How can I get FBI fingerprinting done from India?

[oyesingh]

Hi,

I am applying to Australia immigration. I am currently living in India but I have stayed in the USA for a couple of years in the last 10 years. Australia immigration requires a Criminal History Records clearance from USA.

Does anyone have an experience with the process for obtaining the Criminal HIstory clearance from FBI, while living in India? I have seen the forms ...it requires fingerprinting and mailing to the FBI. Just wondering if anyone knows how/where to get official fingerprinting done in India.

Kindly share, if you have experience with this process.

Regards,
OP.

[txh1b]

Hi,

I am applying to Australia immigration. I am currently living in India but I have stayed in the USA for a couple of years in the last 10 years. Australia immigration requires a Criminal History Records clearance from USA.

Does anyone have an experience with the process for obtaining the Criminal HIstory clearance from FBI, while living in India? I have seen the forms ...it requires fingerprinting and mailing to the FBI. Just wondering if anyone knows how/where to get official fingerprinting done in India.

Kindly share, if you have experience with this process.

Regards,
OP.

Just take the instructions on how to print the fingerprints to any private security agency or police station and they know how to roll the fingers for a FBI fingerprint card.

[Service]

I would greatly appreciate assistance from senior members regarding my query. I have applied for Canada Immigration from India, and am expecting my file to be processed towards end of 2008. Though I have lived in India for the past 7 years, I spent one year in USA on an H1 visa during the year 2000. I had submitted only Police Clearance Certificate from India along with the application. So I guess I will have to obtain FBI clearance, along with fresh Police Clearance certificate from India, before I am granted PR, right? If so, how do I obtain it, since there are no fingerprinting agency similar to the ones in US in India (the local police would not know how to and will never do it for another agency)? Can I obtain the fingerprints myself, on the form downloaded from FBI´s website, and send it to FBI?

[sriramraghavan]

I called JK Consultancy and they are TOOOO expensive. They said if I do it in Delhi, they would charge Rs. 3500 per person. I live in Chennai and they said it would cost me Rs. 13,000.
I researched and found out the process of getting fingerprints done locally. The Govt of India does it. YES THEY DO. And it is done by the Tamil Nadu Forensic Department by Registered Fingerprint Experts who take and analyze Fingerprints for all Criminal Investigations.
And here is the kicker. It costs Rs. 50 (Yes FIFTY RUPEES ONLY).

Here is the process for people in Chennai.
The Forensic Department has an office called SCRB (State Crime Record Bureau). It is on the Marina Beach Road. If you go from Cathedral road, take a right onto the beach road. Pass the lighthouse and pass 2 more lights. You will then pass a small bridge. As soon as you pass a bridge you will see a graveyard on the left (look carefully you may miss it) and right opposite the graveyard you will see the SCRB building.
Walk in. Mention you want to get fingerprints taken for visa purposes. They will give you a form to fill and the name of the bank to go to to pay the Rs. 50. Once paid, come back to this office and they will give you the fingerprints in the form of your choice.
For US Police Certificates, you may print out the form FD-258 from fbi d.o.t gov
Alternatively, there is a xerox shop opposite Adyar Busdepot that gives you a color printout in a nice thick Fingerprint Card for a cost.

For other cities, look for the Forensic Department in your town and go talk to them. They will help. Do not get tricked by Commercial Agencies who charge an arm and a leg for something as simple as this.

Or - just take a flight to Chennai and get it done here. It's STILL cheaper.

[immihelp]

We have been receiving numerous emails from this JK Consultancy that the information posted by sriramraghavan about them is false.

Therefore, I would like to request the following to:

sriramraghavan - Could you please provide more details about you contacting them (such as when, how, what etc.) so that they know you are genuine.

jk consultancy - If you think that the information provided by sriramraghavan is wrong regarding rates etc., please provide the correct information for the benefit of every one, rather than threatening with legal action. Just provide the information that, in your opinion, would correct the allegedly false statements. Do not write anything to advertise or market your services as it will be deleted. I expect you to cooperate and be honest to get the best out of this.

[sriramraghavan]

Hello All and Moderator. I've called JK consultancy last week at their numbers provided and they explained these services over the phone. If JK feels I am incorrect, they are very welcome to mention the correction (whether it is the cost or place of service).

