What type of criminal background check is required for a Non-B visa in Thailand, FBI or local police?

Hello Liz, your criminal record check MUST be at the federal level (the FBI), most embassies will not accept a state or local police report. If you go to the FBI's website they list a bunch of 3rd party providers that can do the record check for you. As David said, if you do if through the FBI you'll be waiting anywhere from 3-30 weeks for it.

Sorry I not a crimnal

Go to the fbi website and get one it’s like $18 only way to do it

I am from Los Angeles here on a non o visa I got mine from the lapd

The BIG thing is WHAT thai consulate in what country are you thinking you're going to apply for the Non-B visa at :O

IF you're comin' here and going to go to the thai consulate in say Penang Malaysia to get the Non-B visa you need a police check from your country AND from thailand.

IF you're getting the visa in the US from one of the thai consulates there you just need a background check from your state.

IF you're already IN thailand you get a background check from the Police Special Branch Office in Bangkok, here;

Punch a few numbers and call Thai Embassy or make an appointment. What kind of question is that for international community? Every country has its unit to issue the non criminal records. Conversely, if you are in Thailand, your Embassy should request for the non criminal record.

You "should" be ok with a local police check, but a state police records check would be better. National check can also be done (non-FBI) by a couple authorized companies in each state, or an FBI check. All four levels have made it through the visa process but maybe not guaranteed at the lowest levels. I got paperwork for the "national" level check to be on the safe side.

Never been asked for one traveling from UK

I did mine in Canada the local cops knew I needed clearance from the RCMP in Ottawa

The last time I applied for a Thai visa in the US that required a criminal background check the Embassy would not accept a local one but did accept one from the state police.

Never heard of that before, just a criminal background check is needed.

You can do it online aswell.

The rules change. I got in with clearance from my local police...a written letter. As if you could be wanted by the FBI and the locals not know about it? But the Thai people may not know how our country works. So let us know how hard it is to get FBI background checks

I'm applying for mine right now and for the UK, I've had to go to the Criminal Records Office which is national police - not sure about the US, but on the logic I've had to get a national police check, you would have to go higher up than local police I'd imagine

They will ask you if you have ever been arrested (yes they often ask these in forms). If you lie, you may get your whole application thrown out.

That's why most Malaysians try to obey the law. Cos if you have been arrested, you have to declare it often