Switzerland · Nationwide

Fingerprinting Services in Switzerland for RCMP, FBI and More with Globeia

Coverage
17 cities, nationwide
Accredited
RCMP-accredited Canadian office, FBI-compliant U.S. office

Globeia brings fingerprinting services in Switzerland to your door with a mobile-first model. Our mobile associates travel from Zurich, Geneva and Basel to Bern, Lausanne and Lugano, so you never queue at a station or travel to another canton. Every appointment starts with a government ID verification, and your prints are taken on the exact card your authority requires. The experience is digital from start to finish.

You book online, pay once and follow every step in your Globeia SmartPortal, with courier tracking, status updates and your documents stored in one place. We take fingerprints for the FBI Background Check (USA) and the RCMP Criminal Record Check (Canada), and for police clearances from other countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, India, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE, plus FINRA cards. Fingerprinting starts from CHF 180.

  • Associates in 17 cities, at your home, office or hotel
  • FBI Background Check, RCMP Criminal Record Check and 15+ other police clearances, on the right card
  • Submission, apostille and certified translation by our own offices
  • Starting from CHF 180 fingerprints · starting from CHF 341 full clearance

Face ID and government ID check at every appointment. A Letter of Identity Verification comes with every completed appointment. Washington, DC office working directly with U.S. federal processes.

A gloved Globeia associate rolling a client's fingerprints onto a card during a home visit
Service area

Fingerprinting Services in Switzerland Available Across 17 Cities

Select your location to see local appointment options, service details and client feedback before you book.

Showing the 9 cities where most of our clients live. Search, filter or expand to see all 17.

  • Regular visitsZurich
    ZurichAn associate visits regularly, at your addressZurich page →
  • By arrangementZurich
    WinterthurAn associate travels to you; allow a few daysServed from Zurich →
  • By arrangementBasel-Stadt
    BaselAn associate travels to you; allow a few daysBook in Basel →
  • By arrangementSt. Gallen
    St. GallenAn associate travels to you; allow a few daysBook in St. Gallen →
  • Regular visitsBern
    BernAn associate visits regularly, at your addressBern page →
  • By arrangementLucerne
    LucerneAn associate travels to you; allow a few daysBook in Lucerne →
  • Regular visitsGeneva
    GenevaAn associate visits regularly, at your addressGeneva page →
  • By arrangementVaud
    LausanneAn associate travels to you; allow a few daysBook in Lausanne →
  • By arrangementTicino
    LuganoAn associate travels to you; allow a few daysBook in Lugano →

Not in one of the 17? We still come to you. Book and tell us where you are, or schedule a call and we will plan the nearest appointment.

Book anywhere in Switzerland
A real company, with real offices

Your Fingerprints Start in Switzerland. Your File Continue With Globeia.

Your appointment takes place in Switzerland with a trained Globeia associate. When your application requires submission in the U.S. or Canada, Globeia's offices in Washington, DC and Toronto can handle the next stages, including document services.

Glass-fronted office with people working at desks inside
Our own offices, Globeia Inc. in Washington, DC and Globeia Incorporated in Toronto, submit every FBI and RCMP file.
Three questions to ask any fingerprinting provider

The answers tell you whether your file will be done to the authority's rules, or to nobody's.

  1. Who submits my fingerprints to the RCMP, and is that company on the RCMP's list of accredited fingerprinting companies?

    The RCMP accredits no company outside Canada. Globeia Incorporated in Toronto is on the list and submits your C-216C electronically to CCRTIS from inside Canada.

  2. Where is my FBI application mailed from, and who checked the card before it went?

    Globeia Inc. in Washington, DC submits to the FBI CJIS Division from inside the United States, after a trained associate in Switzerland has reviewed every impression on your FD-258 or FD-1164 card.

  3. Who orders the apostille, and any translation, and do they arrive in the same file?

    Our own offices order the U.S. Department of State apostille or the Global Affairs Canada apostille, then any translation the receiving office asks for, in the right order. One file, one reference, one invoice.

