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What is Mobile Fingerprinting, and why do you need it?
If you’re an individual, a new employee, a licensed professional, or a business owner who is in the process of...
- Starting a job with access to people’s personal, financial, or sensitive information
- Getting licensed as a real estate agent or life insurance producer
- Renewing your license for teaching, nursing, or childcare
- Applying for a retail or liquor license for your business
- Applying for a commercial driver's license
- Applying for a concealed carry gun permit
- Adopting or fostering a child
...then at some point in the process you will need to get professionally fingerprinted.
The Purpose of Fingerprinting
Fingerprinting is a means of verifying your identity and enabling an employer, government agency, or another party to confirm that you don’t have a criminal charge in your background that would disqualify you for the position, license, or permit that you’re applying for.
Why Setting a Fingerprinting Appointment Can Be a Challenge
If you’ve never scheduled an appointment to get fingerprinted before (and even if you have), figuring out where to go and what to do to get it done can be confusing, frustrating, and time-consuming.
For one thing, the agency requesting that you get fingerprinted will often leave it up to you to figure out what options are available, which are required, and how to get it done quickly and easily, so you run the risk of doing the wrong thing and having to start over.
Then there’s the inconvenience. Most county sheriff's offices provide fingerprinting services, but having to make an appointment in advance, get there, find parking, and wait in line for hours to get it done is a hassle.
How To Make Getting Fingerprinted Easy
Wouldn’t it be great if you could have a professional and friendly fingerprinting specialist walk you step-by-step through the process and then come to you to provide the right kind of fingerprinting at a time and place that works for your schedule?
That’s what a Mobile Fingerprinting service can do for you, and it’s what we do.
Mobile Fingerprinting is a convenient and cost-effective option for getting fingerprinted. A certified fingerprinting technician comes to your location at a time that works best for you. You can schedule Mobile Fingerprinting services, for yourself, for your clients, or for your company or organization.
For more detailed information, see our blog article "How To Schedule an Appointment to Get Fingerprinted".
What kind of Mobile Fingerprinting services do we offer?
Ink fingerprinting is the simplest and most common way of collecting your fingerprints.
Here’s how it works:
The fingerprinting technician will capture your fingerprints by applying a special, easy-to-clean ink to your fingers, and then rolling them onto a fingerprint card, which has spaces for each of your fingers, on both hands. The technician will provide the cards, if you need them.
The process takes about 5 to 10 minutes to complete, depending on the number of cards.
Once your fingerprints have been captured, the technician will certify them by signing and dating the card. You’ll then finish filling out the information at the top of the card, and once it’s complete, you’ll mail it to the necessary address.
The results will usually be mailed back to you in about 4 to 6 weeks.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
Live Scan is an electronic fingerprinting technology that makes capturing your fingerprints, getting them to the appropriate agency for review, and getting back the results faster and easier than the ink method.
Here’s what the Live Scan process typically looks like:
First, your technician will ask you for contact information and details about your physical description, such as your height, weight, and hair color. They’ll enter that information into a computer.
Once they verify your identity, the technician will then roll your fingers onto the screen of a special scanner, which will be connected to a computer that uses special software. Your fingerprints will be captured as electronic images and saved as a data file.
Because it’s electronic, the process is much simpler, and the images are clearer and rarely, if ever, rejected.
Once collected, Your fingerprints can be delivered to the receiving agency in two ways:
- Print-to-card: They can be printed onto an FD-258 card and then mailed. We can even electronically archive your data file so you can have additional copies printed later.
- Electronic transmission: Using special software, the data file containing your fingerprints can be electronically transmitted to the FBI, FINRA, or the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).
The whole Live Scan fingerprinting process usually takes about 5 minutes or less.
Once your fingerprints have been reviewed, your results will be sent back within about 48 hours. The agency will either email the results to you or they’ll send you a link to log into a web portal where you can retrieve the results.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
What Mobile Fingerprinting services can we provide for...
Our fingerprinting technicians can meet you at virtually any safe location, such as your home, a medical facility, or a public place. After-hours, weekend, and emergency appointments can be accommodated.
For licensed professionals, such as real estate agents, doctors, nurses, and life insurance producers, we can make it easy to fulfill your state licensing requirements by send a certified fingerprinting technician to your home or office.
For companies and government agencies, we provide on-call and on-site fingerprinting solutions to help your in-office or remote staff comply with government regulations for identity verification, employment eligibility, and licensing requirements.
Special corporate pricing and group discounts are available.
What locations can we send a Mobile Fingerprinting Technician to?
We can send a certified fingerprinting technician to meet you, a colleague, an employee, or your staff at virtually any safe location. Below is a list of some the most common locations our clients request for service to be provided.
Click on the name of the location in the chart below for helpful tips you'll need to know if you're planning to schedule for a fingerprinting technician to meet you (or someone else) there.
