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I received today in the mail what I hope is my FBI clearance envelope. I have heard that if I open it, then it is not longer valid. How can I be sure that this is the clearance and not some request for more information? It is an A4 (Letter paper) sized manilla envelope and when I hold it up ot the light all I can see is that there is 1 sheet of paper inside. Please advise me
1) if this is really the police clearance
2) if I can open it
Crossing my fingers...
Re: What should the FBI clearance envelope look like?
Huh, I opened mine and made a copy for myself before sending the original with the application. Unfortunately, I can't remember what color the envelope was. I think it was the size of a sheet of letter sized paper folded in half, but I am not sure since it has been several months since I received it.
Re: What should the FBI clearance envelope look like?
kaede said:
I received today in the mail what I hope is my FBI clearance envelope. I have heard that if I open it, then it is not longer valid. How can I be sure that this is the clearance and not some request for more information? It is an A4 (Letter paper) sized manilla envelope and when I hold it up ot the light all I can see is that there is 1 sheet of paper inside. Please advise me
1) if this is really the police clearance
2) if I can open it
Crossing my fingers...
Our FBI Cert came in an 8.5 x 11 manila envelope. You can open it and you should open it.
My husband opened his too. There was only 1 sheet of paper inside and when you photocopy it, watermarks show up all over the copy saying something like UNAUTHORIZED COPY.
Haven't heard any issues from CIC about it.

HeatherUSA is totally right about the envelope size. I got mixed up because my other police report from another country came in the half-page size, with the folded sheet inside. Oops. Her comment jarred my memory, and mine was a big, light brown envelope too.
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