ricksiref
1/7/2017 18:34 EST
My wife and I are planning to move to Portugal in November of 2017 as retirees. We just got our fingerprints taken on the FBI FD-258 form. On the form it asks for Employer and Address. Since we are retired can we just put our name and address? Do we have the original certified results sent to use or to the Portugese consulate in San Francisco? (We currently live in San Diego) Any info re this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Rick Siref
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PresentMonkey
1/8/2017 05:15 EST
Hello Rick,
You need to have the report from the FBI sent to you. You take it with you with all the other paperwork to the consulate.
We are retired also and we put "Retired" and n/a on the address line.
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kawazaki
1/8/2017 09:05 EST
I rarely answer any requests here but I will tell you what I did with the FBI background check since our paths are similar. I moved from Long Beach, CA in November and have sucessfully become a resident with bank accounts, VISA card, drivers license, public health care, USA SSA retirement deposited to my Portugal bank account. It has been a real challenge. Regarding the FBI, you only need to write "Retired" in the employer and address space. I waited 18 weeks for my background check to arrive. The SF consulate specified that the report be on non-tamperable paper and the FBI report has a watermark to satisfy that requirement. The consulate required me to sent them the original report. One thing you need to do that the consulate did not tell me is get a certified driving record from the DMV on-line to obtain a driving license here. You have to mail in the completed form with payment. That will take a few weeks. Good luck on your move.
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JAfan333
1/18/2017 22:20 EST
We're also planning to move from the US this year and I'm curious whether the SIF required a translation and/or an Apostile for the background check, or was the watermark enough? Same questions apply to your DMV report.
The US State Dept is responsible for verifying authenticity (Apostile) for federal documents and only charges $8/document for Apostile, (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal-considerations/judicial/authentication-of-documents/office-of-authentications.html) while the State of California charges $20 (for marriage licenses, birth certificates, etc.) In CA it's part of the Secretary of State's office so other states will have similar systems.
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