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.

Newbie here. US citizens applying for a non o-a visa. Where I get a notarized criminal back ground check?

A couple questions. 1.- We live in Florida, USA. Will a background check from the "Florida Department of Law Enforcement" be acceptable for a OA visa? Or will I need a FBI background check?" 2. - Wife has a Green Card, and a Vietnamese Passport. Her passport expires in July 2022. Will the Thai Embassy issue a OA visa to her, due to little time left on her passport? If renewing her passport before less than 6 months the cost is 3x. I have emailed the Thai Embassy, but no reply. Thanks in advance!

Visa question-- I guess the Thai embassy in the US wasn't satisfied with my criminal record clearance certificate from the countries where I have been living for the last 6 years. So they want one from the FBI (even though I have not lived here in forever). Did anyone have to do a similar background check? Did you use some sort of agency? Any recommendations? Need to expedite this as it's holding up my visa plans.

Getting all my documents together for a retirement visa from home country of USA.

Right now trying to get my criminal background check done. Called my local law enforcement agency about getting this done. They seem to be clueless, they mentioned about finger print card that does that meet the requirement for Visa? Second of all does have be an official hard copy letter from an official office stating that im cleared or can they email the background check and then i print the the results off and use that as my background check document?

Thank you in advance for any help, I live in the state of Ohio

Hello all, I had a quick question about police background checks. I am hoping to enter Thailand on a tourist visa and convert to a non b when I secure a teaching job. I am a US citizen. I was wondering if it is required for me to get a police background check in order to get the visa. If so would a FBI background check like the one at this link be enough for the requirement? [members only]/#/ Is it required for me to get a background check in the US or can this be done in Thailand with the Thai police? Or both? If I get the background check here in the US does this need to be authenticated or notarized in some way? Does a regular check work or does it need to specifically refer to working with children or something? Thanks for the advice.

Ok here I go!

Thinking of applying for Non Immigration O-A retirement visa.

I have downloaded requirements from a Royal Thai Condulate General Los Angeles.

One requirement:

Called FBI. No help. Called a place that does fingerprints. No help?

Any body know how to do this?

US passport holder with a current O Visa with extension based on retirement that expires in Feb. Plan to apply for the O-A while back in the States in Dec. I've been told that obtaining the state-authorized, or FBI, required verification of a non-criminal record is time-consuming. Does anyone have any recent experience with this? I will only be in the States for 3 weeks an now am not sure if this allows enough time.

Hello. How do I get a statement from the US government that I have no criminal record? Would I go to the police or FBI? For retirement visa.

Does the Thai consulate in Savannakhet require degrees to be attested from the American embassy and then certified to issue a non-B visa? Will copies and originals along with an original FBI check suffice?