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Fingerprinting Requirements Center
Find fingerprinting requirements by profession, state, agency or application type. Understand what you may need before booking your appointment.
Not sure where to start? Send us the instructions from your employer, licensing board or agency and we’ll help identify the appropriate fingerprinting method before your appointment.
Browse requirements
Start from what you already know
Your profession, the state asking for prints, the question on your mind, or the type of application. Each path ends at the service that fits.
Send us your instructions and we’ll identify the right fingerprinting method before your appointment.
Check My RequirementsBy profession
- Nurses & healthcareBoard licensing, travel and compact licenses
- Nursing studentsClinical placement and licensure by exam
- Security & alarm professionalsGuard and installer licensing in several states
- Kansas Board of NursingFD-258 cards and the KSBN waiver
- Teachers & substitutesKSDE cards and Missouri DESE through MACHS
- Kansas real estate agentsKREC Live Scan or mailed FD-258 card
- Missouri real estate agentsMREC through MACHS, card option for non-residents
- Insurance professionalsKansas producers and Missouri bail bond agents
- Mortgage loan originatorsHow the NMLS background check works
- Home health & caregiversWhen caregivers need prints, and when they don’t
- Financial professionalsFINRA registration, banks and executives
- Contractors & driversUSPS contracts, trades and site access
- Other licensed professionalsLicenses in more than one state
By state
- MissouriLive Scan or card: how to tell what a Missouri agency wants
- KansasFD-258 cards and Kansas licensing applications
- FloridaFDLE and AHCA Live Scan from Missouri or Kansas
- TexasOut-of-state applicants and card requirements
- Several states at onceOne capture, multiple cards when permitted
- Another stateSend us its instructions and we will check them
By question
By application type
- FBI Identity History SummaryElectronic submission, $90
- ATF / EFTEFT file or FD-258 cards, $75
- FDLEFlorida electronic submission
- FINRAForm U4 registration fingerprints
- ImmigrationVisas, police certificates and FBI records
- Security clearanceFD-258 cards for federal contractors
- Multi-State Licensing$60, then $25 per additional printed card
- Employer / CorporateEmployee requirements on one account
Questions we hear every week
In your words
These are the questions people bring to our counter. Each one leads to the answer, or to the service that solves it.
“I’m a nurse applying for a license in another state. Where do I get fingerprinted?”
What boards usually ask for, and how to cover more than one state.
“My nursing board sent me this. What fingerprints do I need?”
Send us the letter or instructions and we will tell you what to book.
“My employer told me to bring this form. What should I book?”
Share the form and we will match it to the right service before you arrive.
“Florida gave me an ORI number. What does it mean?”
What an ORI identifies, and why it decides how your prints are submitted.
“Texas wants two fingerprint cards. Can you print both from one capture?”
How print-to-card works, and when an agency permits it.
“Our installers need licensing in Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Florida. Can one appointment cover it?”
Planning one session for a crew licensed in several states.
“I need fingerprints for an ATF eForm. Do I need an EFT file or cards?”
Which format each ATF filing takes.
“Can our executives get FBI fingerprints at our office?”
On-site FBI Identity History Summary fingerprinting for leadership teams.
“Our graduating nursing class needs fingerprints. Can you do the whole cohort on campus?”
How a campus session runs, from roster to cards.
“My licensing board rejected my fingerprints. What should I bring to my new appointment?”
What to bring so the second submission goes through.
Requirement review
Still unsure? Send us your instructions
Most confusion comes from the paperwork, not the fingerprinting. We read it with you, so you book the right service the first time.
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Send your requirements
Agency instructions, ORI number, application requirements or the fingerprint request itself.
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We identify the method
Live Scan, FD-258, an ORI-based submission, an EFT file, FBI Identity History Summary or cards for several states.
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You book the right service
In our Kansas City office or mobile to you, with nothing left to guess on the day.
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Teams get a standing setup
Employers can set requirements once in our corporate program.
Every guide answers the question first, shows when it was last reviewed and explains where requirements vary. The receiving agency always controls final acceptance, so confirm with it when in doubt. Official sources: FBI Identity History Summary checks, ATF eForms, FDLE applicant services and FINRA.
What should I send for a requirement review?
Whatever the requesting agency, board or employer gave you: the instruction sheet or letter, any ORI number or reason code, application requirements and any cards they supplied. A photo or screenshot is fine.
Can you guarantee my agency will accept my fingerprints?
No one can promise that on an agency’s behalf, because the receiving agency controls final acceptance. What we can do is check your instructions before your appointment, capture high-quality prints and prepare them in the format the agency asks for.
Do all states accept the same fingerprint card or submission method?
No. Some accept FD-258 cards, some require their own card, and some require Live Scan or a state-specific electronic submission. That is why we review each state’s instructions before multi-state appointments.
How current is this information?
Each guide shows the date it was last reviewed. Agencies change their rules, so if your instructions differ from what you read here, follow your instructions and let us know.
Know what you need? Book it. Not sure? Ask us.
In-office in Kansas City or mobile across Missouri and Kansas.