A fingerprint card taken without reference to the authority's standards is just ink on paper: the wrong card stock, a missing rolled impression or an empty "taken by" box, and the application comes back weeks later. Our associates are trained on exactly those criteria.

Switzerland · Associate base

Zurich

Anywhere in Zurich and the lakeside towns close by.
Visits to your home, office or a meeting room
Switzerland · Associate base

Bern

Anywhere in Bern, Köniz, Muri and Ostermundigen.
Visits to your home, office or a meeting room
Switzerland · Associate base

Geneva

Anywhere in Geneva and the surrounding communes of the canton.
Visits to your home, office or a meeting room
United States · FBI Compliant

Globeia Inc, Washington DC

1901 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Unit 801
Washington, DC 20006

Submits Identity History Summary applications to the FBI CJIS Division from inside the United States and obtains U.S. Department of State apostilles and authentications in person, in the capital.

Canada · RCMP-accredited

Toronto

Globeia Incorporated
1185 Victoria Park Avenue

Toronto, ON M4B 2K5

Listed by the RCMP as an accredited fingerprinting company. Digitises your C-216C card and submits it electronically to RCMP CCRTIS from inside Canada, then obtains the Global Affairs Canada apostille.

Globeia teams in Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, India and AustraliaManaged partners for other national police servicesPlatform audited to SOC 1 and SOC 2

Fingerprinting for every purpose

Fingerprinting Services in Switzerland for Different Clearance Requirements

FBI and RCMP applications are only part of what Globeia supports in Switzerland. Depending on your destination and purpose, you can also arrange fingerprinting for international police checks, FINRA and professional licensing, with the appropriate card or format used for each application.

  1. Step 1Identity check and fingerprinting on FD-258/FD-1164 cardsYour address, Switzerland
  2. Step 2Secure international transferSwitzerland → Globeia Inc., Washington DC
  3. Step 3Submission to the FBIGlobeia Inc., Washington DC
  4. Step 4Result received and checkedGlobeia Inc., Washington DC
  5. Step 5U.S. apostilleGlobeia Inc., Washington DC
  6. Step 6Certified translation and deliveryBack to you in Switzerland
On the day

What happens before and during the visit, so there are no surprises

Clients often tell us they want to know exactly what will happen before they book. Here it is, step by step.

Before the visit
  1. 1Confirmation by email with your associate's name, the arrival window and what to prepare: two forms of identification and a table to work at.
  2. 2A reminder the day before, with a direct contact for the associate on the day.
  3. 3Change the time if you need to. We ask only for reasonable notice; the terms are in your confirmation.
During the visit · 15 to 30 minutes per person
  1. 1Arrival at the agreed time. The associate presents Globeia identification.
  2. 2Identity check. Passport or residence card, plus a Face ID match.
  3. 3Fingerprinting on the correct card. Each impression is checked on the spot and retaken if needed, at no extra charge.
  4. 4Your Letter of Identity Verification is issued.
  5. 5Cards couriered to Globeia Inc. or Globeia Incorporated. Tracking appears in your SmartPortal.
One step, or all six

How Much Help Do You Need?

Globeia lets you start with the fingerprinting services in Switzerland and add document services when your application calls for them.

What you needLocal fingerprint shopOnline "all-in-one" websiteGlobeia
Fingerprints taken in person, in SwitzerlandIn one city✕ Posts you a kit, or sends you to a police station✓ Associates in 17 cities, at your home, office or hotel
Card checked against FBI and RCMP standards before it shipsVaries✕ Nobody checks✓ Trained associates review every impression and retake it on the spot
Fingerprint submission to the RCMP✕ None. You find an accredited company in Canada yourself✕ None. The RCMP accredits no company outside Canada✓ Globeia Incorporated, Toronto, on the RCMP's accredited list, submits to CCRTIS from inside Canada
FBI submission✕ You post the card to the FBI yourselfThrough a third-party vendor✓ Globeia Inc., Washington, DC, from inside the United States
Apostille✕ Not offeredSubcontracted, re-posted✓ Ordered by our own offices in Washington, DC and Toronto: apostille, then any translation
TrackingA receiptEmail, when it comes✓ Globeia SmartPortal: one file, one reference, one invoice
Somewhere you can walk inThe shop✕ No office anywhere✓ Washington, DC and Toronto, and every address on this page

If you only need the fingerprints, we will happily take just the fingerprints, on the right card, with a Letter of Identity Verification, starting from CHF 180. The comparison describes typical providers, not any named company.

