Alaska Background Check from Abroad
State criminal history check
Alaska Background Check from Abroad
Yes, by post. The card must be a standard FD-258 and must be signed by the officer or vendor who took the prints.
- Fee
- $35.00 fingerprint-based, $20.00 name-based
- Processing
- Varies; confirm when you submit
- From abroad
- Possible
What to send, and where
| Agency | Alaska Department of Public Safety |
|---|---|
| Form | Request through backgroundcheck.dps.alaska.gov, or by post |
| Fee | $35.00 fingerprint-based, $20.00 name-based |
| Payment | As directed at submission. |
| Processing | Varies; confirm when you submit |
| Post to | As directed on the DPS background check page |
The Alaska Department of Public Safety page for this request
Specific to Alaska
- Alaska will reject prints not on a standard FD-258, including cards on the wrong paper stock or size. Use the FBI form, not a local one.
- Extra copies of the report cost $5 each if ordered with the first.
Getting fingerprinted where you are
Local police, a private fingerprinting service, a U.S. post if it still offers it, or ink at home. Take more than one card. Use the FD-258 unless Alaska specifies its own form above, in which case order that form first and allow for it reaching you overseas.
After it arrives
A Alaska criminal history check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Alaska, not by the U.S. Department of State. Most states require the response to be notarised or certified before the authenticating authority will touch it, and several sell a notarised version for exactly this purpose. Buy it at the time rather than discovering later that you have to start again.
We handle the apostille
Once your Alaska check exists we can authenticate it, legalise it for a non-Convention country, and have it translated. Tell us the destination and the deadline.
Questions people actually ask
Can I request my Alaska record from outside the United States?
Yes, by post. The card must be a standard FD-258 and must be signed by the officer or vendor who took the prints.
What does it cost?
$35.00 fingerprint-based, $20.00 name-based As directed at submission.
How long does it take?
Varies; confirm when you submit. Add international postage in both directions on top of that.
Do I need the Alaska check as well as the FBI one?
Only if the authority asking has said so. The FBI record already includes arrests that Alaska reported federally. Ask before paying for both.
Will it need an apostille?
If it is going to a foreign authority, yes. A Alaska check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Alaska rather than by the U.S. Department of State, and it usually has to be notarised or certified first.
This guide is published by a private document processing service. It is not legal advice and we are not a government agency. Requirements change without notice, so confirm anything critical with the mission before you post documents.