This is a public forum and I am at liberty to post information I find regarding services I am aware of at the discretion of the forum moderator. There is nothing derogatory or false intended in my post and it is only intended to help the readers with options. I simply wish to express that the readers can avail of JK's services if the cost associated is acceptable, or choose an alternate option in their local city (if available).

There is an option in Chennai - for Rs. 50 per fingerprint - offered by the Forensic Dept. If JK feels their cost is cheaper, I am more than willing to correct my earlier statement.

Thanks



We have been receiving numerous emails from this JK Consultancy that the information posted by sriramraghavan about them is false.

Therefore, I would like to request the following to:

sriramraghavan - Could you please provide more details about you contacting them (such as when, how, what etc.) so that they know you are genuine.

jk consultancy - If you think that the information provided by sriramraghavan is wrong regarding rates etc., please provide the correct information for the benefit of every one, rather than threatening with legal action. Just provide the information that, in your opinion, would correct the allegedly false statements. Do not write anything to advertise or market your services as it will be deleted. I expect you to cooperate and be honest to get the best out of this.

[immihelp]

sriramraghavan,
Thank you for the clarification.
I didn't see anything objetionable in your post earlier.

Yes, I agree that people have right to post the information that helps everyone. If you can get the job done at Rs. 50 while someone else is charging you Rs. 15,000, everyone should know their options and we thank you for posting the useful information.

[rohitshetty]

Hi,

I have gone to the IFS office last week to get my fingerprinting done. To my surprise it is an office in the home of the owner Mr. Santosh. Moreover these people donot do fingerprinting on there own but hire somebody outside the organization to do this work. They only work as an agent as well. They were really expensive and were demanding Rs.20000/- for the fingerprinting. It is not worth to give so much money to the agent.

[ifsindia]

Dear Mr. rohitshetty, We don't have client with your name or similar name, and we had never charged such big amount for fingerprinting, if you have proof then you can provide invoice copy link on this post, if you have any more doubt you can call me 9999609646, our charges are very cheap, as we work on basis of no profit no loss and we don't have any single fingerprint rejection record also.

[txh1b]

IFS, post your charges if you want to dispute Rohit's claim. And come on, this is the internet and no one is required to use their true identity as a handle.

[immihelp]

I received the following email from IFS earlier today.

Who is Nidhi in this case?

-------------------------
Immihelp Forums Contact Us Form - URGENT- Illegal Content Posting on your blog / forum

Dear Sir/Madam,

We found that, some one with name nidhi trying to misguide peoples by posting wrong and unauthorized messages on your official blog / forum.

Please take this matter seriously and follow some strict actions, and also remove following blog entry. Your kind attention highly appreciated...

on page- http://www.immihelp.com/forum/showthread.php?p=194237 (http://www.immihelp.com/forum/showthread.php?p=194237)

From User Name- rohitshetty

If possible please send us IP address of above said user.

Thanking You,

- Mr. Santosh
Forensic Expert, Scientist and Investigator,
IFS INDIA, C-2/16, First Floor, Front Side,
Janakpuri, New Delhi- Pin: 110058 (INDIA)

[ifsindia]

Ifs

[ifsindia]

sorry it was mistake, actual name was- rohitshetty

[immihelp]

See, basically our charges are depend up on TA etc. If client comes to our office we charge 3000 Rs. for two cards. I know this is internet, but any one trying to misguide people by saying that- We are charging 20,000 Rs. instead of 3000 Rs, then its crime... I think in that case identity is important. This type of bad publicity will affect our business, so we should care about real person...

You said 'Depend up on TA etc.' What does it mean?

Please specify clearly and in detail your charges.

Also, specify your qualification and authorization to perform these services. How do people know they are accepted?

[ifsindia]

Ta

[txh1b]

Rs 3000 for a finger print card plus TA seems quite expensive to me. FBI finger print cards are available online for free to be printed. The police stations in the US do it for free or for a nominal charge of $2-$5. If FBI returns the card as non readable, they even re-do it for free multiple times.

The charges your firm is charging are atleast 15-20 times than normal IMHO, which seems like a ripoff. The services for a finger print can even be done by any police personnel or one can learn to roll the fingers in the right way and do it themselves.

You need the IP address of the person that posted it? Whoa! What will you do with it? Such attitude will cause others to post rebuttals.

In this age of free speech, people will post againt and for any business based on their experiences. You just have to learn to deal with it and post your rebuttal and any clarification.

