How to open a certificate of innocence in the United States

There are two main departments in the United States that do not publish criminal records:

1. The police station, county sheriff's office or state police and legal department of the original residence;

2. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The former is to search the database of local city, county and state, and the latter is to search the database of the FBI (only those who have committed federal crimes will be recorded).

What kind of certificate of no criminal record should be issued according to your own situation. If you are applying for a job, a job, etc. You can issue it to the local police station, but if it involves immigration or studying in a third country, you need to issue a certificate of no criminal record from the FBI.

No criminal record at the local police station or county sheriff's office:

Contact the local police station or county sheriff's office by phone, and ask them to search the local and state databases and issue a criminal record check for you. Tell them that the final document will be taken to China for use.

Note: Some states, such as Florida and Virginia, have unified management and no criminal record, which needs to be handled by relevant departments at the state level.

Certificate of no criminal record issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation:

There is no need to obtain any criminal record issued by the FBI from the FBI. Its authentication procedure is the State Council, and then it goes directly to the Embassy of China.

Application materials for the FBI's certificate of no crime:

1. Application Form for No Criminal Record in USA, I-783 Application Form for No Criminal Record.

2, provide the applicant's fingerprint card, FD-258 standard.

3. A scanned copy of the applicant's valid passport.

The application process of FBI innocence certificate;

1. Fingerprint collection: There are fingerprint recording institutions in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and other places in China. When recording fingerprints, you should fill in relevant information on the fingerprint card. Americans need to go to the FBI to collect fingerprints.

2. Fill in the application form for the US Certificate of No Crime.

3. Provide a scanned copy of the applicant's identity certificate.

4. Submit the materials to the FBI for review. Usually, the application time for American citizens is 15 working days, and the expedited time is 7 working days. The application time for China citizens is 3 months, and the expedited time is 15 working days.

5. After verification, it will be delivered by courier!