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Q1 : How do I get a Criminal Record Check?
A: Go to your local police department where you reside or last resided in the United States, request that the police conduct a criminal records search and provide you with a document reflecting that there is no history of a criminal record. Local police departments may require your personal appearance in order to conduct the search. Your local police department can phrase this in whatever way they deem appropriate. The document should then be authenticated for use abroad following our guidance on authentication or legalization of documents .
NOTE: PLEASE START YOUR CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK ASAP AS IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MONTH TO GET.
AFTER GETTING THE CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK, YOU WILL NEED TO GET IT APOSTILLED.
CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW FOR DETAILS ABOUT GETTING THE CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK IN YOUR COUNTRY.
IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT ANYTHING, PLEASE CONTACT THE NEAREST KOREAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE AND ASK WHAT THEY WANT FOR A CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK.
Q2 : How do I get an Apostille in the USA?
A: There are three levels of U.S. competent authorities, one for Federal agencies, one for U.S. (federal) courts, and one for state documents, including documents executed before notaries.
1) Federal Executive and Administrative Agencies: Authentications Office, Department of State, 518 23rd St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20520, (202) 647-5002 Fee: $5.00. For additional information, call the Federal Information Centre : 1-800-688-9889, and choose option 6 after you press 1 for touch tone phones. Walk-in service is available from the Authentications Office from 8 a.m. to 12 noon Monday-Friday, except holidays. Walk-in service is limited to 15 documents per person per day (documents can be multiple pages). Processing time for authentication requests sent by mail is 5 working days or less. See also, the State Department home page: http://www.state.gov. See also in general, 22 C.F.R. 131.
2) U.S. Courts: Clerks and Deputy Clerks of the Federal Court System.
Fee: $5.00.
For the purposes of the Convention, clerks and deputy clerks of the U.S. Courts shall include the clerks and deputy clerks of the following: The Supreme Court of the United States, the Courts of Appeals for the First through the Eleventh Circuits and the District of Columbia Circuit, the United States District Courts, the United States Court of Claims, the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, the United States Court of International Trade, the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, and the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.
3) States, Territories and Other Jurisdictions: Each state and other jurisdiction in the United States (District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam)
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