The authorities set the clock. You control only when Step 1 happens.

Book the appointment now and the remaining steps start the same week.

Start with Step 1 today
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RCMP Accreditation & Processing Disclaimer

RCMP accreditation is held exclusively by Globeia Incorporated in Toronto, Canada. Globeia in Switzerland is not RCMP-accredited, and Globeia is not endorsed by the RCMP, the FBI, FINRA, or any government authority. Fingerprints for the RCMP Criminal Record Check are collected in ink on the official C-216C form and mailed to Globeia Incorporated in Toronto, which submits them to the RCMP. All Criminal Record Checks, FBI Identity History Summaries and regulatory results are issued directly by the respective authority, not Globeia.

Pricing

Upfront Pricing for All Cantons

Your total depends on the clearance, destination, appointment type and any document services you add. Globeia shows the applicable service costs before payment.

Step 1 only

Fingerprinting only

Starting fromCHF 180
  • ✓Prints on the card your authority requires
  • ✓Face ID check and Letter of Identity Verification
  • ✕Courier, submission, apostille and translation are yours to handle
Book fingerprints only
Most chosen
Full service

FBI Background Check, Apostille, Translation

Starting fromCHF 341
  • ✓All six steps, fingerprints to delivery
  • ✓FD-258 prints and FBI submission
  • ✓U.S. apostille and certified translation
Start FBI full service
Not sure which package you need?

Tell us your visa or purpose and we will point you to the right one in a few minutes. No charge, no obligation.

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Travel fee by area

The travel fee depends on where you are, and it is always a separate, visible line in your estimate.

AreaTravel fee
BernCHF 11
GenevaCHF 6
ZurichCHF 10

Several people at one address share one travel fee: families, couples and teams pay for one visit. Prices shown are starting prices; your estimate is final before payment.

One clearance, two ways to get it

Meet Maria. She lives in Switzerland and needs an FBI Police Clearance for her visa.

Maria is a fictional example based on common client requirements we regularly cater to in Switzerland. Let's see how he approaches a police clearance herself and with Globeia.

On his own

Fingerprints in Switzerland, everything else by post and email

  1. Week 1
    Gets fingerprinted locally.

    The shop posts the card to a U.S. vendor Maria has never spoken to.

  2. Week 4
    Card rejected.

    Two impressions are unreadable. Nobody checked before it shipped. Back to Step 1.

  3. Week 7
    Result arrives, in English, unapostilled.

    Maria now has to find an apostille provider in the U.S. and post the original again.

  4. Week 12
    Apostille back. Translation refused.

    She used an ordinary translator. The cantonal migration office requires a certified one.

  5. Week 15
    Finally files.

    Four providers, four invoices, one missed visa appointment.

With Globeia

One appointment in Switzerland, one file, one team

  1. Day 1
    Books online, pays once.

    Identity verified, prints checked on the spot, Letter of Identity Verification issued.

  2. Week 1
    Card lands at Globeia Washington, DC.

    Submitted to the FBI by our own team. Maria watches it move in his portal.

  3. Week 3
    Result received and checked.

    Apostille requested the same day, no re-posting, no new provider.

  4. Week 6
    Certified translation done.

    By a translator the cantonal migration office accepts. Ordered by us, in sequence.

  5. Week 7
    Ready-to-file clearance in hand.

    One invoice. Visa appointment kept.