Our fingerprinting technicians will gladly meet you, your colleague, or your employee at a private residence, as long as it is safe and easily accessible.
Secured Access:
If you live in a gated community or secured apartment building, please be sure to provide us with the necessary access codes or visitor clearance so that the notary can reach you.
Parking:
Please let us know if there are special requirements for, or limited access to, your parking garage or designated spaces. Parking fees can be conveniently added to your invoice.
Pets:
Pets are okay, as long as they are under control and don't bite.
COVID-19:
For your protection, we will be happy to wear a mask, or provide services outside where it is safe and reasonable to do so.
Our fingerprinting technicians will gladly meet you, your colleague, or your employee at an office or commercial space.
Secured Access:
If your office is in a secured building or office park, or if the appointment will take place outside of normal business hours, please be sure to provide the necessary access codes or visitor clearance so that the fingerprinting technician can reach you.
Parking:
Please let us know if there are special requirements for, or limited access to, your parking garage or designated spaces. Parking fees can be conveniently added to your invoice.
To provide a safe experience, our fingerprinting technicians will gladly meet you, your colleague, or your employee at public space, such as a coffee shop, library, or outside a public building, as long as it is easily accessible.
Address:
You must provide a location with a full physical address.
Parking:
Please let us know if there are special requirements for, or limited access to, a parking garage or designated spaces. Parking fees can be conveniently added to your invoice.
Since many of our clients are medical professionals, our fingerprinting technicians will gladly meet you, your colleague, or your staff at
a hospital or other medical facility.
Secured Access:
If your hotel is in a secured building, or if the appointment will take place outside of normal business hours, please be sure to provide the necessary access codes or visitor clearance so that the fingerprinting technician can reach you.
Parking:
Please let us know if there are special requirements for, or limited access to, a parking garage or designated spaces. Parking fees can be conveniently added to your invoice.
Many of our clients are business owners or licensed professionals who travel frequently.
Our fingerprinting technicians will gladly meet you, your colleague, or your staff at a hospital or other medical facility.
Secured Access:
If your hotel is in a secured building, or if the appointment will take place outside of normal business hours, please be sure to provide the necessary access codes or visitor clearance so that the fingerprinting technician can reach you.
Parking:
Please let us know if there are special requirements for, or limited access to, the hotel's parking garage or designated spaces. Parking fees can be conveniently added to your invoice.
Many of our corporate clients regularly host corporate, industry, or training events for their staff.
We will be happy to provide Mobile Fingerprinting services at the venue where your event will be held to make it convenient for your staff or business group to satisfy employment eligibility, background check, or licensing requirements.
What purposes can we provide Mobile Fingerprinting for?
Our fingerprinting technicians can provide service for virtually any non-restricted purpose. Below is a chart listing some of most commons reasons our clients require fingerprinting. Click on the name of the purpose to learn more.
Many employers will require new or potential employees to obtain a background check during the onboarding process to verify their identity and confirm that the person does not have a criminal charge that would make them ineligible for employment.
The process usually involves submitting fingerprints to a state or federal investigation bureau or regulating authority.
Our fingerprinting technicians can make the process easier and more convenient by coming to your location to provide the right kind of fingerprinting at a time and place that works for you.
Availability of specific fingerprinting services will vary by state.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
Criminal background checks are conducted to confirm that an individual who may be applying for employment, adoption, immigration, licensing or some other sensitive interest doesn’t have a criminal charge that would disqualify them for the position, license, or permit.
The process usually involves submitting fingerprints to a state or federal investigation bureau or regulating authority.
Our fingerprinting technicians can make the process easier and more convenient by coming to your location to provide the right kind of fingerprinting at a time and place that works for you.
Availability of specific fingerprinting services will vary by state.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
To protect the public, most states require individuals who wish to carry a concealed weapon to obtain a Concealed Carry permis.
The licensing process usually requires completing and submitting the appropriate applications, getting a background check, and submitting fingerprints to a state or federal investigation bureau or regulating authority.
Our fingerprinting technicians can make the process easier and more convenient by coming to your location to provide the right kind of fingerprinting at a time and place that works for you.
Availability of specific fingerprinting services will vary by state.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
To protect the public, many states real estate professionals such as mortgage loan originators, appraisers, real estate brokers and others to be licensed.
The licensing process usually requires completing an approved pre-licensing course, passing an exam, getting a background check, and submitting fingerprints to a state or federal investigation bureau or regulating authority.
Our fingerprinting technicians can make the process easier and more convenient by coming to your location to provide the right kind of fingerprinting at a time and place that works for you.
Availability of specific fingerprinting services will vary by state.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
To protect the public, many states require medical professionals, such as doctors, nurses, dentists, psychiatrists, and therapists to be licensed.
The licensing process usually requires completing an accredited residency program, passing exams, getting a background check and submitting fingerprints to a state or federal investigation bureau or regulating authority.
