Mississippi Background Check from Abroad
State criminal history check
Mississippi Background Check from Abroad
Yes, by post with a card taken locally.
- Fee
- About $32.00; confirm the current fee
- Processing
- Varies; confirm when you submit
- From abroad
- Possible
What to send, and where
| Agency | Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Criminal Information Center |
|---|---|
| Form | Criminal history record request with a fingerprint card |
| Fee | About $32.00; confirm the current fee |
| Payment | As directed when you request the form. |
| Processing | Varies; confirm when you submit |
| Post to | Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Criminal Information Center, Jackson, MS |
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Criminal Information Center page for this request
Specific to Mississippi
- Confirm the fee and the exact posting address with the Criminal Information Center before sending anything. Mississippi publishes less detail online than most states.
- Do not confuse this with the State Department of Health fingerprint unit, which handles healthcare-employment checks only.
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 Mississippi specifies its own form above, in which case order that form first and allow for it reaching you overseas.
After it arrives
A Mississippi criminal history check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Mississippi, 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi record from outside the United States?
Yes, by post with a card taken locally.
What does it cost?
About $32.00; confirm the current fee As directed when you request 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 Mississippi check as well as the FBI one?
Only if the authority asking has said so. The FBI record already includes arrests that Mississippi reported federally. Ask before paying for both.
Will it need an apostille?
If it is going to a foreign authority, yes. A Mississippi check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Mississippi 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.
