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To get your FBI Background Check, there are some steps come first before getting the apostille stamp.

Follow up the information in this Infographic…

California Apostille provides US Department of State Apostille for FBI Criminal record Check(CRC) destined for use abroad. It cost $60.00 per document, processing time is 4 business days. We also provide our customers with the ability to obtain FBI Background Check apostille by themselves. Follow the instructions below:

The Full Article: How to Get your FBI Background Check Apostille

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International Apostille certification is something you are going to deal with if you are planning to continue your study abroad. Scholarship holders, university exchange students, and many others will be asked to Apostille their academic credentials (transcripts, degree) to be accepted by international universities.

So, you must be asking…

How to apostille Academic Credentials for studying abroad?

Keep calm, that’s what we are going to explain here.

Your Educational Documents Should be One of the Following…

Examples of Educational documents include:

Follow the Below Instructions to Apostille your Certificate Easily

The document must be issued through an accredited university

Your school, university or faculty must be located in the States of California or one of its counties. Also, the educational institution must be an accredited establishment in order to be accepted by the California Secretary of State for Apostille Service.

How to ensure that your university is accredited?. Search the official website of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation Here. or check out the full list of California State Accredited Uneviresties

The document must be signed by the school/ university registrar

A diploma or a transcript must bear the official signature of the school or university registrar.

Get your document notarized by a California notary public

There are two types of California notary forms:

• California notary jurat

CA Jurat Sample

State of California

County of _______________

Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this ______ day of _____________, 20___, by__________________________________________________________________________, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) who appeared before me.

(Seal) Signature

• California Notary Acknowledgement

CA Acknowledgement Sample

State of California

County of _____________________________

On __________________ before me____________________________________________

                                                          (insert name and title of the officer)

personally appeared ______________________________________________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal.

Signature ______________________________ (Seal)

California Secretary of State Apostille

Visit the California Secretary of State office in Los Angeles for document Apostille. The process will take about one business day in charge of $26.00 per document.

Send Authentication requests can be submitted by mail to the Los Angeles office.

California Secretary of State Office

300 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90013

According to the Secretary of State, your envelope must include the following items:

• The original notarized and/or certified document(s). A photocopy is not acceptable.
• A cover letter stating the country in which the document will be used.
• A check or money order for the authentication fee of $20 per Apostille.
• A self-addressed envelope for the return mail.

apostille processing time from California Secretary of State Office usually takes 7:10 business days.

Note: Same-Day for $26.00 per document expedited service for walk-in service only at Los Angeles office. mailing service is not available.

For any other State, you can contact your Secretary of State Office directly, this is all SOS offices information you’re going to need to contact them.

click here: US Secretary of State Offices Lists

However,

If you are in a hurry or want to hire a professional Apostille service, contact California Apostille for 3-hours California Apostille. We charge only $60.00 per document, without the shipping fees.

We will respond timely.

you can also order by phone on (323) 977-4900 Monday to Friday, from 09.00 am to 05.00 pm PST

Concerning Shipping

You have to include a prepaid airway bill with your envelope to ship the document back to you after authentication. We may ship your document internationally.

Concerning Payments

• California Apostille accepts company Check, Money Order
• Make your check or money order payable to “California Apostille”
• Billing option is available for Corporations only.

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Resources:

California Secretary of State: http://www.sos.ca.gov/

Office of Authentication: http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/notary/authentication.htm

Sacramento office: http://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/contact/

Processing Times: http://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/processing-times/

The California Department of Public Health: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/CDPHHome.aspx

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A Certificate of Free Sale indicates that a particular product such as cosmetics, infant food, seafood, land food, food additives, medical devices etc., is legally marketed throughout the United States and/ or eligible for export process.

Since 2016, the FDA “US Food and drug Administration” has launched its new automated system to file for Free sale certificate electronically. The FURLS (the FDA Unified Registration and Listing System) has shortened the duration of the processing time and helped US export corporations to obtain Certificate of Free sale timely and effectively.

