Nebraska Background Check & Apostille Guide

Issuing agency

Nebraska State Patrol — Criminal Identification Division

Steps to request and apostille your record

1. STEP 1Request Your Background Check

   • Nebraska criminal history records are maintained by the Nebraska State Patrol's Criminal Identification Division (CID).
   • Online: Request a criminal history record at nebraska.gov/clickBackground for $30. Results are returned electronically.
   • In person or by mail: Complete the Criminal History Record Request form and submit it with a $30 payment (cashier's check, personal check, or money order) to any Nebraska State Patrol Troop Area office or mail to the CID.
   • For immigration purposes, fingerprint-based checks are available at all Nebraska State Patrol locations via LiveScan. Contact the CID at (402) 479-4971 for the current fingerprint processing fee.
   • Nebraska statute requires the State Patrol to complete criminal history reports within 3 business days of receiving a properly submitted request.

2. STEP 2Receive Your Results

   • Online results are typically returned within 3 business days.
   • In-person and mail requests are also processed within 3 business days of receipt per Nebraska statute.
   • Your report (Record of Arrest and Prosecution, or RAP) will list any criminal history on file or confirm no record exists.

3. STEP 3Apostille Your Background Check

   • Submit your background check to the Nebraska Secretary of State for an apostille.
   • The apostille fee is $10 per document/notarization.
   • In-person and mail requests are available. In-person processing can be completed in 1 business day. Mail processing takes approximately 14 business days.
   • Contact the Secretary of State at (402) 471-2554 or sos.info@nebraska.gov for instructions.

4. STEP 4Translate via EcuadorTranslations.com

   • Upload your apostilled background check to EcuadorTranslations.com for certified Spanish translation.
   • Cost: $150 per document ($130 each for 3 or more documents).
   • Turnaround: 3 business days. Your translation is certified and notarized, ready for submission to Ecuador immigration.

Apostille authority

Key notes

• Nebraska law guarantees a 3-business-day turnaround for criminal history requests — one of the fastest statutory guarantees in the country.
• Provide as much identifying information as possible (name, date of birth, SSN, maiden/previous names) to ensure accurate results.
• LiveScan electronic fingerprinting is available at all Nebraska State Patrol locations for fingerprint-based immigration checks.
• If a document has multiple notarizations, the $10 apostille fee is charged per notarization.

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