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Personal Request for FBI Criminal History
When you apply for a visa to reside, work, or run your own business in Belgium, the Belgian authorities may ask you for a police certificate, commonly referred to as a “certificate of good conduct” in Belgium. To obtain such a certificate, American citizens and/or foreigners who have resided in the United States need to contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation and submit a request for an FBI criminal history as follows: more…
Prepare your written request with:
- a form FD-258 with your fingerprints on it;
- your return mailing address;
- a photocopy of a picture ID (preferably a U.S. driver's license);
- a letter stating the purpose of the record check;
- the required fee of $18.00 which must be submitted in the form of a certified check or money order, payable to the Treasury of the U.S., or with credit card payment
Send everything to:
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
C.J.I.S. Division, SCU Module D2
1000 Custer Hollow Road
Clarksburg, WV 26306, USA
Tel: 001-(304) 625-3878




