Connecticut Background Check from Abroad
State criminal history check
Connecticut Background Check from Abroad
Yes, but by U.S. post only. Email and fax requests are refused.
- Fee
- $36.00 name check; $75.00 for a full conviction history by name or by fingerprint
- Processing
- Varies; confirm when you submit
- From abroad
- Possible
What to send, and where
| Agency | Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, State Police Bureau of Identification |
|---|---|
| Form | DPS-0846-C, Criminal History Record Request |
| Fee | $36.00 name check; $75.00 for a full conviction history by name or by fingerprint |
| Payment | Cheque or money order with the form. |
| Processing | Varies; confirm when you submit |
| Post to | DESPP-SPBI, 1111 Country Club Road, Middletown, CT 06457-2389 |
Specific to Connecticut
- At $75.00 Connecticut is the most expensive state check in the country. The $36.00 option only confirms whether a record exists; it does not produce one.
- Post is the only channel. Budget for international delivery in both directions.
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 Connecticut specifies its own form above, in which case order that form first and allow for it reaching you overseas.
After it arrives
A Connecticut criminal history check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Connecticut, 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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut record from outside the United States?
Yes, but by U.S. post only. Email and fax requests are refused.
What does it cost?
$36.00 name check; $75.00 for a full conviction history by name or by fingerprint Cheque or money order with the form.
How long does it take?
Varies; confirm when you submit. Add international postage in both directions on top of that.
Do I need the Connecticut check as well as the FBI one?
Only if the authority asking has said so. The FBI record already includes arrests that Connecticut reported federally. Ask before paying for both.
Will it need an apostille?
If it is going to a foreign authority, yes. A Connecticut check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Connecticut 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.