Do it the Globeia way
99%Of Globeia full-service clearances accepted first time over the last 5 years
1 in 4Of our clients started on their own, hit a problem, and switched to Globeia mid-way
6 to 8 weeksTypical time saved versus managing the steps yourself
1Invoice, reference number and point of contact, start to finish
Booking

Tell Us What You Need. We’ll Match the Appointment to It.

Start with your destination country, clearance type and location in Switzerland. SmartPortal then guides you through the booking and payment process, with your appointment details, case updates and documents kept together as your application progresses.

Book and start now

One booking. We handle the rest.

  1. 1Answer a few questions about your clearance and where you want to be fingerprinted
  2. 2Pick your appointment time, at our office or at your address
  3. 3Pay securely and receive your confirmation and tracking
✓Face ID verified✓Letter of Identity Verification✓Full total shown before payment
Your Globeia SmartPortal

One secure place to follow your file from fingerprinting to delivery.

SOC 1SOC 2GDPR compliant

Your identity data and documents are handled on a platform audited to SOC 1 and SOC 2 standards.

  • ✓Live status of every one of the six steps, with courier tracking and authority updates
  • ✓Your entire journey in one place: appointment, cards, submissions, results, apostille and translation
  • ✓Add services anytime: order another clearance, apostille, certified copy or other eligible services without starting over.
  • ✓Your documents, always accessible: securely stored in your account and available to download when you need them.
Not sure yet?

Talk to a Globeia Specialist for Free

Use a free 15-minute call to clarify the requirements before choosing any services. We will confirm the right package before you book.

Free 15-minute call

A quick call, then everything in writing

Pick a date and a time in the calendar. There is nothing else to fill in here: you tell us what you need when you book.

  1. Before the callGive us a short brief of what you are looking for, so we come prepared.
  2. On the callWe walk you through the process and answer your questions.
  3. After the callWe send everything in writing. Sign up whenever you are ready.

Video or phone. No obligation.

Pick a time for your call
Verified identity

A Letter of Identity Verification With Every Appointment

Your identity is verified before your fingerprints are taken, at our office or at your door. The letter confirms it, with an encrypted QR code.

  • FaceId Verified

    Confirms that your identity was verified before your fingerprints were collected by a trained Globeia Fingerprinting Officer.

  • Fingerprints Professionally Collected

    Confirms that your fingerprints were captured following Globeia's fingerprinting and identity verification procedures.

  • Unique Encrypted QR Code

    Every letter carries a unique encrypted QR code for secure verification of the document.

  • Built for Verification

    The letter provides an additional layer of transparency for organisations reviewing your fingerprinting documentation, including employers, licensing authorities and other authorised recipients.

✓Identity Verified✓Encrypted QR Code✓Every Appointment

The Letter of Identity Verification is issued by Globeia and is not issued by, endorsed by, or affiliated with any government authority.

Sample copy for illustration. Real letters carry a unique reference and an encrypted QR code.
Beyond the FBI and RCMP

Fingerprinting Services in Switzerland for Global Applications

Globeia supports fingerprinting for applications involving countries such as Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa, India and Gulf states, as well as FINRA and other professional requirements, using the form or fingerprint format specified by the receiving authority.

  • FD-258 · FD-1164FBI
  • C-216CRCMP
  • SAPS 91(a)South Africa
  • SPF fingerprint formSingapore
  • AFP fingerprint formAustralia
  • CNCC formHong Kong
  • FINRA cardsSecurities licensing
  • Your authority's own formAny other country
  • Police clearance
    USA · FBIIdentity History Summary, full service. Form FD-258 or FD-1164
  • Police clearance
    Canada · RCMPCriminal Record Check, full service. Form C-216C
  • Police clearance
    South AfricaPolice clearance certificate
  • Police clearance
    SingaporeCertificate of Clearance
  • Police clearance
    Hong KongCertificate of No Criminal Conviction
  • Police clearance
    AustraliaNational Police Check
  • Police clearance
    IndiaPolice Clearance Certificate
  • Licensing
    FINRASecurities registration fingerprint cards
  • Police clearance
    New ZealandCriminal record check
  • Police clearance
    United Arab EmiratesGood conduct certificate
  • Police clearance
    QatarPolice clearance certificate
  • Police clearance
    KuwaitPolice clearance certificate
  • Police clearance
    Saudi ArabiaPolice clearance certificate
  • Police clearance
    OmanPolice clearance certificate
  • Police clearance
    BahrainGood conduct certificate
  • Police clearance
    JapanCertificate of criminal record
  • Licensing
    NFA and CFTCFutures and derivatives registration
  • Licensing
    Professional licensingNursing, teaching, finance and more

