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[cubanlord]

If you are from The United States and are wondering how to do the criminal background check, here you go:

Here is the final outcome regarding the �apostille� phenomenon. According to the Chuncheon Immigration Office, in particular, Park OO Kyun (the head of the Chuncheon office) local or FBI checks are okay. However, these checks must be apostillized. Regarding criminal background checks being able to be performed at the embassy, it isn't true. I just contacted the US embassy and they cannot do this. They instructed me to contact my local police station (they reiterated what the immigration office told me).

When an applicant applies for a criminal background check at the local or federal level, that person must make sure s/he asks for the certified version (there are two versions, one certified and one not certified. I verified this by calling my state government) of the criminal background check. Once the applicant has the certified version (approximately 7-10 days to complete), s/he can send it to the state department (in this case, the U.S. state where the criminal check took place). You�ll find the locations in the below links.

The apostillization process takes approximately 5 business days. Once it is completed, it is mailed back using a self-addressed stamped envelope that was originally provided by the sender. In total, applicants are looking at less than 1 month to get the criminal check that Korea is requesting.

Something else you may find of interest is the fact that those already in Korea need not travel outside of the country to transfer their visas or get a new visa. All the applicant needs is the letter of release. Using the letter of release, the new employer can go to immigration and get the new visa. This will save employers a lot in terms of visa costs.

Apostille locations and contact information for those from The United States:

http://www.apostilleinfo.com/usa.htm

[moosehead]

bravo for your effort - ! it's much appreciated

did you happen to find out (1) does this have to be done in person and (2) cost?

thanks again!

[cubanlord]

[Snowkr]

Thanks OP for starting this one!

[mehmeh]

For those of us from Missouri, I'm pretty sure this is the form you need to fill out (I posted this in another thread but it belongs here:
http://www.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/Publications/Forms/SHP-158K.pdf)

I just had my mom check "name search" and send it in, but there was no place to specify "certified copy." It looks like I might need to do it again so I can get a notarized copy...blargh!

[Duke]

I have a question that may be a bit off-based but I hope you can help me. I had a DWI when I was 20. I am 25 now. Will that prevent me from obtaining another E-2 visa?

[cubanlord]

[mehmeh]

[Optimus Prime]

[mysteriousdeltarays]

I note that number one on that list is the The Department of State.

So I get the thing back. Can it be apostilled here lets say it is in an unsealed envelope etc. by the embassy? It would seem so to me.

Let me guess? Nobody knows.

Most of these apostille things seem to be corporate routines. I had to note that Korea didn't have an office to do this although Albania apparently has one.

Anyway I am very glad to see that this is not going to be flying back to Chicago, traveling from from office to office, waiting days in a hotel room before traveling to the next office to wait for a another week or so etc.

Very well done guy! At least we have some idea of what is supposed to be going on.

I kind of like this minor emergency. Reminds me of what the forum used to be about before it devolved into "LOL" send prank e-mails to the police (you'll love those cookies you left behind) or "Emergency!" When you read it you discover the supply of canned whipped cream has vanished.

[mehmeh]

I think you misunderstand what an apostille is.

As the OP said, you need to have the background check notarized by the issuing authority (state, local, federal). You must then send it to the court for an apostille which certifies that the Notary who stamped you background check is a duly commissioned Notary in the region where he or she stamped it.

The Embassy can't apostille something since the Embassy does not commission its own Notaries. I'd assume the Department of State does.

Example: I was a Notary Public in MO and the Missouri Department of State is in charge of regulating commissions. Therefore, someone who wants a document I notarized to have an apostille must send it to the MO Department of State. When it gets there, they will verify my credentials and that my commission has not expired then attach an Apostille and mail it back.

I think that's how it works, correct me if I am wrong.

[cubanlord]

bump

[spliff]

^...in the night?

[joeteacher]

Thanks for the info!

[cubanlord]