Fingerprints Done At The Us Embassy?

[citygirl]

Lu - pretty easy. You go to the FBI website and they have a list of approved channelers. You pick one and send them your fingerprints and they handle the rest. I think they can get the results back in under a week. If you are in a super rush, there are also expeditors for the apostille. I believe someone on here (search expeditors) posted they got the entire process done in under 2 weeks with expediting both.

 

[ASperansky]

Lu - pretty easy. You go to the FBI website and they have a list of approved channelers. You pick one and send them your fingerprints and they handle the rest. I think they can get the results back in under a week. If you are in a super rush, there are also expeditors for the apostille. I believe someone on here (search expeditors) posted they got the entire process done in under 2 weeks with expediting both.

Oh, only if I new before. I did the cheap way and now I am paying for it. Well, I will get my second chance when I am back in Seattle in january.

 

[ASperansky]

to mayra_seattle

Hi, Seattle person!

 

[RichardP]

Too many Seattle people around here from another Seattlite.

 

[lucha54]

Lu - pretty easy. You go to the FBI website and they have a list of approved channelers. You pick one and send them your fingerprints and they handle the rest. I think they can get the results back in under a week. If you are in a super rush, there are also expeditors for the apostille. I believe someone on here (search expeditors) posted they got the entire process done in under 2 weeks with expediting both.

Thanks citygirl! And for the citizenship process it has to be apostilled I take it... and for the fingerprints you get the accepted cards at the embassy and have them done at the police station here? (that is if I do it from here and send away to an expeditor). Otherwise any better reason to order them from the states while I'm over there? (just before leaving of course)

 

[bobsnowpuppy]

Be aware that some expeditors for the apostille do not mail out of the states. The one I found that did charged $195 to FedEx back within the U.S. and $295 if FedEx to a foreign country. Also some channelors do not provide the official Fbi hard copy that can be apostilled. I did mine just before leaving U.S. to come here a couple months ago. I used the apostille expeditor recommended by that channelor and had the doc sent to family in U.S. who then dropped it in the FedEx I prepared and sent it to me here.

 

[lucha54]

Be aware that some expeditors for the apostille do not mail out of the states. The one I found that did charged $195 to FedEx back within the U.S. and $295 if FedEx to a foreign country. Also some channelors do not provide the official Fbi hard copy that can be apostilled. I did mine just before leaving U.S. to come here a couple months ago. I used the apostille expeditor recommended by that channelor and had the doc sent to family in U.S. who then dropped it in the FedEx I prepared and sent it to me here.

I have a US mail service that can forward it on. Thanks for the headsup!

Also wondering what is the difference if I do it before leaving the states while I'm over there. Still not sure what is the best/easiest way to go.