United Kingdom · Nationwide

Fingerprinting Services in the United Kingdom for RCMP, FBI and More with Globeia

Offices
London
Coverage
38 cities, nationwide
Accredited
RCMP-accredited Canadian office, FBI-compliant U.S. office

Globeia helps individuals in the UK obtain their international background checks easily.

From compliant fingerprint capture at our London office beside Paddington station, or at the location of your choice across 38 cities, to digital application submission, and optional apostille services, the team here coordinates the whole process through our global network of processing offices and teams. No third-party vendors or intermediaries involved.

  • Offices in London, associates in 38 cities
  • FBI Background Check, RCMP Criminal Record Check and 15+ other police clearances, on the right card
  • Submission and apostille by our own offices
  • Starting from £85 fingerprints · starting from £219 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 Globeia associate in gloves taking a client's fingerprints on a fingerprint card at an office desk
Service area

Fingerprinting in 38 Cities Across the United Kingdom

Choose the fingerprinting experience that fits your schedule. Come into our Paddington office in London , or book a trained associate to meet you at home across 38 nationwide locations.

  • Walk-in office
    London · Paddington

    2 Eastbourne Terrace. Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 12:00 to 19:00.

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  • Mobile associates
    Birmingham

    Anywhere in Birmingham, Solihull and West Bromwich.

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  • Mobile associates
    Manchester

    Anywhere in Manchester, Salford, Trafford and Stockport.

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Showing the 15 cities where most of our clients live. Search, filter or expand to see all 38.

Not in one of the 38? 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 the United Kingdom
A real company, with real offices

Our Own Offices in the U.S. and Canada Carry Your File

From your fingerprinting to final delivery, your file stays entirely within the Globeia family. With fully owned offices in London, Washington, DC, and Toronto, our internal team handles every single step, from taking your prints to answering your support calls. You deal directly with us, every time.

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 the United Kingdom 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.

United Kingdom · Walk-in office

London

2 Eastbourne Terrace
Paddington, W2 6LG London

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 12:00 to 19:00. Walk-ins welcome; booking ahead is recommended. Beside Paddington station: Elizabeth, Bakerloo, Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines.

United Kingdom · Associate base

Birmingham

Anywhere in Birmingham, Solihull and West Bromwich.
Visits to your home, office or a meeting room
United Kingdom · Associate base

Manchester

Anywhere in Manchester, Salford, Trafford and Stockport.
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

Police Clearance Service,Without the Middlemen

We process your background checks internally through Globeia Inc. in USA and Globeia Incorporated in Canada. No external vendors, no handoffs, just one tracked file in your SmartPortal dashboard.

  1. Step 1Identity check and fingerprinting on FD-258/FD-1164 cardsthe United Kingdom
  2. Step 2Secure international transferthe United Kingdom → 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 6DeliveryBack to you in the United Kingdom
One step, or all six

How to tell a one-step fingerprint shop, or an online "all-in-one" website, from a provider that can actually run the whole process

Local shops do one thing well: they take prints, in one city. Online services promise everything and own nothing. Globeia is the only provider with its own offices at both ends of your file.

What you needLocal fingerprint shopOnline "all-in-one" websiteGlobeia
Fingerprints taken in person, in the United KingdomIn one city✕ Posts you a kit, or sends you to a police station✓ Associates in 38 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 £85. 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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95%First-time acceptance rate
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RCMP Accreditation & Processing Disclaimer

RCMP accreditation is held exclusively by Globeia Incorporated in Toronto, Canada. Globeia in the United Kingdom 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

Clear Starting Prices, the Same in Every City

Where you live doesn't change what you pay. Pricing depends on your package, destination country and whether you need a mobile appointment. Everything shown before you pay, no hidden charges.

Step 1 only

Fingerprinting only

Starting from£85
  • ✓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

Starting from£219
  • ✓All six steps, fingerprints to delivery
  • ✓FD-258 prints and FBI submission
  • ✓U.S. apostille
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.

Schedule a call

Mobile visits cost extra, depending on your location. RCMP applications also carry a federal fee payable to the Receiver General of Canada, which we pass through at cost.

Mobile visit fee by city
CityVisit fee
Birmingham£15
London£15
Manchester£15
One clearance, two ways to get it

Meet Emily. She lives in Birmingham and needs an FBI Background Check for the overseas criminal record certificate her NHS trust requires.

