
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gypsyfish
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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I got my criminal check from the FBI. Very simple.
Print fingerprint cards from their website. Go to local Korean police and get printed. Mail them to the FBI in West Virginia. Get them back @ six weeks later with a stamp indicating they are official. Take them to immigration. Done and done.
Easy. |
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ChinaBoy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| I emailed a runner. Mailed them a check. Received my CRC in the mail. |
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PRagic
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Went the same FBI route as gypsyfish. Easy to do. Just access the web site, print up the finger print card and application, and send it off. 18 bucks. |
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lifeinkorea
Joined: 24 Jan 2009
Location: somewhere in China
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| Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Attained on the internet, Im guessing. |
My dad went to the police station and requested it. I signed power of attorney over to him. It worked with the police station, but my university didn't care. I had to work directly with them. I guess they figure my college transcripts should be protected more, LOL, important stuff.
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| Try getting one WITH fingerprints and all the other jazz |
I have heard teachers mention this, but I have never had the US Embassy, immigration, school, or recruiter ever ask for fingerprints. In what case would you need this?
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| To get the full apostiliation |
You don't have to get it apostillized in the states. You can take it to the US Embassy near Gwanghwamun station and sign an affidavit. I did this last year. |
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