However, exporters can still order their request by mail. It usually takes about 2-3 weeks and the fee is about $10.00 per certificate of free sale for the export of Food and Food additives and cosmetics. While certificate of free sale for medical devices cost $175.00 per certificate.

The Apostille stamp must be obtained from the US Department of State for the Federal issued documents.

“Federally issued documents destined for use in participating Hague Apostille countries may need to be authenticated with an Apostille issued by the U.S. Department of State. Documents requiring an Apostille issued by the U.S. Department of State are those which have been signed by U.S. Federal Official, an American Consular Officer, Military Notary, Judge Advocate (10 USC 1044a), or a foreign Consul diplomatic official registered with the State Department Office of Protocol”

Step One: Create New Account

Go to: FURLS Certificate Application Process and create an account to request a Certificate of Free Sale. The steps will go as follow:-

Select the applicable center for the purpose of account creation. It depends on the product type that you want to export or your requested service. For example, you cannot use your account for Tobacco registration to request a new registration for food facility of exporting medical devices. You have to create a separate account for each service requested.

Before you fill your contact information you have to choose the appropriate center to perform your request

To request a certificate of free sale to export cosmetics products, you will need to choose the fourth (4) option which is ”Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (FFRM, LACF, SEPRM, NDIN, PNSI / Systems Recognition Program / Certification Application Program (Includes Land food, Seafood, Cosmetics, Food Additive, Food Contact Substances, Dietary Supplements, Infant Formula, Medical Foods, and Foods for Special Dietary Use), etc.)”

Then, you will need to choose the system that you want to access based on your requested document. In our case you have to choose: Certificate Application Process Includes Land Food, Seafood, Cosmetics, Food Additive, Food Contact Substances, Dietary Supplements, Infant Formula, Medical Foods, and Foods for Special Dietary Use.

Finally, you will be asked if you are a foreign government official or not. Answer the question depending on your situation.

Fill your contact information to create your profile. You will be asked to provide your name, email, job title, domestic or international address, phone number, company name and fax number if found.

Save your account details and then login.

Step Two: Enter New Application

After you have logged in using your login details and choosing the required center, which is Certificate Application process, the next window will appear.  Choose the first option “ Enter new Application” the session will be timed out after 30 minutes.

Choose the certificate type. You may choose to create a certificate for Land Food, Sea Food, Cosmetics, Dietary Supplement, Food Additive, Medical Food, Food Substances, Infant Formula..etc. depending on your exported product.

You will be asked to provide a basic contact detail about you again and about the exported company. The section about your contact details will be auto-filled with the details that you have previously filled. In the company details section, you will have the choice to provide new details or to be auto-filled with your contact details.

Choose the type of certificate requested. You may create a Certificate of Free  Sale as a product specific or as a General Certificate. Choose a “ Product Specific” if you have a list of products and its specifications.

You will also get to choose how many  certificates you need

A window informing you about required fees and accepted payment method will appear.

Finally, sign the acknowledgment statement and submit your request to create your document.

Step Three: Apostille your Document

Now, you have a Free Sale certificate issued and signed by the FDA. You need to stamp your document with an Apostille stamp in order for your certificate to be valid for us in the Apostille convention countries.

According to The US Department of State – Office of Authentications “The U.S. Department of State issues both Authentication Certificates and Apostilles. The determination of which certificate is issued is based on the country in which the document will be used.  Authentication Certificates are issued for documents which are destined for use in countries that are not parties to the Hague Apostille Convention.  Apostille Certificates are issued for documents destined for use in countries that are parties to the Hague Apostille Convention.

Another way to get Free Sale Certificate apostilled fast and professional, California apostille provides expedited Apostille service for Free Sale certificates destined for use in the Hague countries in charge of $60.00 per document, turnaround time is 4 business days

You may also choose to legalize your Free sale for use in a non-hague country. For prices and turnaround time, please choose your destination country from here.

