digital fingerprinting – more detail
Adoption (CND / International)
What are the differences:
For the adoption application, the applicant may need both the RCMP criminal background check and Vulnerable sector check. We only provide the fingerprinting service for criminal background check while vulnerable sector check is conducted only by your local police without the need of your fingerprints.
Foreign Countries (Visa or Immigration)
What are the differences:
RCMP criminal background check is required if you apply for a visa, permanent residence, citizenship in a foreign country.
Extra documents required for an appointment:
A letter, email, or instructions requiring RCMP fingerprint-based criminal record checks if applicable.
Immigration in Canada (Citizenship/permanent resident)
For Citizenship Application, the RCMP Fingerprint-based Criminal Record Check will be mailed directly back to IRCC following the instruction in the IRCC request letter.
For Permanent Residence Application, the RCMP Fingerprint-based Criminal Record Check will be mailed directly to your home address or third-party address.
Citizenship applicants between the ages of 12 and 18 will receive an RCMP Fingerprint-based Criminal Record Check at their current address as required by the Immigration Office. As soon as the RCMP criminal record check results are received, the parent must mail them to the designated mailing address.
Extra documents required for an appointment:
Letter from the IRCC requesting your RCMP fingerprint-based criminal record check.
Name Change
What are the differences:
There is a different process for Name Change depending on the province that you are from. Please obtain the instruction from your provincial name change service department.
Extra documents required for an appointment:
Instruction from your provincial name change service department
Record Suspension/Pardon
What are the differences:
There is a different process for Name Change depending on the province that you are from. Please obtain the instruction from your provincial name change service department.
Extra documents required for an appointment:
Instruction from your provincial name change service department
U.S Visas – PRIVACY ACT REQUESTS (including U.S Green Card)
What are the differences:
RCMP fingerprinting based criminal background check under Privacy Act Request is required for applicants applying for U.S visa
The application type will include “RCMP National Repository entire holdings.”
The RCMP will only mail it back to your current address by Canada Post (regular mail).
RCMP fingerprinting-based criminal background check under Privacy Act Request can be used for personal purposes or to obtain pardoned criminal records.
Extra documents required for an appointment:
A letter, email, or instructions requiring RCMP fingerprint-based criminal record checks if applicable.
U.S Waiver
What are the differences:
For the U.S Waiver application, RCMP criminal background check will be the required document. If you want to obtain a C216C fingerprinting card (no record check is conducted) please notify the fingerprinting technician clearly.
Extra documents required for an appointment:
If you hire an agency to do your US Waiver application, you will need a third-party consent form from them.
Vulnerable Sector Check
What are the differences:
Before contacting the Fingerprinting Agency, the Vulnerable Sector Check application must first be processed by the local police.
When your name, dates of birth, and gender match those of a pardoned sex offender, the police officer will request your fingerprints to eliminate the potential match.
The local police may issue a letter of introduction or a fingerprinting request letter, which will direct the applicant to Frontier One Inc., an Accredited Fingerprinting Agency.
Once your fingerprints have been collected and submitted to the RCMP, the result is immediately forwarded to the local police department.
The Local Police department is responsible for ensuring the Vulnerable Sector Check is completed.
The RCMP will mail it back to the police address on the fingerprinting request letter by Canada Post (regular mail).
Extra documents required for an appointment:
You must bring the requesting letter to your appointment if fingerprinting is required for a vulnerable sector check from the local police.