Apostille FBI background check for teaching ESL in Korea.

Are you thinking of moving to South Korea to teach English as a second language (ESL)? You’ll need to request an FBI Criminal Background Check before you can obtain a signed authentication letter by the Section Chief which you’ll need to send us for the FBI Apostille.

The FBI has provided detailed steps you must take. Click here to view the steps.

Be sure to request a letter signed by a Section Chief, Biometric Services Section of the Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS).  You’ll need to send us this letter so we can obtain an FBI Apostille for you through the US Department of Sate in Washington, D.C.

You may also need to obtain an Apostille for your University or College Degree.  Your degree will first need to be notarized before the Secretary of State will attach an Apostille.  Example: If you obtained your degree from a University or College in California, you’ll need a California notary to help you with the notarization and a California Apostille Service to help you with obtaining the Apostille from the California Secretary of State.  Some services can provide both, but you’ll most likely need to coordinate the work between a traveling notary and an Apostille service.

I suggest you keep everything consistent.  If your degree is from a University in New York, find a service in New York to help you with the notary and Apostille in that state.  You don’t want a New York University degree notarized and Apostilled from another state.  Be smart, get your State Apostille from the State you graduated in.

Once the degree has been Apostilled by the Secretary of State, you can then send the documents to our office for processing.  Be sure to download our FBI Apostille Order Form.  We hand-carry each document to the US Department of State in Washington, D.C.  Your documents will be returned to you in 5-8 business day.  Additional shipping fees apply for documents sent outside the United States. Contact us for a price quote.