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Hello Anita and welcome to ´ó¿§¸£ÀûÓ°Ôº!

Hope that you'll soon get some replies.

Harmonie.

You might try the local police station. That works in the US.
The American Consulate should be able to tell you.
Have a great day.

Thank you!

Do you have to go through FBI? Can't you use one of those sites? I hear they are quite dependable. A friend of mine used to use them all the time for his work and couldn't praise them enough.

It has to be done through the FBI using ink fingerprints. The fingerprints can be taken here and mailed to the FBI. Panamanian policia won't do it. I have since learned that ink fingerprints can be done at: Direccion de Investigacion Judicial (512-2242) which is located in front of the Mercado de Abastos.

UPDATE: Print copies of the fingerprint cards (bring extra in case you make a mistake) from the FBI website and bring them with you along with your passport. Complete the form in BLACK ink only. No appointment is needed but you will have to return to Panama City 2-3 days later to pick up the signed/stamped fingerprints.

PLEASE NOTE THE CORRECTED TELEPHONE NUMBER ABOVE.

Security Department in the US Embassy perhaps...

I just recently went through the process of getting my FBI background check in February. Be prepared to wait almost 2 months for your documents from them!

@walter kawano

I originally had my fingerprints done in Florida at a post office using their digital system. The problem was that I did them too early, so by the time I filed with immigration here, they were already more than six months old.

To fix it, I went through a company in Panama called (I think, I could look it up) Expatations or something close to this, to redo the whole process, including new digital fingerprints. It was quick and straightforward—everything was done digitally, and nothing had to be mailed. I got my FBI results back in about four days, though of course there’s no guaranteed turnaround time.

After that, I emailed the results to another company in D.C. that handles apostilles. They took care of the apostille and sent everything back to me via email and originals via DHL. That part took about two weeks. Again, fully digital process.

Just as a heads-up: the Embassy/Consulate can’t help with any of this—they don’t offer those services.