Good Luck!

[ifsindia]

First change or remove your page- "TERMS OF USE", as you are not following these terms...

[ifsindia]

ok

[vicky7]

wow its india bhai 3000 rs is too less some agencies charging 12000 rs

[txh1b]

wow its india bhai 3000 rs is too less some agencies charging 12000 rs

Wow, someone went through the pain of registering on the website and the forum to just post this? Wonder whose handle this is :D

[txh1b]

and one more thing, please update your knowledge...

Fingerprint printed normally which is available on website is no more acceptable...

One of the my client tried this himself, he got rejection...

Okay?

Did you not just say you will not post again on the website in your earlier post? BTW, online printable FBI cards are acceptable by FBI.

[ausdreams]

I called JK Consultancy and they are TOOOO expensive. They said if I do it in Delhi, they would charge Rs. 3500 per person. I live in Chennai and they said it would cost me Rs. 13,000.
I researched and found out the process of getting fingerprints done locally. The Govt of India does it. YES THEY DO. And it is done by the Tamil Nadu Forensic Department by Registered Fingerprint Experts who take and analyze Fingerprints for all Criminal Investigations.
And here is the kicker. It costs Rs. 50 (Yes FIFTY RUPEES ONLY).

Here is the process for people in Chennai.
The Forensic Department has an office called SCRB (State Crime Record Bureau). It is on the Marina Beach Road. If you go from Cathedral road, take a right onto the beach road. Pass the lighthouse and pass 2 more lights. You will then pass a small bridge. As soon as you pass a bridge you will see a graveyard on the left (look carefully you may miss it) and right opposite the graveyard you will see the SCRB building.
Walk in. Mention you want to get fingerprints taken for visa purposes. They will give you a form to fill and the name of the bank to go to to pay the Rs. 50. Once paid, come back to this office and they will give you the fingerprints in the form of your choice.
For US Police Certificates, you may print out the form FD-258 from fbi d.o.t gov
Alternatively, there is a xerox shop opposite Adyar Busdepot that gives you a color printout in a nice thick Fingerprint Card for a cost.

For other cities, look for the Forensic Department in your town and go talk to them. They will help. Do not get tricked by Commercial Agencies who charge an arm and a leg for something as simple as this.

Or - just take a flight to Chennai and get it done here. It's STILL cheaper.

Hi sriramraghavan,

Thanks for the useful info ! I have already sent my fingerprints thrice to FBI and it has been rejected because of poor quality. I am living in Blore, and I had got it done in local police stations in blore (the 3rd time I sent 10 diff fingerprints sets).
I have some questions for you-
i. is it possible for me being a blore resident to get the fingerprints done in SCRB Chennai?
ii. you have mentioned 'they will give you the fingerprints in the form of your choice.' Does it mean they will do electronic fingerprints also? or is it manual ones?
iii. can u pls pass on the contact nos of SCRB Chennai?

Thanks for your help and much appreciated.

[sakina]

Yes, its true we are also fooled by J K peoples, they are working only for money by taking benefit of unavailability of experts in certain areas, they charged me about 20000 rs for me and my partner, so please friend beware from J K consultancy network in india

[jains]

Does anyone have update on what is the most efficient method to get FBI clearance done at Bangalore. If there are private agencies, "true" charges.

I'd obviously prefer some professionals taking the fingerprints than myself but anything beyond 500/= is an overkill for that convenience!

[graphotek]

The FBI finger print services now available at Bangalore.

[pradip1979]

Hi,

Where is the fingerprinting services available in Bangalore?

Thanks for your help

[gautamp]

Hi,

While I am a new user of this forumn, I am quite interested to know if all the people who responded earier have any feedback or status of thier application.

I want to do a finger print for my wife from INDIA and any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Gautam

[grvijay]

Senior members!
Please advice if i have to take the form FD-258 pdf printout on a thick Fingerprint card and then go to Forensic Department and get the fingerprints stamped??

Also, when you are sending the FD-258 form to US, did anyone attached a self addressed envelope for you to get the results?? If yes, how much it costed for the self addressed envelope?

Any pointers will be of helpful...
VA

[mastjeevan]

I got my fingerprint done new office .

[chimanrao]

Since I've been working on my papers for Australia, I've been trying to get fingerprinting done in Bangalore. I'll share my experiences for everybodys benefit.
Right behind Madiwala Police Station (Across from the Madiwala vegetable market) is the forensics department, which will be able to help you get your fingerprints on the FD-258 form.