Don't see your country? We take prints for most national police clearances. Tell us your country and we will confirm the route and price. Globeia supplies the FD-258, FD-1164 and C-216C forms; for other countries, bring the fingerprint form your authority issued.

Book for another country
Client feedback

What People Are Saying About Globeia

See what Globeia clients have said about fingerprinting services in Switzerland.

  • ★★★★★
    “They did a fantastic job on various apostilles from out of country, as well as foreign fingerprint conversion. Very professional and responsive, both through their portal and via email. They proved to be trustworthy and reliable throughout the process. Definitely would use them again for future document services needs.”
    John SlobodaGoogle review
  • ★★★★★
    “This is the second time I have used services at Globeia and would highly recommend their services. Their price is highly competitive and their services are extremely efficient and quick. Their staff are also knowledgeable and kind.”
    Maria MartinezGoogle review
  • ★★★★★
    “GLOBEIA has proven to be both trustworthy and genuinely knowledgeable. They successfully managed the legalization and attestation of my documents while staying on top of every step of the process. I particularly appreciated their well-designed client portal, and their exceptional customer service.”
    Musaeb BaishuGoogle review
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For professionals

Partner with Globeia in Switzerland

Want to make international clearances easy for your clients? Your can arrange fingerprinting for clients, employees and students across 17 Swiss cities. Globeia gives your team one contact for coordinating appointments and the document services each applicant requires.

  • Arrange individual or group appointments - support employee onboarding, student groups and multiple client cases
  • Keep cases organised - track each applicant's appointment, requirements and documents through one workflow
  • Coordinate document services - add clearance, apostille, legalisation or certified translation when required
  • Give clients wider coverage - arrange fingerprinting across 17 Swiss cities instead of coordinating separate local providers
Talk to us about a partnership
Frequently Asked Questions

Fingerprinting Services in Switzerland: Frequently Asked Questions

The questions we hear most often across Switzerland. Not here? Schedule a quick call.

Who we serve

Who Needs Globeia's Fingerprinting Services in Switzerland?

Globeia works with people moving between countries for work, immigration, study and professional registration. Common applicants include the following.

  • B, L and C permit applicants

    Foreign nationals applying for or renewing a residence, short-stay or settlement permit, where the cantonal migration office asks for a police record from your home country.

  • Finance, pharma and tech professionals

    Bankers, fund managers, scientists and engineers in Zurich, Zug, Basel and Geneva whose employer, regulator or licence application calls for a background check.

  • International-organisation and diplomatic-community staff

    Staff, consultants and interns joining UN agencies, NGOs, sports bodies and multinationals in Geneva and Lausanne, with on-site group sessions for new cohorts.

  • Americans and Canadians in Switzerland

    Long-term residents, retirees, remote workers and business owners who need an FBI Background Check or RCMP Criminal Record Check.

  • Students, researchers and cross-border workers

    Master's and PhD students and researchers at ETH, EPFL and the cantonal universities, and cross-border (G permit) workers living in France, Germany or Italy and working in Basel, Geneva or Ticino.

  • People moving on from Switzerland

    The RCMP Criminal Record Check for Canada and police clearances for Australia, the U.K., the U.S., Singapore, the UAE and other destinations, each on the authority's own form.

Ready when you are, anywhere in Switzerland

Start With Your Fingerprints. We’ll Help With What Comes Next.

Choose an appointment in your city in Switzerland and tell us what your application requires. Globeia can coordinate the fingerprinting and, where needed, the clearance, apostille, translation and delivery that follow.