FBI Apostille for Spain
NLV & visa, done in San Jose
Spain requires an apostilled FBI background check for the Non-Lucrative Visa, Digital Nomad Visa, student visa and residency — carrying a federal apostille, not a state office, and paired with a sworn Spanish translation. We fingerprint you, pull the report through an FBI-approved channeler partner, add the federal seal, and coordinate the sworn Spanish translation.
Applying for a Spain visa? Get the whole FBI apostille for Spain handled in person, in Spanish, at one San Jose office — inside Spain’s strict 90-day window.
From fingerprint to federal seal for Spain
What an FBI apostille for Spain is
For a Spain visa, the consulate asks for a federal criminal record check — your FBI Identity History Summary — with an apostille attached and a sworn Spanish translation. Only the FBI report is accepted; a state background check is not.
An FBI background check apostille is the certificate that makes the federal report valid in Spain under the Hague Convention. Because the FBI report is a federal document, it requires a federal apostille issued by the U.S. Department of State — a California state apostille is rejected.
Then Spain wants the document translated by a sworn translator (traductor jurado). We get the FBI report, apostille it, and coordinate that sworn translation — the same way we handle every FBI apostille in San Jose.
Transparent Spain 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 Spain requires, keeping the original intact.
Sworn Spanish translation
We coordinate the sworn Spanish translation (traducción jurada), 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 a sworn Spanish translation, is what the Spanish consulate asks for. Bringing family on the NLV? Their marriage and birth certificates also need 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 sworn 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 what the Spanish consulate expects for the NLV and Digital Nomad Visa.
Walk-In, Not Mail-In
Real San Jose office at 434 Blossom Hill Rd. English, Spanish, and Vietnamese spoken at the desk.
Spain visa apostille questions
answered straight
Does Spain’s Non-Lucrative Visa require an apostilled FBI background check?
Does Spain require a sworn Spanish translation of the FBI check?
How recent must my FBI report be for Spain?
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 Spain take?
What does the FBI apostille for Spain cost?
Which Spain visas need an apostilled FBI check?
Get your Spain 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, sworn translation coordinated.