I took the FD-258 printed on a glossy card, but they advised AGAINST that. They said glossy finish could smudge the fingerprints, so I gave them a regular A4 size office printout paper sheet with the FD-258 printed on it.

They did a nice job of taking my fingerprints. They used ink film strips .. very professional. They asked for the following documents:
1. Address proof: Lease copy.
2. Address proof: Airtel landline bills.
3. ID proof: License copy.
4. University degree copy (Since I said Im going for work, they wanted to see my qualifications)
5. My passport copy.
6. Payment challan.

The payment must be made at Mysore Bank on Lady Curzon Road (Infantry Road). The Forensic dept. people will tell you the account number, 'payable to' etc. and other details for making the payment. Once that is made, the bank will give you a stamped challan, which you take back to the Forensic dept at Madiwala.

I have to still send the fingerprints to FBI. Once I do, I'll let you know if they accept the documents, but I think it should go through fine, since they have done quite a good job with my FD-258

[ausimm]

Since I've been working on my papers for Australia, I've been trying to get fingerprinting done in Bangalore. I'll share my experiences for everybodys benefit.
Right behind Madiwala Police Station (Across from the Madiwala vegetable market) is the forensics department, which will be able to help you get your fingerprints on the FD-258 form.

I took the FD-258 printed on a glossy card, but they advised AGAINST that. They said glossy finish could smudge the fingerprints, so I gave them a regular A4 size office printout paper sheet with the FD-258 printed on it.

They did a nice job of taking my fingerprints. They used ink film strips .. very professional. They asked for the following documents:
1. Address proof: Lease copy.
2. Address proof: Airtel landline bills.
3. ID proof: License copy.
4. University degree copy (Since I said Im going for work, they wanted to see my qualifications)
5. My passport copy.
6. Payment challan.

The payment must be made at Mysore Bank on Lady Curzon Road (Infantry Road). The Forensic dept. people will tell you the account number, 'payable to' etc. and other details for making the payment. Once that is made, the bank will give you a stamped challan, which you take back to the Forensic dept at Madiwala.

I have to still send the fingerprints to FBI. Once I do, I'll let you know if they accept the documents, but I think it should go through fine, since they have done quite a good job with my FD-258

I have been hunting for finger printing for FBI and US PCC. I tried the Finder Printing bureau near Madivala as suggested, but they clearly declined and also mentioned that finger printing can only be done through police stations. Now there are 2 things here, #1 What Police Stations provide are 'verification' of finger prints and you need to make the application at Police Commissioners office. #2 Finger printing bureau is for govt and court purposes. Logically they shouldn't be entertaining any individual requests for private finger printing.

Now since someone here mentioned he has got it done through them, I trust it was done, but unfortunately I was denied. Kindly note that what FBI needs is 'finger prints' and not 'verified finger prints'. So verification services of police is not needed, though it remains a question, that if we do not get it done from Police or 'any authorised agency' how can FBI confirm that the prints are not tampered.

#1 the Police process is; download form from KSP website, pay the fees at Bangalore One, take the receipt and got to Commissioner office, make the application, they will then instruct local PO to come and verify address, take your prints and send the report to commissioner office, you need to collect the report from there.

In any case I availed the services of JK Consultants for finger printing, for 2 reasons, it was quicker and I didn't trust the quality of prints done at police stations.

How JK works is they have a person, affiliated to them, in JP Nagar and you can take an appointment and go to her. They charge 4000INR, which is a bit expensive for this purpose. I am not writing the name/number of the person who does the print as it would be breech of privacy.

[ausimm]

I have been hunting for finger printing for FBI and US PCC. I tried the Finder Printing bureau near Madivala as suggested, but they clearly declined and also mentioned that finger printing can only be done through police stations. Now there are 2 things here, #1 What Police Stations provide are 'verification' of finger prints and you need to make the application at Police Commissioners office. #2 Finger printing bureau is for govt and court purposes. Logically they shouldn't be entertaining any individual requests for private finger printing.

Now since someone here mentioned he has got it done through them, I trust it was done, but unfortunately I was denied. Kindly note that what FBI needs is 'finger prints' and not 'verified finger prints'. So verification services of police is not needed, though it remains a question, that if we do not get it done from Police or 'any authorised agency' how can FBI confirm that the prints are not tampered.

