Can Executives Get FBI Identity History Summary Fingerprints at Our Office?

What an Identity History Summary is

An FBI Identity History Summary, often called an FBI background check or a U.S. police clearance, is a copy of a person’s own criminal history record held by the FBI, or confirmation that there is none. Executives most often need one for international assignments, visas, residency or work permits abroad, or a foreign business registration. The FBI explains the process on its Identity History Summary Checks page.

It is different from an employment or licensing background check. Those use an agency’s ORI number and send results to the agency. An Identity History Summary is requested by the individual, for the individual. If your executives need licensing prints, such as FINRA fingerprinting or state license cards, that is a separate process, and we can often handle it in the same session.

How an on-site session works

Our mobile fingerprinting service brings the equipment to you. For a leadership team, a session usually looks like this:

1. Tell us who and where. Share how many people need prints, what each one needs them for, and your office address. We confirm availability and send a written quote before you book.
2. Pick a room. A table, two chairs and good lighting is all we need. A conference room or private office works well and keeps things discreet.
3. Each person takes a few minutes. We verify ID, capture fingerprints electronically and check the quality on screen before submission.
4. We submit and guide. We submit each person’s prints for FBI Identity History Summary processing and explain what happens next.

Companies with recurring needs can set this up through a corporate account with one point of contact. For one or two people, a visit to our office at 8101 E. Bannister Rd is often faster.

We travel throughout the Kansas City metro, including Overland Park, Olathe, Lee’s Summit, Independence and Liberty. If a trip abroad is already booked, tell us the travel date when you contact us so we can schedule the session early enough to leave room for FBI processing and any apostille step afterward.

Each executive requests their own record

Because the Identity History Summary is a person’s own record, the company can arrange and pay for the session, but each executive is the requester. Each person needs to be present with their own ID and personal details, and the results belong to that person. If the company needs a copy for an assignment or visa file, the executive can share it. Assistants can help collect information and schedule times, but no one can be fingerprinted on someone else’s behalf.

Results, timing and apostille

FBI Identity History Summary results are often returned within 24–72 hours of electronic submission. Timing is set by the FBI and can be longer, so build in some margin before a travel date or filing deadline.

If a foreign government needs the document authenticated, an apostille or embassy legalization is a separate step that happens after the results arrive. Our FBI background checks and apostille page explains how that works and how we can help. Always confirm the exact document requirements with the receiving country or organization, since it decides what it will accept.

What to bring

• A valid, unexpired government-issued photo ID for each executive
• Each person’s full legal name, date and place of birth, and the email or mailing address for results
• The purpose and destination country, if the check is for use abroad
• Whether an apostille or embassy authentication is needed
• Instructions for any other fingerprinting the same people need, such as licensing cards

What it costs

For one person at our office, FBI Identity History Summary Electronic Submission is $90. On-site sessions for executives and teams are quoted in writing before we book, based on headcount, card types and location. Apostille and authentication are separate services.

If some of your team also need licensing cards in several states, our multi-state fingerprinting service can produce them in the same visit where the receiving agencies permit printed cards. Those licensing cards are a separate service from the FBI request.