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The office of the California Secretary of State doesn’t provide Apostille service for federally issued documents. All FDA documents must be authenticated (Apostilled) from the US Department of State in Washington DC.

California  Apostille provides fast  Apostille for Certificate to Foreign Government CFG within just 4 business days and the cost is $60.00 per stamp. We can authenticate your federal document as an original document or as a photocopy.

Call us now to verify your eligibility for a copy of FDA certificate Apostille.

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This Infographic will give you almost everything you need to know about teaching English in Korea. If you are an American citizen, have a college degree and have no criminal record, you are good to go, and you are ready to join the ESL Program in Korea (English as a Second Language). But for starters, let’s see what ESL Program is about.

To get your documents with the required processes and stamps, it is recommended to rely on California Apostille which provides expedited apostilled services to get it done in a short time. You can use our expedited service to get things done in a professional and efficient way.

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Do you want to obtain an affidavit for any personal or legal purpose? and you wondered how to get an affidavit notarized and apostille, this is your guide to making an affidavit and its requirements, but first, you need to know what’s the meaning of affidavit.

California Apostille is a distinguished agency in the US which helps to apostille documents issued in the United States to be used in any of The Hague Convention countries. We provide expedited Apostille services for affidavits issued from the state of California in the US.

You can obtain your affidavit in 2 business days with a total cost of $60.00, divided as follows:

$35.00 for our service fees + $15.00 for D.C Government fees

What does affidavit mean?

An affidavit is a legal document which is signed by an affiant before a notary public or other relevant authorities. It states some facts about a legal matter based on the affiant’s personal knowledge and beliefs. It is not written in a courtroom. It resembles a written court testimony, but instead, doing this verbally by placing one’s hand on the Bible, swearing he/she is telling nothing but the truth, it is done in writing. Giving signature over false information is considered as perjury.  It is like an oath but on paper. Despite being out of the courtroom, the affiant still has a legal obligation to tell the truth.

Apostille Affidavit For Hague countries:

1. Affidavits can be obtained from either the Local County clerk, the court or the county clerk. One can get it from the court or state register in some states. 
2. an attorney must prepare this affidavit for the concerned person.
3. For those who are abroad, please visit the local embassy or US Consulate Office, in which the affidavit will be notarized.
4. California Apostille will apostille you affidavit from the Secretary of State in California.

Affidavit Legalization

If the country that is requesting the affidavit is a Non-Hague country, there are two additional steps. California Apostille will authenticate affidavits from the US Department of State, and legalized from the Embassy office.

Note: Affidavits must be notarized by a notary public.

How to write an affidavit

You can follow the following 8 steps in writing an affidavit

1. Set a title for the affidavit. If it a sworn statement, the name and the address of the affiant must be included in the title, e.g. Affidavit of Rose Jack. If it is to be submitted before the court, you have to state the caption of the case at the top of the affidavit, and it should include the name of the court, county, state, the parties, and the case number.
2. At the beginning of the affidavit, write the affiant’s name and personal information, including his/her address, workplace, date of birth, job, relationship of the affiant to the parties involved in the affidavit.
3. Write an opening sentence in the first person, stating that the affiant is swearing under oath, and affirming the written information.
4. List the facts in the affidavit according to their relevance and importance. Try to arrange them in a consequential manner.
5. Write each fact in a separate paragraph, numerated.
6. Each fact should be clear and concise, providing names, addresses, and any needed information.
7. Write a statement that the affidavit is complete and the facts are true for the affiant to swear to. Then, write the oath the affiant is taking.
8. Create two blocks for the affiant and the notary public to sign in.

Types of Affidavits

Most probably you have done an affidavit at least once in your life. For those who haven’t, here are some frequently requested affidavits.

