Apostille FBI Report and Fingerprint Boston launch one-stop FBI check and apostille service

Apostille FBI Report and Fingerprint Boston are combining fingerprinting, FBI background checks and U.S. Department of State apostilles into a single case handled from Tewksbury, Massachusetts. The service is aimed at Americans abroad and visa applicants who need to keep FBI reports and apostilles inside tight consular deadlines.

Why it matters: - Americans abroad often need an FBI Identity History Summary and an apostille on a tight timeline, but the process usually involves multiple vendors and separate deadlines. - The combined service is designed to reduce handoff delays that can cause consulates to reject documents if the FBI report is too old. - The offering also covers related immigration documents, which can speed up cases for visa applicants, residents and citizenship-by-descent applicants.

What happened: - Apostille FBI Report and its sister business Fingerprint Boston said they now handle fingerprinting, the FBI background check and the U.S. Department of State apostille as one coordinated case from Tewksbury, Massachusetts. - The businesses said one order covers the full chain, from capturing fingerprints to shipping the apostilled document worldwide. - The service is built for American expats, visa applicants and job seekers relocating abroad.

The details: - Fingerprint Boston captures fingerprints and obtains the FBI Identity History Summary. - Apostille FBI Report reviews the result, files it with the State Department and ships the apostilled document internationally. - A naturalization certificate or birth certificate from the same file goes to the office that must certify it. - In the U.S., the process starts with an FBI fingerprinting appointment in Tewksbury using a Live Scan scanner that scores every finger on screen. - The FBI check costs $170 with channeler and FBI fees included, and the authenticated result typically returns in 1 to 3 business days. - Apostille FBI Report charges $199.95 per report on Federal Regular, filed by tracked mail, or $385.95 on Federal Rush, carried by courier to the State Department’s Washington window. - Both apostille prices include the $20 government fee, a notary review before filing, an online case tracker and tracked return shipping to a U.S. address. - For Americans abroad, the office supplies a fingerprint card kit or a print-ready file. - The office reviews a photograph of the inked card by email before mailing. - The request is filed directly with the FBI for its $18 fee, and the result is received in Tewksbury before the apostille is filed the day it arrives. - The FBI says a mailed card takes about 10 days to process once received. - Finished reports can be shipped by international courier to destinations including Madrid, Lisbon, Mexico City or Seoul. - Certificates of Naturalization and Citizenship go to the State Department as unlaminated originals, not photocopies. - Birth, marriage and divorce records go to the state that issued them. - State apostilles cost $149.95 on State Standard or $199.95 on State Express, with the state fee included. - Certified translation in more than 30 languages follows the apostille. - Documents going to countries outside the Hague Apostille Convention, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt and Nigeria, receive State Department authentication and embassy legalization instead. - Cases can be opened at apostillefbireport.com or fingerprintboston.com, or by calling (978) 424-4629 for a free 10-minute consultation. - Fingerprinting is available by appointment at 1215 Main St, Unit 115, Tewksbury, MA 01876, or through mobile visits across Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire and Rhode Island. - Remote cases are accepted from any country. - Nothing is filed with a government office until the notary review is complete. - A client who cancels before filing gets the service fee back in full.

Between the lines: - The service is built around a real bottleneck: the FBI, the State Department and foreign consulates each control a different part of the process, and the timing often breaks at the handoff between them. - Webb said the new structure keeps the technician who rolls the prints and the notary who files Form DS-4194 on the same case file and deadline. - Webb said the approach is meant to make sure the FBI report and apostille land inside the consular validity window before a client pays if a date cannot be met. - The firms also handle documents for Spain’s non-lucrative and digital nomad visas, Portugal’s D7 and D8 visas, German and Italian residence permits, Mexican residency, South Korea’s E-2 visa, and work moves to Japan, China and the Gulf. - They also serve applicants for Italian, Irish or Portuguese citizenship by descent and professionals registering credentials in a new country. - The FBI says Identity History Summaries are not to be used for U.S. employment or licensing, so the service is limited to documents going abroad.

What's next: - Apostille FBI Report and Fingerprint Boston are taking new cases now through their websites and phone line. - The businesses said they will continue handling federal apostilles, state apostilles and mobile fingerprinting from the same office at 1215 Main St, Unit 115 in Tewksbury. - Remote card processing remains available for U.S. citizens abroad.

The bottom line: - The pitch is simple: one office, one case file and one deadline for a document chain that usually falls apart between agencies.