Our fingerprinting technicians can make the process easier and more convenient by coming to your location to provide the right kind of fingerprinting at a time and place that works for you.
Availability of specific fingerprinting services will vary by state.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
To protect the public, many states require education professionals, such as teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, social workers, and school nurses to be licensed.
The licensing process usually requires completing an accredited training program, passing exams, and submitting fingerprints to a state or federal investigation bureau or regulating authority.
Our fingerprinting technicians can make the process easier and more convenient by coming to your location to provide the right kind of fingerprinting at a time and place that works for you.
Availability of specific fingerprinting services will vary by state.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
To protect the public, most states require insurance professionals, such as agents, brokers, and adjusters, to be licensed.
The licensing process usually requires completing an approved pre-licensing course, passing an exam, getting a background check, and submitting fingerprints to a state or federal investigation bureau or regulating authority.
Our fingerprinting technicians can make the process easier and more convenient by coming to your location to provide the right kind of fingerprinting at a time and place that works for you.
Availability of specific fingerprinting services will vary by state.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
To protect the public, most states require businesses that wish to serve or sell alcoholic beverages, such as liquor stores, bars, hotels, restaurants, and caterers, to first obtain a license.
The licensing process usually requires completing and submitting the appropriate applications, getting a background check, and submitting fingerprints to a state or federal investigation bureau or regulating authority.
Our fingerprinting technicians can make the process easier and more convenient by coming to your location to provide the right kind of fingerprinting at a time and place that works for you.
Availability of specific fingerprinting services will vary by state.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
To protect the public, most states, in accord with federal regulations, require individuals who will be commercially transporting the public, certain goods, or hazardous materials, or operating certain classes of motor vehicles, to get a Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
Each state has its own requirements, but the CDL process usually requires first getting a Commercial Driver's Permit (CDP), taking the appropriate driver training course, passing a skills exam, getting a background check, and submitting fingerprints to a state or federal investigation bureau or regulating authority.
Our fingerprinting technicians can make the process easier and more convenient by coming to your location to provide the right kind of fingerprinting at a time and place that works for you.
Availability of specific fingerprinting services will vary by state.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
To protect the public, many cities, counties, states, and regulatory federal agencies require businesses operating in their region that sell certain types of merchandise, such as grocery stores, department stores, car dealerships, and firearms dealers, to obtain a retail license.
Each state has its own requirements, but the licensing process often requires completing and submitting the appropriate applications, getting a background check, and submitting fingerprints to a state or federal investigation bureau or regulating authority.
Our fingerprinting technicians can make the process easier and more convenient by coming to your location to provide the right kind of fingerprinting at a time and place that works for you.
Availability of specific fingerprinting services will vary by state.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
Most states require individuals who wish to adopt or foster a child or to be licensed, for the child’s protection.
Each state has its own requirements, but the adoption process typically involves attending information sessions and training, submitting to a personal and family evaluation, pre-adoption placement of the child in the adopter’s home, and signing legal paperwork to finalize the adoption.
The licensing process typically requires getting a background check, and submitting fingerprints to a state or federal investigation bureau or regulating authority.
Our fingerprinting technicians can make the process easier and more convenient by coming to your location to provide the right kind of fingerprinting at a time and place that works for you.
Availability of specific fingerprinting services will vary by state.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
Most states require individuals who wish to professional child care services, or who regularly care for more children or for a longer period than the state allows, to obtain a license, for the children's protection.
Each state has its own requirements, but the licensing process usually requires first, attending the appropriate pre-licensing training course, submitting an application, completing the pre-license visitation requirements, getting a background check, and submitting fingerprints to a state or federal investigation bureau or regulating authority.
Our fingerprinting technicians can make the process easier and more convenient by coming to your location to provide the right kind of fingerprinting at a time and place that works for you.
Availability of specific fingerprinting services will vary by state.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
What add-ons to your Mobile Fingerprinting services do we offer?
We can coordinate, combine, and customize our services however needed to get your job done quickly, easily, and correctly. Below are a list of some of our most commonly requested add-ons to our Mobile Fingerprinting services. If you need something else, let us know, and we'll be happy to help.
The process for which you are getting fingerprinted may also involve documents or applications that must be signed in front of a notary.
Our fingerprinting technicians are also notaries. At your request, they can provide Mobile Notary services during your Mobile Fingerprinting appointment.
If your documents must be signed in front of one or more witnesses, we can provide witnesses for you.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.
The process for which you are getting fingerprinted may also involve personal, financial, legal, or corporate documents that will be used to conduct business in a foreign country, and which must first be apostilled, authenticated, or legalized with the proper state, federal, or foreign agency.
At your request, we will gladly assist you with each step of the apostille process as an add-on service.
For more information or to schedule your appointment, call us today.