Affidavit of Single Status

If a person wants to get married in another Hague Convention country, you will need to have a single status affidavit. This document’s purpose is to prove that he/she is currently not married to another person in the US, or he/she is divorced. For divorced people, a divorce decree issued by the court should be included in the affidavit. The country which requires the affidavit may ask for an official witnessing or certifying his/her signature. However, if a person is marrying someone in another Non-Hague Convention country, his/her documents must be authenticated by the US Department of State and legalized from the Embassy office.

Affidavit of Birth

If someone loses his/her birth certificate, this type of affidavit will be used to verify some facts about his/her birth, including date of birth, county of birth…..etc. it will be filled by a blood relative, his/her midwife, or his/her doctor.  This person will state their relationship to the concerned person, and some information about him/her.

Affidavit of Name Change

It may also be called affidavit of the Same Name, affidavit of Change of Name, or affidavit of one and the same. If a person uses a name that is different from his legal one, and it hasn’t been made official by the court yet, he/she needs to create an affidavit of Name Change to verify his/her identity. It will be an evidence of this person’s identity if her/she wants to apply for a passport, a visa…..etc.

Affidavit of Small State

This document helps you speed up settling an estate. It is used when a life-partner or a family member dies, without a will and with a small estate. This affidavit allows you track the resolution of an estate in a probate court. The term (small estate) varies from a state to another. However, the general range is between $5.000 to $15.000. Make sure of the guidelines of your state small estate before processing this affidavit.

Affidavit of Residence

It is a legal document used in order to verify the residence of a concerned person. It is often used in response to many entities, including court and financial institutions. we can also use this affidavit to verify where someone lived before he/she died. If an agency asks to verify a deceased family member residency before releasing his/her funds and assets, a death certificate should be included with this affidavit.

Affidavit of Financial Basics

It is a document used when someone has been asked to make a sworn statement about his/her finances. In divorce cases, the court may require some information about expenses, investment, and assets. Not only in divorce cases, but also in many legal or business situations. A person should gather his/her information, check its accuracy, and make it official through this financial affidavit.

Affidavit of Domicile

This affidavit helps administrators and executors to transfer bonds and stocks of a deceased, which is considered as an evidence to prove the home of the deceased prior to his/her death.

Affidavit of ID Theft

It is a formal document, signed before a Notary Public, which states that a person’s identity is stolen. This affidavit can secure this person’s accounts from being wrongfully charged. It can get a person protected as quickly as possible after his/her identity card being stolen.

Payment

California Apostille accepts the billing system for medium and large companies. We accept also company checks and credit cards. Our fees are upfront and clarified in detail.

Mailing

453 South Spring Street, Suite 734, Los Angeles, CA 90013

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Do you want to start a life- changing journey?

If so, let me tell you that you have fulfilled the basic requirements to reserve a spot in the EPIK program to start a new career teaching English in South Korea.

Not convinced yet, here are some of the benefits that you can get for teaching English as a second language in South Korea

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After you have obtained your FBI background Check (you must prepare it first as it takes a long time), it’s time now to…

Apostille a Notarized Copy of your US Passport

Notarized and apostille your Passport General Requirements

Step 1: Passport general requirements

Your passport must meet the following requirements before you even think about apostilling it. If your passport misses one or more of the following requirements, you will need to renew your passport before you can proceed with the Apostille service.

• Your passport must be valid for at least  6 months before you leave the United States.
• There must be at least 2 blank pages in your passport for your visa.

Step 2: Make a notarize copy of your passport (Not Required)

Definitely, you cannot notarize your original passport, follow these instructions to know how:-

• Make 2 copies of the first two pages of your passport (the pages that contain your personal information.

• Write the following acknowledgment at the end of one of the copies:-

” I,( your name), certify that is is a true copy of my passport.”

• Take the copy with the written acknowledgment, along with your real passport, and your personal ID to the nearest notary public in your state and have it notarized.

