For Americans living abroad

Get your US paperwork done from abroad.

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We prepare FBI background checks, apostilles, passport applications that need an in-person visit, and other US documents for Americans living abroad. A person checks every case, you sign, and the government decides.

You pay nothing yetA person replies within one business day with your total. You pay only after you accept it.

US Expat Desk is a private company. We are not affiliated with the US government, the State Department, or the FBI.

Often required for visas

Apply directly to the FBI. Use the official apostille route.

USD 217 total for a standard case

Our fee USD 179 + FBI USD 18 + State Department apostille USD 20.

Our fee covers checking your FBI request before you send it, coordinating the federal apostille, and tracked delivery of the finished document to you.

  • A person checks your FBI request before you send it
  • We coordinate the State Department apostille
  • Tracked courier delivery to you abroad

Services

Choose the paperwork you need

US citizens and their families living outside the United States, and Americans in the US getting ready to move abroad. We don't take cases yet from people who live in the EU, the EEA, or the UK.

Benefits and civic

Voting from abroad, Selective Service, jury summonses, and Social Security forms.

Social Security provides this service free of charge. You can apply or update your information yourself at ssa.gov or at a US embassy's Federal Benefits Unit.

Do it yourself. Vote from abroad

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Check our fee for each job, the free official route, and what is included.

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Check the source before ordering

A direct FBI check costs USD 18 and the federal apostille costs USD 20. Read the fee sources checked October 24, 2026.

How it works

How a request works

  1. Send a request

    Tell us the service, the country you live in now, and when you need it.

  2. We confirm your case

    A person confirms by email that we can take it, what it covers, and the total with every government and partner fee. Then we send payment details. You pay nothing until then.

  3. We prepare the paperwork

    We prepare the forms, checklists, and your destination's requirements. A person checks every case.

  4. Partners handle the physical steps

    Couriers, notaries, and translators handle the agreed physical steps. Only eligible customers located in the US use an FBI-approved channeler. Customers abroad apply directly to the FBI.

  5. You sign and submit

    You sign what needs your signature. The agency sets its own processing time and makes the decision.

Prices

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Free

Plan it yourself

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  • Every planning calculator on this site
  • 28 country profiles and seven sourced document datasets
  • My Desk, a moving planner that stays in your browser
  • A do-it-yourself route for every service we offer
Services

Pay per job

From USD 49 total per job, with every government fee shown

  • One total, every fee shown
  • The free official route, shown first
  • A refund if we can't help
  • No promised government dates

How pricing works

Limits

What we don't do

Plan it yourself with free tools

Use every planning calculator, 28 country profiles, and sourced document references for free, with no account. My Desk keeps a moving plan in your browser.

Get a quote

Request a quote for your US paperwork

Tell us the service, your country, and your timing. We reply by email with a full quote, and you pay nothing until you accept it.

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Contact

Questions, requests, privacy, and refunds all go to one inbox. Email hello@usexpatdesk.com.