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Do background checks for the Non-Immigrant Type B visa need to be apostilled or certified for expats moving to Chiang Mai?

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Hey all, we're moving to Chiang Mai this fall. My husband will be teaching. I'm curious if anyone from the US knows this...does the background check for the Non-Immigrant Type B visa have to apostilled or officially certified? Or can we just order it from the FBI and that's good enough?

Same question in regard to birth certificates and marriage certificates.

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The user inquires if the background check for a Non-Immigrant Type B visa to Thailand requires apostille or official certification and whether a simple order from the FBI suffices. Comments suggest that state police checks may also be accepted and that official-looking documents can be sufficient.

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I used a print out from local city hall (which doubled as the court house). The print out said I had no open cases.

Just about anything official looking will do. If your husband has a record in the local community, maybe go to a different local community.

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Doug ********

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In my experience, background checks are issued by the individual state police, and not the FBI.

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The Washington DC Thai Embassy website says “FBI or state “. Either way, i’m curious if it needs any sort of certified stamp on it or something. I know when my brother got his visa for Italy, it had to be from the FBI and it had to be apostilled. However, Thailand isn’t a part of the Hague Convention so I’m not sure if it needs an apostille or anything?

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