Data Sources
The complete register of sources this site draws on, and the retrieval limitations attached to some of them.
The Register
Every source cited anywhere on this site is listed below with its publisher, its address, and the date it was last reviewed. There are no sources held privately, and no claim on this site rests on anything absent from this list.
Government sources
Complete register, ordered by publisher.
- Identity History Summary Checks
Federal Bureau of Investigation · reviewed 2026-08-01
fbi.gov rejects automated retrieval; reviewed manually in a browser.
- Identity History Summary Checks — Frequently Asked Questions
Federal Bureau of Investigation · reviewed 2026-08-01
fbi.gov rejects automated retrieval; reviewed manually in a browser.
- Submitting an Identity History Summary Request to the FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation · reviewed 2026-08-01
fbi.gov rejects automated retrieval; reviewed manually in a browser.
- List of FBI-Approved Channelers
Federal Bureau of Investigation · reviewed 2026-08-01
fbi.gov rejects automated retrieval; reviewed manually in a browser.
- Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation · reviewed 2026-08-01
fbi.gov rejects automated retrieval; reviewed manually in a browser.
- Standard Fingerprint Form (FD-258)
Federal Bureau of Investigation · reviewed 2026-08-01
- Credit Card Payment Form (FD-1164)
Federal Bureau of Investigation · reviewed 2026-08-01
- 28 CFR Part 16, Subpart C — Production of FBI Identification Records
Office of the Federal Register (eCFR) · reviewed 2026-08-01
- 28 CFR 20.33 — Dissemination of criminal history record information
Office of the Federal Register (eCFR) · reviewed 2026-08-01
- Office of Authentications
U.S. Department of State · reviewed 2026-08-01
- Apostille Requirements
U.S. Department of State · reviewed 2026-08-01
- Authenticate an official document for use outside the U.S.
USAGov · reviewed 2026-08-01
- Status Table — Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents
Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) · reviewed 2026-08-01
- Full text — Apostille Convention (1961)
Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) · reviewed 2026-08-01
- Police certificates — United States
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · reviewed 2026-07-31
- Criminal records checks for overseas applicants
UK Home Office / GOV.UK · reviewed 2026-08-01
- Character requirements — penal clearance certificates
Australian Department of Home Affairs · reviewed 2026-08-01
immi.homeaffairs.gov.au rejects automated retrieval; reviewed manually in a browser.
Retrieval Limitations
Last updated 2026-08-01