Texas Background Check from Abroad
State criminal history check
Texas Background Check from Abroad
Yes. Applicants not near an enrolment centre may post an FD-258 ink card.
- Fee
- Paid to IdentoGO at enrolment
- Processing
- Varies; confirm when you enrol
- From abroad
- Possible
What to send, and where
| Agency | Texas Department of Public Safety, via IdentoGO |
|---|---|
| Form | Criminal History Record Check, pre-enrolment then card submission |
| Fee | Paid to IdentoGO at enrolment |
| Payment | Paid to IdentoGO when you schedule or attend. |
| Processing | Varies; confirm when you enrol |
| Post to | As directed by IdentoGO after pre-enrolment |
The Texas Department of Public Safety, via IdentoGO page for this request
Specific to Texas
- Pre-enrolment is mandatory before the card is posted.
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 Texas specifies its own form above, in which case order that form first and allow for it reaching you overseas.
After it arrives
A Texas criminal history check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Texas, 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 Texas 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 Texas record from outside the United States?
Yes. Applicants not near an enrolment centre may post an FD-258 ink card.
What does it cost?
Paid to IdentoGO at enrolment Paid to IdentoGO when you schedule or attend.
How long does it take?
Varies; confirm when you enrol. Add international postage in both directions on top of that.
Do I need the Texas check as well as the FBI one?
Only if the authority asking has said so. The FBI record already includes arrests that Texas reported federally. Ask before paying for both.
Will it need an apostille?
If it is going to a foreign authority, yes. A Texas check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Texas 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.
