FBI Background Check Translation for Spain
Get your FBI background check translated into Spanish by an officially appointed MAEC sworn translator.
Fixed price
€69
Covers the standard one-page Identity History Summary, including the certification page. All prices include Spanish VAT at 21%.
You see the plan and the total before paying.
What you receive
- A sworn translation into Spanish
- The full text of your document, translated and certified by a translator officially appointed by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- A qualified digitally signed PDF
- Signed with a qualified electronic certificate, valid for electronic submission under Orden AUC/213/2025. Do not edit the file after you receive it, or the signature breaks.
- The translator’s appointment number
- Printed on the certification, so the receiving office can check the translator against the Ministry’s public register.
- Unlimited digital copies
- Download it as often as you need. A stamped paper original can be posted to you as an extra.
How it works
- 1
Upload the document
A scan or a clear photo is enough. You never post us anything.
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Check your plan
We tell you what needs a sworn translation for your application, what does not, and the total price before you pay.
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Pay in euros, VAT included
One figure, no additional charges once the work has started.
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Receive your signed PDF
Within 48 hours as standard, or 24 hours with priority delivery.
The FBI check and the apostille
An FBI Identity History Summary is a public document, so Spain requires it to be legalised with a Hague apostille before it means anything to a consulate. For a federal document that apostille comes from the US Department of State, not from a state Secretary of State.
The order matters. Apostille first, then translate. The apostille becomes part of the document, and the sworn translator certifies the set they were given — so a translation produced before the apostille was attached leaves you with a mismatch.
The apostille itself is issued on the standard multilingual Hague form and, for this workflow, is submitted as issued rather than translated separately. Upload both files and your plan will show you exactly how yours is handled, with the source we based that on.
How long your FBI check stays valid
Spanish consulates in Washington DC, Miami, New York and London publish a six-month validity window for criminal record documents in visa applications. The clock runs from the issue date on the document, not from the date you apply.
That window is why ordering the translation early is worth it: an FBI check that expires while you are waiting has to be requested again from scratch, and the apostille with it.
Why an appointed translator matters
Spain does not recognise a translation simply because it is certified. A traducción jurada must be produced by a translator appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAEC) for that specific language pair, who signs and stamps it under their own name and appointment number.
This is the single most common reason an otherwise complete file gets sent back: the applicant had the document translated at home, by a certified or notarised translator who is not on the Spanish register. The work has to be redone, and under art. 68 of Ley 39/2015 there are only ten working days to fix it before an application can be shelved.
We verify every translator against the Ministry’s public register, including their active status, before assigning work.
Questions
Based on the current published requirements for this application. Requirements may change.
Does my FBI background check need an apostille as well as a translation?
For visa and residency applications, yes. The apostille comes from the US Department of State because the FBI check is a federal document. Get the apostille first, then have the set translated.
Can I use a translation done by a certified translator in the US?
Generally not. Spain requires a translator appointed by its own Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A US-certified or notarised translation is a different thing, and is the most common reason a file is returned.
What if my FBI check has more than one page?
The standard Identity History Summary is one page and is covered by the fixed price. If yours runs longer, the extra pages are priced at a fixed rate and shown to you before you pay.
How quickly can you deliver it?
Standard delivery for an FBI background check is 48 hours. Priority delivery brings it to 24 hours.
Upload it and see the plan
You will see the verdict, the reason and the price for every file before you pay anything.