Arizona Background Check from Abroad
State criminal history check
Arizona Background Check from Abroad
Yes. Prints must be taken by an official at a law enforcement agency, and the card must carry that official's badge number and the agency name.
- Fee
- No fee published for record review; confirm when you request the packet
- Processing
- About two weeks
- From abroad
- Possible
What to send, and where
| Agency | Arizona Department of Public Safety, Central State Repository |
|---|---|
| Form | Record Review Packet, requested from the Criminal History Records Section |
| Fee | No fee published for record review; confirm when you request the packet |
| Payment | As directed in the packet. |
| Processing | About two weeks |
| Post to | Arizona Department of Public Safety, Central State Repository Section, PO Box 18450, Mail Drop 3110, Phoenix, AZ 85005-8450 |
The Arizona Department of Public Safety, Central State Repository page for this request
Specific to Arizona
- Write RECORD REVIEW in the reason-fingerprinted block. Cards without it get returned.
- Request the packet first by telephoning (602) 223-2222. You cannot simply post a card in.
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 Arizona specifies its own form above, in which case order that form first and allow for it reaching you overseas.
After it arrives
A Arizona criminal history check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Arizona, 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 Arizona 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 Arizona record from outside the United States?
Yes. Prints must be taken by an official at a law enforcement agency, and the card must carry that official's badge number and the agency name.
What does it cost?
No fee published for record review; confirm when you request the packet As directed in the packet.
How long does it take?
About two weeks. Add international postage in both directions on top of that.
Do I need the Arizona check as well as the FBI one?
Only if the authority asking has said so. The FBI record already includes arrests that Arizona reported federally. Ask before paying for both.
Will it need an apostille?
If it is going to a foreign authority, yes. A Arizona check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Arizona 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.
