From Hong Kong to Seoul, the long way round
- Week 1Printed in Mong Kok.
A small shop rolls his prints, and he posts the card to the FBI himself.
- Week 4Card returned by the FBI.
Smudged ink makes two fingers unreadable, so he is back to Step 1.
- Week 9Result in, no apostille.
Korea wants an apostille from the U.S. Department of State, so the original goes back across the Pacific.
- Week 15Apostille back, school waiting.
The school in Seoul has already moved his start date once.
- Week 18Visa issued, term missed.
Three couriers, two print sessions, and the first weeks of the semester lost.
One visit to his Hong Kong flat, apostille included
- Day 1Prints taken in Sai Ying Pun.
Our associate rolls an FD-258 at his flat and checks every finger before the card is sealed.
- Week 1At Globeia Washington, DC.
Our own staff submit the card to the FBI, and Kelvin tracks it in Globeia SmartPortal from Hong Kong.
- Week 3Result back and reviewed.
Fingerprint-based, nationwide and in English: the version the Korean consulate expects.
- Week 4Apostille ordered next.
Requested from the U.S. Department of State the same week, with nothing posted back to him first.
- Week 7Ready for the consulate.
One invoice. The apostilled FBI Background Check goes into his E-2 file on time.