#1 the Police process is; download form from KSP website, pay the fees at Bangalore One, take the receipt and got to Commissioner office, make the application, they will then instruct local PO to come and verify address, take your prints and send the report to commissioner office, you need to collect the report from there.

In any case I availed the services of JK Consultants for finger printing, for 2 reasons, it was quicker and I didn't trust the quality of prints done at police stations.

How JK works is they have a person, affiliated to them, in JP Nagar and you can take an appointment and go to her. They charge 4000INR, which is a bit expensive for this purpose. I am not writing the name/number of the person who does the print as it would be breech of privacy.

Wanted to update that my FBI PCC did arrive this week and they have been quite within their lead times of 4-6 weeks. This was my first attempt to get the PCC from FBI and it has worked well

[getmefrenz]

Wanted to update that my FBI PCC did arrive this week and they have been quite within their lead times of 4-6 weeks. This was my first attempt to get the PCC from FBI and it has worked well


Hi @ausimm, I am in need of getting the PCC done for Canadian PR. Can you please advice on how you received the PCC from FBI? did you attach any self attested envelope? I am on clock, your reply will be of huge help. Thanks!

[Tushar R Panda]

I did it myself and was successful. I had very legible fingerprints but my wife had really weak fingerprints. But we tried our best to give the most legible fingerprints.

If the fingers are very dry then putting oil on them helps.

Mentioning SSN if you have one helps with getting results esp if FBI has you fingerprints in their database. Also if there is a partial match to immigration fingerprints then those can be used by FBI instead of the one being sent on paper. It seems all DHS fingerprints are part of fbi database and are more reliable because of their quality.

Take a black ink pad, ceramic or otherwise. Take a lot of practice fingerprints on paper.

Print multiple fbi fingerprinting form from fbi.gov.in Send more than one copies of legible fingerprints. Send a return label for india priority mail to get the results. you an print the label at usps.com.

Else if you have someone in USA you can give their address. For Australia you need the attested copy, so get it attested in USA and ask your acquaintance to send the scanned copy. Get the original whenever....

[jpdinesh]

Ok, can anyone suggest how to take fingerprints in Bangalore. Right now, I see only 2 options,

1) JK - Very expensive and extra charge for additional sheet with FPs

2) Forensic science lab, Madiwala - How much do they charge? will it be done in a day?

If we have to take the FPs on own, is that OK on a normal A4 sheet?
Who will sign for the "signature of the official taking fingerprints"?

Or can I approach local police station with FD-258 printed out?

kindly suggest.

[gopikris]

Ok, can anyone suggest how to take fingerprints in Bangalore. Right now, I see only 2 options,

1) JK - Very expensive and extra charge for additional sheet with FPs

2) Forensic science lab, Madiwala - How much do they charge? will it be done in a day?

If we have to take the FPs on own, is that OK on a normal A4 sheet?
Who will sign for the "signature of the official taking fingerprints"?

Or can I approach local police station with FD-258 printed out?

kindly suggest.

Hi,

I am not sure if you have succeeded with your fingerprinting.

I heard about the following options in bangalore

1) go to bangalore-one and pay some amount for doing fingerprinting.
2) Then go to comissioner office with the receipt and submit a request to get your fingerprinting done
3) a request would be sent to your area police station they would either come to your home or would ask you to come to station to verify your address and to take your finger print.
4) Then you need to get back to comissioner office to get your finger print card/report

But I would suggest come to chennai as its mentioned in firt post of this thread about SCRB- chennai

The address is

SCRB
Santhome High Road, RA Puram
OPPOSITE Quible Island Cemetery
1.6 km FROM Greenways Signal

Charge for one sheet - 50 Rs DD you need to pay at SBI - Treasury bank close to Thousand lights - Mount Road Chennai

Provide that challan/receipt at SCRB again they would take your fingerprints

You know what the concerned authority at SCRB were asking us to share this info so that people could get benefited out of this.

For the finger print Card go to students xerox in Adyar or Guindy. Tell them you want to take print of fingerprint card for visa purpose or provide them with the soft copy of the finger print card downloaded from fbi site. They charge 20 rs per print out.

May be your over all expense would be around only few hundred rupeess, instead of spending in 1000s

Post back with your queries, I could help you out.

Regards
GK