Hello All,
I'm temporarily relocating to Brazil for my career. I'm in the process of obtaining my Type V visa, which should be available within the next month. One of the requirements to obtain the visa is an FBI criminal background check issued within the past 3 months. I'm tempted to use one of the approved "FBI channelers", or private companies that expedite the FBI's 8-week criminal background check process. Does anyone know whether the Brazilian consulate accepts criminal background checks processed from these approved channelers? Or do I need my criminal background check directly from the FBI? A lot of the channeler websites mention that they cannot present the background check with an "apostille", and I'm not sure whether this applies. I assume the channeler would be acceptable but want to see if anyone has any experience with this.
Thanks in advance!