tiger you could be right. This thing is known by various names. The current name is "FBI Identity History Summary Check". I searched several terms and always came back the link I posted above. I also tried to find a walk in address but all information indicates an address in West Virginia. Alternatively, you can deal with a FBI "channeler" with electronic fingerprinting and emailed reports. Best promised tine was 3-5 days.

There is a place to get authorized fingerprints in Beijing.

Cool! The local police don't usually require finger prints, I think. Glad to hear they came off the FBI requirement. It never was fast and doing it from China is slow and complicated.

Wow, I stand corrected. After looking at some of these links it seems they really cut down the processing times by using the "channelers." I might look into doing this if I can't get the local one take care of before I head home.