FBI Apostille for Colombia
visa & residency, in San Jose
Under Colombia’s Resolution 5477 of 2022, the Migrant (M), Resident (R), retirement (pensionado) and Digital Nomad visas require an apostilled FBI background check — carrying a federal apostille, then officially translated into Spanish, and valid only about three months. We fingerprint you, pull the report through an FBI-approved channeler partner, add the federal seal, and coordinate the official Spanish translation, in Spanish, at one San Jose office.
Applying for a Colombia visa or residency? Get the whole FBI apostille for Colombia handled in person, in Spanish, at one San Jose office.
From fingerprint to federal seal for Colombia
What an FBI apostille for Colombia is
Since Resolution 5477 of 2022, Colombia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks for a federal criminal record check — your FBI Identity History Summary — with an apostille and an official Spanish translation, for most long-stay visas. A state background check is not accepted.
An FBI background check apostille is the certificate that makes the federal report valid in Colombia. Because the report is a federal document, it requires a federal apostille issued by the U.S. Department of State — a California state apostille won’t be accepted.
Then, under Article 21 of that resolution, the document must be officially translated into Spanish, after the apostille. We get the FBI report, apostille it, and coordinate the official translation — the same way we handle every FBI apostille in San Jose.
Transparent Colombia apostille pricing
Three clear options
This is the federal apostille for your FBI background check — not a California state apostille. Any required translation and government fees are quoted separately.
Standard
- You bring or mail in your FBI report
- Submitted for the federal apostille
- Federal apostille seal applied
- Tracked return to you
Expedited
- You already have your FBI report
- Priority federal submission
- Fast-tracked federal apostille seal
- Tracked return shipping included
Bundle
- Walk-in fingerprinting in San Jose
- FBI result via Channeler, often in hours
- Routed straight to expedited apostille
- Tracked return shipping included
From walk-in to consulate-ready
Four steps
Bring or skip your FBI report
Have your FBI Identity History Summary? Bring it. If not, the expedited package starts here with walk-in Live Scan fingerprinting.
FBI Channeler submission
We submit prints through an FBI-approved channeler partner, so your FBI background check often returns within hours.
Federal apostille
We submit your FBI report for the federal apostille seal Colombia requires under Resolution 5477 of 2022.
Official Spanish translation
After the apostille, we coordinate the official Spanish translation, then hand back a consulate-ready packet or ship it tracked.
One federal seal
Ready for the consulate
A federally apostilled FBI background check, plus an official Spanish translation, is what Colombia asks for. Bringing a marriage or birth certificate too? Those get a state-level apostille, which our apostille services handle. Keep these in mind:
The Bay Area’s one-stop FBI apostille office
Most FBI apostille San Jose services are mail-only and never touch the report or the translation. We handle both ends in Spanish — with help from our partner TruPoint Legal for clients who need extended legal-document support.
One Stop, One Receipt
We apostille FBI reports in-house: walk-in fingerprinting, federal authentication, and coordinated official Spanish translation.
Best Standard Price
$200 standard is well below market — competitors charge $295 to $475 for the same federal apostille.
Atendemos en Español
A Spanish-speaking front desk that knows Colombia’s Resolution 5477 rules — pensionado, Migrant, and Resident visas.
Walk-In, Not Mail-In
Real San Jose office at 434 Blossom Hill Rd. English, Spanish, and Vietnamese spoken at the desk.
Colombia visa apostille questions
answered straight
Does Colombia require an apostilled FBI background check?
Do I need a Spanish translation of my FBI check for Colombia?
How recent must my FBI report be for Colombia?
Which Colombia visas need an apostilled FBI check?
Do I need a state apostille or a federal apostille for my FBI check?
Can you do the whole thing in San Jose, in Spanish?
How long does an FBI apostille for Colombia take, and what does it cost?
Can you apostille my marriage or birth certificate for Colombia too?
Get your Colombia visa apostille
started this week
Bring your FBI report or start fresh with the expedited package. From $200 standard (about 6 weeks); $350 expedited (14 business days, no fingerprinting); $450 bundle with fingerprinting. San Jose office, Spanish spoken, official translation coordinated.