7. Authentication for FBI Identity History Summaries (IDHSC, Criminal History Check)
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The original/English IDHSC can only be authenticated at Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Washington DC. Please check authentication information on TECRO's website athttps://www.taiwanembassy.org/us_en/post/13848.html(Phone: 202-895-1815; Email: consul.tecro@mofa.gov.tw; Address: 4201 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20016)
TECO in NY only accepts authentication request for Chinese Translation (written in traditional Chinese characters) of an IDHSC having been authenticated by TECRO.
If the application is submitted by an agent, please present a notarized Letter of Authorization with the agent's valid ID and a photocopy;
The original IDHSC authenticated by TECRO;
The Chinese translation of the IDHSC (to be signed in person onsite).
Authentication Request Form;
A copy of the Applicant’s valid ID;
The original IDHSC authenticated by TECRO;
The Chinese translation of the IDHSC notarized by a notary public commissioned in NY, NJ, PA or CT with a copy.
Processing time, rate and payment
Fee at $15 per item (10 working days)
Expedite (subject to capacity of this office): 5 working days at an extra fee $7.5 per item.
Payment by cash, money order or cashier’s check, (payable to TECO in NY); Neither credit card nor personal check is acceptable.
How to submit an application
By appointment: Our consular service is available from 09:00 to 11:00, Monday through Thursday. Click to make an appointment online.
Walk-in: There is a limit of 25 walk-ins daily. We will start to handle walk-in customers from around 11:00 to 13:00 after customers by appointment have been served. Walk-ins can take a number from 08:45 on a first-come-first-served basis.
Drop-off: An application placed in an envelop can be hand-delivered and dropped off to our mail box at the ground floor lobby during our office hours.
By mail: Please mail your application to TECO in NY, Consular Division; Address: 1 E 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017
To claim your document
by pickup: with the receipt or ID
without appointment: from 15:00 to 16:00 on cited date and following Tuesday and Friday or
Otherwise byonline appointment or walk-in-take-a-number during office hours.
By mail: Prepare a self-addressed-stamp-affixed return envelope. By doing so, the applicant agrees to take the risk of lost or damage during delivery, TECO-NY will not be liable for any accident.
By courier: Please provide a shipping label printout or email PDF file to consular.ny@mofa.gov.tw
