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How to Check on FBI Departmental Order Submission Status

This guide goes through how to efficiently track your FBI fingerprint submission and access your official report. It highlights the ability to confirm a successful submission, download an authenticated FBI report with a seal, and provides important reminders about the temporary nature of the online response. Additionally, it directs you to resources for further authentication needs like apostilles, ensuring you have clear guidance on managing your FBI Departmental Order results.

 
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# Follow the steps below to track your submission status after you have finished getting your fingerprints taken

1. Follow this link to go to our website www.applicantservices.com/fbi-channeler/Departmental-Order-556-73/

Follow this link to go to our website www.applicantservices.com/fbi-channeler/Departmental-Order-556-73/

2. Click on the "Transaction History" menu option at the top of the page

Click on the "Transaction History" menu option at the top of the page

3. Enter your email, then click on "Proceed" to access your account. After entering your email, the site will send you a one-time access code to finish logging in as a text to your phone, or ask for an authenticator code

Enter your email, then click on "Proceed" to access your account. After entering your email, the site will send you a one-time access code to finish logging in as a text to your phone, or ask for an authenticator code

4. This will show your transaction history. If you see the status column on your transaction mention Complete, it means your Live Scan transaction was successfully submitted by the Live Scan center

This will show your transaction history. If you see the status column on your transaction mention Complete, it means your Live Scan transaction was successfully submitted by the Live Scan center

5. 24-48 Hours after your appointment is completed, the results of the live scan will be returned back to the website for you to download.

6. Scroll down on the page until you get to the "Available Options For" menu. If the View/Download button is not visible and the appointment was completed, we advise you check back later for this, or, If you do see the View/Download button, click this to download the response

Scroll down on the page until you get to the "Available Options For" menu. If the View/Download button is not visible and the appointment was completed, we advise you check back later for this, or, If you do see the View/Download button, click this to download the response

7. After clicking the View/Download button from the prior step and accepting the notifications that appear, then click on the "Download Authenticated PDF" button to download the report with the FBI's seal included

After clicking the View/Download button from the prior step and accepting the notifications that appear, then click on the "Download Authenticated PDF" button to download the report with the FBI's seal included

8. VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: after you access the FBI Response. The response will be deleted within 24 hours. So, be sure to download the “Authenticated PDF” first (basically it’s a PDF document with an FBI seal as a watermark) and then print it if needed

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: after you access the FBI Response. The response will be deleted within 24 hours. So, be sure to download the “Authenticated PDF” first (basically it’s a PDF document with an FBI seal as a watermark) and then print it if needed

9. If you were told that having the results apostilled would be required, you can view information on this at the link below travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/replace-certify-docs/authenticate-your-document/office-of-authentications.html

If you were told that having the results apostilled would be required, you can view information on this at the link below travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/replace-certify-docs/authenticate-your-document/office-of-authentications.html