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- Direct electronic submission
- Identity History Summary
- Federal fee handled for you
- Days, not weeks
- Quality verified at capture
- Apostille guidance included
Your FBI Identity History Summary, captured and submitted electronically from our office — not mailed and not queued. By appointment for West Palm Beach residents.
An FBI Identity History Summary — the document most people mean by “FBI background check” — is your national criminal history record, or confirmation that no record exists. Visa applications, foreign residency, teaching abroad, international adoption, immigration filings, and some professional licences all ask for it, and nearly all of them want it recent.
Because we submit electronically as an approved channeler, the request goes straight to the FBI from our office rather than travelling by post and joining a queue. The result is the same federal document with the same authority behind it; what changes is the waiting. Electronic submissions typically return in a handful of business days rather than the weeks a mailed request takes.
Multinational employers posting staff abroad ask for a federal-level clearance.
Medical, legal, and financial licensing bodies abroad require federal criminal history.
Reviewing your own summary before an employer or consulate does is worth the small effort.
The Gulf states, Korea, Singapore, and much of Europe require a national criminal record check.
Residency and golden visa programmes in Portugal, Spain, and Panama ask for federal clearance.
Korea, Japan, China, Spain, and the UAE condition a teaching visa on an FBI check.
Our counter is in West Palm Beach, which makes this the simplest version of the trip for anyone local. West Palm Beach is the county seat, and the address on our door, and the requirement is nearly always the same underneath: fingerprints captured properly, submitted to the right agency, the first time.
We serve clients across West Palm Beach including Downtown, Northwood Village, El Cid, Flamingo Park, Grandview Heights, and SoSo, as well as nearby communities such as Palm Beach, Riviera Beach, and Lake Clarke Shores. Landmarks like Clematis Street, Rosemary Square, and the Norton Museum of Art put us on familiar ground — this is home-turf service, not a mail-order queue.
Being the county seat concentrates a particular kind of demand here. Court-adjacent work, county and municipal hiring, the downtown financial and legal corridor, and the hospital campuses all generate screening requirements, and most of them route through agencies within a few miles of our counter.
The practical advantage for residents is simply proximity. There is no drive to plan around, which matters most when a licensing deadline moves or an employer needs a submission in before a start date. Book a lunch-break slot and the whole thing is done.
We are at 500 S Australian Ave, Suite 600, just off Okeechobee Boulevard, booking Monday to Saturday with same or next-day slots. We also handle fbi background check for clients in nearby Palm Beach, Riviera Beach, Palm Springs.
These are two different documents and requesting the wrong one costs weeks. A Florida check reports state criminal history through FDLE. An FBI Identity History Summary reports national records held federally. If the wording says “police clearance from your state of residence,” the Florida route does the job. If it says “FBI background check,” “federal criminal record,” or names the Identity History Summary, only the federal document will be accepted.
The other thing to check before booking is whether your destination also wants the document apostilled. An FBI summary is federal, so it isn't apostilled by Florida — it goes through the U.S. Department of State. We handle both halves: the fingerprinting here, then the federal authentication through Federal Apostille USA, our sister service. Mention it when you call, because sequencing the two correctly saves a repeat.
The summary covers US federal records. Time lived overseas may need separate clearances.
A Florida check reports state records only. If the requirement says FBI, only the federal summary counts.
Consulates usually want a summary issued within the last three to six months.
Federal documents are authenticated in Washington, not Tallahassee, and that is a separate service. Sequence matters.
The capture itself is the quick part — roughly ten minutes at the scanner, a little longer when a photo or a printed card is involved. Electronic submissions leave our office the same day, so nothing sits waiting on a courier or a weekly batch run.
What happens after that is the agency's clock, not ours. State and federal processing typically returns a result within a few business days, and posting to a board or to the Clearinghouse follows from there. If you are working against a start date or a filing deadline, say so when you book from West Palm Beach and we will tell you honestly whether the timeline is realistic rather than finding out later that it wasn't.
Visa, residency, adoption, or personal review — the purpose determines the route, so we confirm it first.
Rolled and flat impressions on a certified scanner, with image quality verified at capture.
Your request goes directly to the FBI from our office as an approved channeler.
Your Identity History Summary typically returns within a few business days.
One flat fee, all-in — the state fee, the federal fee, and the AHCA retention fee are already inside it. Nothing is added at your appointment, and we don't charge a separate rolling fee on top.
Need fingerprinting at your office or facility? We bring the equipment to you anywhere in Palm Beach County, Clearinghouse photo included. Call for a quote.
Yes. The same FBI Identity History Summary from the same federal record. The channeling route changes how the request is transmitted, not what comes back or what it's worth to a consulate.
Yes, though not through Florida — federal documents are authenticated by the U.S. Department of State, handled by our sister service Federal Apostille USA. Tell us the destination country when you book, because a few have extra steps beyond the apostille. If you need a Florida document apostilled instead — a birth certificate, diploma, or FDLE check — that goes through our Florida apostille service.
Read the exact wording. “State police clearance” points to the Florida route; “FBI background check” or “federal criminal record” points here. If it's ambiguous, read it to us over the phone — we sort this out daily.
The FBI has a formal challenge process for correcting or disputing an entry. We can point you to it, though we're a fingerprinting provider rather than a law firm and don't advise on the contents of a record.
The document has no expiry, but the consulate reading it usually does — most want one issued within the past three to six months. Time your request to your filing date.
Yes, each person needs their own. Families relocating or adopting frequently book together, which is worth doing as one block.
Usually the same or next business day. Call (561) 475-4757 or send the request form and we'll confirm a slot.
The FBI issues it in English. Some consulates require a certified translation alongside the apostille — tell us the destination and we'll explain what the full package needs.
The federal programme and how requests are processed.
FBI Approved ChannelersHow electronic submission through a channeler works.
U.S. Department of State — Office of AuthenticationsWhere federal documents are apostilled.
Federal Apostille USAOur sister service for apostilling an FBI check and other federal documents.
Florida Apostille & FDLE Check ApostilleOur sister service for Florida-issued documents and FDLE check apostilles.
One flat fee, all-in, for every Florida agency route.
What to bringThe short checklist that prevents a wasted trip.
ORI number guideWhat an ORI is and where to find yours.
Level 1 vs Level 2Which one your form is actually asking for.
Same or next-day slots, Monday to Saturday — call and we'll confirm a time and verify your ORI first. Companies in West Palm Beach can be handled on site by special request.