Step 3: Apostille a Copy of US Passport

Now. it is the time for the last step, which is the Apostille for Korea. You have two choices to do so:-

1. You may get your Apostille by yourself by going to your local Secretary of State office.
2. Or, you can use the help of one of the expedited service providers in the United States. Here, you will find the best Apostille service providers that offer the best prices in the United States such as: California Apostille

Now, you have finished preparing 2 essential document for your new job in South Korea. The next post will handle the sealed transcripts and the best way to apostille it correctly.

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There are five (5) main documents type that you have to prepare in advance, before you even receive the job contract because some of these documents require a long time to obtain it from the government or the private institution and even took a bite longer to authenticate the document so as to be recognized in South Korea.

Today’s post will talk in details about the FBI Background Check: How you can obtain a recent record of your Criminal history and how to certify it smoothly, effortlessly and with affordable prices.

So, let’s start with obtaining an FBI Background Check

FBI Criminal Record Check VS. State Police Clearance

The EPIK administration requires that the Criminal Record Check (CRC) must be issued by the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS). The local Police stations or Law Enforcement force can issue police Clearance for employment or business licensing on the domestic level. However, if your employment is overseas, your Criminal Record must be issued on the national level by the FBI, Department of Justice to be recognized for use in Korea.

Step-By-Step- Guide for FBI Background Check

Step 1: Fill out the FBI Applicant Information Form

You must complete all the denotes fields. If you are requesting an FBI Background Check for more than one person (family), they also must sign the form.

Step 2: Get your Fingerprints impressions taken

You must provide a recent Fingerprint card. Copies or previously processed impressions are not accepted. Fill out the Standard Fingerprint Form (FD-285). It is preferred to make a professional technician take your impressions to avoid any mistakes while processing your documents.

Please refer back to the FBI Recording Legible Fingerprints brochure to make sure that you have the right set of impressions.

Step 3: Submit your request

You may choose to:-

Contact the FBI Directly. The cost is $18.00 per request- turnaround time is 3 weeks. Send your package to the following address:-

FBI CJIS Division – Record Request

1000 Custer Hollow Road

Clarksburg, WV 26306

Contact one of the FBI Approved channelers. They are private agencies appointed by the FBI to expedite the process of issuing FBI Background Check on behalf of the Clients. The cost ranges between $40.00- $60.00 per request- turnaround time is 1-3 business days.

Step 4: Receive your results

You will receive “No Record” if you don’t have any criminal record, and a “Rap Sheet” if you did have a criminal history.

Step 5: Apostille FBI Background Check for Korea

You may contact the US Department of State directly. The cost is $8.00 per document, turnaround time is 8 business days without the mailing time. Send your package to:

Office of Authentications

U.S. Department of State

CA/PPT/S/TO/AUT

44132 Mercure CIR

PO BOX 1206

Sterling, VA 20166 1206

Read a full guide here

• You can use the help of one of the expedited Apostille service providers in the United States such as California Apostille

After you receive your Korea Apostille, your FBI Background Check will be ready for use abroad.

Stay tuned to our next post on how to Apostille a notarized copy of your US Passport for use in Korea.

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California Apostille can help to expedite your Apostille Marriage Certificate from the California Secretary of State Office for use in any of the Hague Convention countries.

• You must issue a certified copy of your Marriage Certificate from the Local Health Department (State registrar) before you can obtain request California Apostille Stamp Services.

A Marriage Certificate Does Not require California notarization

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California Apostille can help to expedite your Apostille Death Certificate from the California Secretary of State Office for use in any of the Hague Convention countries.

• You must issue a certified copy of your Death Certificate from the Local Health Department (State registrar) before you can obtain request California Apostille Stamp Services.

A Death Certificate Does Not require California notarization

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California Apostille can help to expedite your Apostille Divorce Certificate from the California Secretary of State Office for use in any of the Hague Convention countries.

• You must issue a certified copy of your Divorce Certificate from the Local Health Department (State registrar) before you can obtain request California Apostille Stamp Services.

A Divorce Certificate Does Not require California notarization

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