At our office in Paris, our prices are from 120€ for two cards. Additional cards cost 30€ each. Tax is included.

Appointments that take place in London or elsewhere will be quoted separately.

For two sets of different authority cards (e.g. FBI cards and RCMP cards), the price starts from 180€.

With nearly 10,000 fingerprint submissions, we have a rejection rate of less than 0.5% (while rare, there are some people who both the FBI and the RCMP agree are not printable).

If your prints are deemed illegible by the authorities, we will do them again at no additional cost.

We will meet you at the appointed time and ask for your photo ID (or sometimes 2 forms of photo ID). We will complete the forms alongside you and ask you to check and sign them. Then we will take your fingerprints using fingerprint ink. The ink won't stain your hands.

Officially, police in France are not allowed to collect fingerprints; although you might find some who will be willing to help unofficially.

If the authority needs fingerprints collected with ink , then we can usually help. However, you may have to print out the forms from the authority, if they are different from the FBI (FD-1164) or RCMP (C-216C) forms.

Please get in touch using our contact form.

If you're struggling to access this, you can email us at fingerprintsparis@gmail.com with:

• Your specific availability (dates/times)

• The authority you need prints from (e.g. FBI, RCMP, etc.)

• Your preferred location (e.g. London or Paris)

We will do our best to arrange an appointment as soon as possible.

You need to bring:

• Your photo ID (not a photograph or copy) or 2 pieces of photo ID if requested.

• Payment (cash or bank transfer)

• An A4 envelope or folder to carry your prints home

As soon as you book your appointment, it's best to use hand cream as much as possible. If your hands are known to be particularly dry, consider using Reparative Hand Cream (e.g. Cerave) as much as you can weeks before your appointment. Most illegible prints are down to dry hands.

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If you are collecting prints for the RCMP, you will need to select an agency/channeler in Canada before your appointment. Different agencies require different forms.

No, we do not send the prints for you. You will take the fingerprint cards away with you and submit them to the authority yourself. For data protection reasons, we cannot hold onto your fingerprints.

This is why we recommend you bring an A4 folder or envelope with you as the forms must be kept flat.

You are welcome to request a quote to have an appointment at an alternative location (other than our offices in Paris and London), however we will need sufficient notice and there will be additional costs to accommodate for travel needs and time lost.

If there is sufficient demand in a specific location (for instance, if a group of employees or colleagues need fingerprints), we will do our best.

Please go to your booking confirmation and use the cancellation link. Alternatively, please let us know via email as soon as you can. We often have a waiting list so any changes made within 24 hours of your appointment start time will incur a small late-notice fee (30€ in France and £30 in the UK).

We're only a small team, so recommend booking enquiries come through our Contact Form. That way, you'll get a swift response. If you have a more specific question, you can email fingerprintsparis@gmail.com and we will respond to you as soon as we can.

Please check your spam or junk mail. If our reply isn't there, feel free to email us at fingerprintsparis@gmail.com.

In plain terms, if you are applying for visas, nationality, or certain types of employment (for example), you might be required to prove that you were not convicted of any crimes in another country (where you have previously lived). You can do this by requesting an Identity History Background Check from that country. Different authorities require different information to process one of these requests, but often, if you're outside of the country, you have to mail your fingerprints to that authority so they can cross-reference their criminal database.