Ink & Roll Fingerprinting
Fast, accurate hand-rolled ink fingerprints for standardized fingerprint cards and criminal record clearance applications around the world — including FBI checks and foreign police certificates.
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Ink and roll fingerprinting is the traditional way to capture fingerprints for cross-referencing with police and governmental databases. Fingerprints are taken by rolling the fingertips in ink and then rolling them across a pre-prepared card, with care taken to roll each finger from one side of the nail to the other.
While most applicants can use digital fingerprinting, traditional ink and roll prints are required for foreign criminal record checks (including FBI checks), certain high-level Canadian security screening, and for individuals whose fingerprints are of too poor a quality for electronic submission.
Foreign Record Checks We Support
Ink and roll fingerprints are commonly required for record checks in countries such as:
What Happens Next
Your fingerprints are taken by experienced, properly trained professionals. Our office provides RCMP fingerprint forms and USA FBI fingerprint cards, and we are equipped with an embosser seal to authenticate fingerprint cards when a foreign authority requires it.
If a record check is required from another country, please attend with all necessary forms, identification, photos and fingerprint cards. Some countries accept RCMP forms; others require their own — please confirm with the relevant authority. If your card has space for a photo, bring a recent photo of the correct size, or have it taken in our office.
Why Choose Us
Trained Specialists
Experienced, properly trained technicians for clean, acceptable prints.
Embosser Seal Authentication
We authenticate fingerprint cards when a foreign authority requires it.
RCMP & FBI Forms
We provide RCMP C216 forms and USA FBI FD-258 fingerprint cards.
On-Site Photos
If your card needs a photo, we can take it right in our office.
Worldwide Coverage
Foreign record checks for countries around the world.
Accurate & Careful
Precise hand-rolled technique that meets submission standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ink and Roll Fingerprinting
You must provide two pieces of valid government issued identification, at least one of which must be photo ID.
The following types of identification are acceptable:
- Passport
- Driver’s License
- Birth Certificate
- Canadian Citizenship Card or Certificate
- Permanent Resident Card
- Certificate of Indian Status
- Immigration Documents (Study Permit, Work Permit, Visitor Record, Landing Paper)
- Military Family ID
- Nexus Card
- Federal Government Employee ID
- Firearms Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL)
- Health Care Card (Not all provinces accept health cards as valid government issued ID. Please refer to provincial regulations.)
Please Note:
- Social Insurance Number (SIN) can not be used as an ID.
- Expired or temporary identification can not be accepted.
For digital fingerprinting, you will be provided with a confirmation document with Document Control Number (DCN) after your application is submitted. It is important to keep this document until you or your designated third party receives the result from the RCMP. If this document is lost, there will be an administration fee to provide a copy of this document.
For ink and roll fingerprinting or livescan print-to-card clients, you will be provided with the original fingerprinting card after the fingerprinting is completed.
For fingerprints card scanning, we will email you a confirmation document with Document Control Number (DCN) after your application is submitted.
Yes, we do. We provide both FBI fingerprints card and the FD-258 form and FD-1164 printed on regular paper.
Yes, we will stamp on the fingerprinting card. We also have an Official Seal Embosser for those countries that require it.
While most applicants will be able to take advantage of digital fingerprinting sessions, traditional ink and roll fingerprints are required for foreign police checks (including an FBI check), some high level Canadian security screening purposes and for those individuals whose fingerprints are of too poor quality for electronic submission.
Yes! We can take your fingerprints, and provide the original fingerprints card to you to apply for a police clearance from a foreign country.
We provide Ink & Roll fingerprinting services for obtaining:
Criminal History record from the USA FBI Certificate of Good Conduct from the UAE. Police Clearance from Barbados Police Clearance from British Virgin Island Police Clearance from Dominica Police Certificate from Egypt Police Certificate from Ethiopia Police Clearance from Grenada Police Certificate from Haiti Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (CNCC) from Hong Kong Police Certificate from Jamaica Police Certificate from Mexico Police Certificate from Nigeria Police Certificate from Qatar Certificate of Clearance from Singapore Police Certificate from Sr. Lucia Police Clearance from St. Vincent Police Certificate from Trinidad and Tobago All other countries requiring fingerprints.
Some countries require a photo on the fingerprinting form. If a photo is needed, you can take the photo in our office at the same time. Our office is equipped with most advanced photo system to ensure the quality and accuracy of the photo.
Our office provides RCMP C216 and FBI FD-258 fingerprint forms. For countries who accept RCMP C216 and FBI FD-258 forms, you do not need to bring a fingerprint form.
Some countries have their own specific forms, you should make sure to bring the required form with you.
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