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What 23 destinations publish about using a United States FBI Identity History Summary: which authentication chain applies, what their authorities say about translation, and whether they have published any position distinguishing a Channeler-delivered summary from an FBI-direct one.

Asia

DestinationAuthenticationChanneler positionUpdated
South KoreaKRApostilleNo published position2026-08-01
JapanJPApostilleNo published position2026-08-01
IndiaINApostilleNo published position2026-08-01
the PhilippinesPHApostilleNo published position2026-08-01
ChinaCNApostillein force 2023-11-07No published position2026-08-01
VietnamVNConsular legalizationNo published position2026-08-01
ThailandTHConsular legalizationNo published position2026-08-01
TaiwanTWConsular legalizationNo published position2026-08-01

Europe

DestinationAuthenticationChanneler positionUpdated
the United KingdomGBApostilleNo published position2026-08-01
IrelandIEApostilleNo published position2026-08-01
SpainESApostilleNo published position2026-08-01
PortugalPTApostilleNo published position2026-08-01
ItalyITApostilleNo published position2026-08-01
GermanyDEApostilleNo published position2026-08-01
the NetherlandsNLApostilleNo published position2026-08-01

North America

DestinationAuthenticationChanneler positionUpdated
CanadaCAApostillein force 2024-01-11Not accepted2026-08-01
MexicoMXApostilleNo published position2026-08-01

Oceania

DestinationAuthenticationChanneler positionUpdated
AustraliaAUApostilleNo published position2026-08-01
New ZealandNZApostilleNo published position2026-08-01

South America

DestinationAuthenticationChanneler positionUpdated
ColombiaCOApostilleNo published position2026-08-01
BrazilBRApostilleNo published position2026-08-01
ChileCLApostilleNo published position2026-08-01
ArgentinaARApostilleNo published position2026-08-01

A destination absent from this list is not a statement about that destination. Guides are published only where the underlying facts could be confirmed against primary sources; the rest are pending review rather than excluded.