Emily is a composite of the clients we see every week. Here is how her clearance goes when she arranges each step herself, and how it goes when Globeia runs the whole file.

On her own

Fingerprints in town, everything else by post and email

  1. Week 1
    Gets fingerprinted locally.

    She posts the card to a U.S. vendor she found online and 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
    Start date moved.

    HR cannot clear her without the certificate, so her first shift is pushed back.

  4. Week 9
    Result arrives.

    A PDF from the vendor, and a second invoice for the second card.

  5. Week 10
    Finally starts.

    Two providers, two invoices, five weeks of lost pay.

With Globeia

One appointment at home in Birmingham, one file, one team

  1. Day 1
    Books online, pays once.

    A Globeia associate comes to her flat in Edgbaston. Identity verified, prints checked on the spot, Letter of Identity Verification issued.

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

    Submitted to the FBI by our own team. Emily follows it in her SmartPortal.

  3. Week 3
    Result received and checked.

    Ready to share with her trust's HR team the same day.

  4. Week 4
    Starts on time.

    One invoice, no chasing.

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

Begin Your Police Clearance Application

Answer a few questions, input your details, lock in your local appointment, and submit your payment online in minutes. Then sit back, let Globeia coordinate the process, and monitor live progress updates directly through SmartPortal.

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?

Questions? Schedule a Free 15-Minute Call

Avoid ordering the wrong police check. Tell us your current requirements, select a time that suits you, and we’ll walk through your options and confirm the right package so you can book with total confidence.

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.

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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

Get Fingerprinting in United Kingdom for Police Clearances Worldwide

The same appointment covers police clearances for South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, India, the Gulf states and more, plus FINRA and professional licensing, each on the authority's own form.

  • 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.

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Client feedback

What Our Clients Say

A selection of reviews of Globeia from our Google Business Profile, shown as they were written.

  • ★★★★★
    “I had such an amazing experience with Globeia! I am a Canadian Citizen who needed to obtain my police check as a requirement for my Australian Visa. Globeia's website is clear and straightforward which really made things so easy for me. To add on, their support team is amazing! They happily assisted me through all my confusions!”
    Shanna LenGoogle review
  • ★★★★★
    “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
  • ★★★★★
    “I am quite pleased with the help and Support that was provided by Globeia to me. At every step they were quite responsive and prompt in their replies. At every stage of my application for OCT, the support provided by Globeia was quite useful. They went ahead to help me the requirements of my application beyond the call of duty. e.g. Suggesting quoting application number along with the reports. Thank You Globeia.”
    Abhishek KumarGoogle review
A Globeia partner shaking hands with a client after an appointment
For professionals

Partner with Globeia in the United Kingdom

Solicitors, recruitment agencies, NHS trusts, recruitment agencies, schools, and care staffing firms in the UK : the full clearance process for your candidates, with one point of contact for you.

  • Group appointments before start dates and visa deadlines
  • Apostille through the U.S. Department of State or Global Affairs Canada, when the file needs one
  • Certified translation by a recognised certified translator
  • Real time tracking until every result is delivered
Talk to us about a partnership
Frequently Asked Questions

Fingerprinting in the United Kingdom: Frequently Asked Questions

The questions we hear most often across the United Kingdom. Not here? Schedule a quick call.

Who we serve

Who Chooses Globeia in United Kingdom

Most clients need a police clearance for a visa, a move abroad or a professional licence.

  • Americans and Canadians in the UK

    Your FBI Background Check or RCMP Criminal Record Check, fingerprinted in London or Birmingham, with no flight back.

  • NHS and care workers

    Overseas criminal record checks for nurses, doctors and carers who lived in the U.S. or Canada.

  • Teachers and school staff

    Overseas checks for schools in London, Birmingham and beyond.

  • City and Canary Wharf finance

    FINRA fingerprints for registrations with U.S. firms, taken at your desk.

  • Students and young graduates

    Placements and fellowships in North America.

  • Leaving for another country

    Clearances for Australia, New Zealand and the Gulf, collected in one visit.

Ready when you are, anywhere in the United Kingdom

Book One Appointment to Start Your Complete Police Clearance

Start your application by selecting an appointment that fits your schedule, whether at our London office or at your home address anywhere in the country. Once you check out, Globeia takes over by processing your police clearance and coordinating any required Apostille certification. All you have to do is receive your final, ready-to-submit documents.