Kansas Background Check from Abroad
State criminal history check
Kansas Background Check from Abroad
Yes. Local police roll the card at no charge in many places, and the KBI supplies the cards free.
- Fee
- $35.00 review and challenge, plus $10.00 to have it notarised; $30.00 certified name-based
- Processing
- Varies; confirm when you submit
- From abroad
- Possible
What to send, and where
| Agency | Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Criminal History Records Section |
|---|---|
| Form | Record check request form, or a Review and Challenge request for your own record |
| Fee | $35.00 review and challenge, plus $10.00 to have it notarised; $30.00 certified name-based |
| Payment | With the request. |
| Processing | Varies; confirm when you submit |
| Post to | Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Attn: Criminal History Records Section, 1620 SW Tyler, Topeka, KS 66612-1837 |
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Criminal History Records Section page for this request
Specific to Kansas
- Pay the extra $10.00 to have the response notarised. A foreign authority will usually want that, and it is also the precondition for an apostille.
- Fingerprint cards are free from the KBI; only the check itself costs.
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 Kansas specifies its own form above, in which case order that form first and allow for it reaching you overseas.
After it arrives
A Kansas criminal history check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Kansas, 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 Kansas 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 Kansas record from outside the United States?
Yes. Local police roll the card at no charge in many places, and the KBI supplies the cards free.
What does it cost?
$35.00 review and challenge, plus $10.00 to have it notarised; $30.00 certified name-based With the request.
How long does it take?
Varies; confirm when you submit. Add international postage in both directions on top of that.
Do I need the Kansas check as well as the FBI one?
Only if the authority asking has said so. The FBI record already includes arrests that Kansas reported federally. Ask before paying for both.
Will it need an apostille?
If it is going to a foreign authority, yes. A Kansas check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Kansas 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.
