So, after hounding to death Nani, one of the admissions officers from my program, I learned that it seems to ONLY be the Los Angeles consulate that requires that the criminal record be from the FBI. Every other Spanish embassy says it needs to be from the PDs where you've lived for the last 5 years. So, I figure I'd get them all. Local and State.
This required going back to the Sheriff's office - which is luckily located around the corner from my office. Once again - quick and painless. Fill out a form, come back on Monday. Easy enough. Why does the FBI need 13 weeks?
Applying for the one from the state was a little more involved, but still provided plenty of information online:
http://ag.ca.gov/fingerprints/visaimmigration.php
The next step was locating a LiveScan facility to submit the digital finger prints. The first address I went to ended up being a furniture store. I asked the woman at the front if there were any finger printing facilities anywhere in the back, and she said no, but that people were frequently coming in looking for it.
You'd think they'd have put a sign on the door by now.
The next location was down by Fry's on Aero drive, but when I got there, all I saw was a gas station, with a livescan van out front. I walked into the Mini Mart and was told by the 20 year old female clerk that this was, in fact, the place.
I finally walked out of there, 40 minutes later, with a confirmation of my submission and a promise that it would arrive in 7 business days! Wooohoo!
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