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Ghana · Nationwide

Fingerprinting in Ghana for FBI, RCMP and More: Launching Soon, Taking Requests Now

Status
Launching, taking requests now
Coverage
18 towns and areas, more by arrangement
Accredited
RCMP-accredited Canadian office, FBI-compliant U.S. office

Ghana sends more professionals to Canada, the United States, and Australia than almost any other West African country. Every one of those moves needs a verified police clearance - and until now, getting one from Ghana meant managing the process alone across two countries.

Globeia is changing that. Launching fingerprinting services in Ghana now, taking appointment requests across Accra, Osu, Cantonments, East Legon, and Tema first - Kumasi, Cape Coast, Takoradi, Tamale, and beyond by arrangement.

  • Launching in Ghana, taking appointment requests now
  • FBI, RCMP and international police clearances, the same service as in our live markets
  • Submission and legalization through our own U.S. and Canadian offices
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Free and without obligation. Nothing is paid until you have a confirmed date and an estimate you are happy with. Face ID and government ID check at every visit, and a Letter of Identity Verification with every completed appointment.

A Globeia associate in gloves taking a client's fingerprints on a fingerprint card at an office desk
Where we will visit

Launching in Accra and Tema Open First. Every Town in Ghana Follows.

No office to visit - Globeia comes to you. We open in order of request, starting with Accra, Osu, Cantonments, Airport Residential Area, East Legon, Tema, and Aburi. Koforidua, Akosombo, Ho, Cape Coast, Elmina, Takoradi, Tarkwa, Kumasi, Obuasi, Sunyani, and Tamale follow by arrangement. Any travel fee confirmed in writing before you commit.

Map of Ghana showing where Globeia takes fingerprintsAccra · First scheduleAccraOsu · First scheduleCantonments · First scheduleAirport Residential Area · First scheduleEast Legon · First scheduleTema · First scheduleTemaAburi · By arrangementKoforidua · By arrangementKoforiduaAkosombo · By arrangementAkosomboHo · By arrangementHoCape Coast · By arrangementCape CoastElmina · By arrangementTakoradi · By arrangementTakoradiTarkwa · By arrangementTarkwaKumasi · By arrangementKumasiObuasi · By arrangementObuasiSunyani · By arrangementSunyaniTamale · By arrangementTamale
First scheduleBy arrangement
  • Launch area · First visits
    Accra and Tema

    Accra, Osu, Cantonments, Airport Residential Area, East Legon, Tema and Aburi. Among the first visits as we go live, at your home, your office or a meeting room we arrange.

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  • Launch area · By arrangement
    Eastern and Volta regions

    Koforidua, Akosombo and Ho. Visits are planned around your dates, with any travel fee confirmed in writing first.

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  • Launch area · By arrangement
    Cape Coast and the western coast

    Cape Coast, Elmina, Takoradi and Tarkwa. Visits are planned around your dates, with any travel fee confirmed in writing first.

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  • Launch area · By arrangement
    Kumasi and the middle belt

    Kumasi, Obuasi and Sunyani. Visits are planned around your dates, with any travel fee confirmed in writing first.

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  • Launch area · By arrangement
    Tamale and the north

    Tamale. Visits are planned around your dates, with any travel fee confirmed in writing first.

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Showing all 18 towns and areas. Every card goes straight to the request form.

Not in the list? Every town in Ghana can be covered by arrangement. Send a request with your town and preferred timing, or ask us a question first, and we will plan the nearest possible visit.

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How it works while we launch

Send a Request. We Handle Everything After.

We are opening Ghana in order of request. Your request costs nothing and commits you to nothing; it tells us where the first visits are needed and secures your place in the first schedule.

  1. 1Step 1
    Send your request.

    Your address, the clearances you need and when you would like the visit. Nothing to pay.

  2. 2Step 2
    We reply within 24 hours.

    As soon as we can serve your area, we send a confirmed date and a written estimate listing the plan, government fees at cost and any travel fee.

  3. 3Step 3
    Confirm, and we come to you.

    Pay only once you are happy with the estimate. Your prints then go to our own offices in the U.S. and Canada, and you follow every step in Globeia SmartPortal.

A real company, with real offices

Collected in Ghana. Processed by Globeia’s Own Offices. No One Else Involved

A trained associate collects your prints at your home, office, or hotel anywhere in Ghana. Globeia Inc. in Washington, D.C. handles every FBI Background Check from inside the United States. Globeia Incorporated in Toronto handles every RCMP Criminal Record Check from inside Canada. Authentication and embassy legalisation by the same team. No outsourcing. Their addresses are below.

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 Every Ghana Applicant Should Ask Before Booking

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 from Ghana, and is that company on the RCMP's accredited list?

    Globeia Incorporated in Toronto is on the list and submits your C-216C electronically to CCRTIS from inside Canada, once the form taken in Ghana reaches it by tracked courier.

  2. Ghana does not accept apostilles. Who arranges the authentication and the embassy legalisation?

    Our own offices, in order For an FBI result: U.S. Department of State authentication, then legalisation at the Embassy of Ghana in Washington, DC. For an RCMP result: Global Affairs Canada authentication, then legalisation at the Embassy of Ghana in Ottawa. Where the Ghana Immigration Service also expects a stamp from Ghana's foreign ministry, we tell you before you pay.

  3. Who will actually take my fingerprints in Ghana?

    A trained Globeia associate visits your home, office or hotel, first in Accra, Osu, Cantonments and Airport Residential Area, checks your face against your government ID and reviews every impression before the card leaves. While we launch, each visit is confirmed in writing, with its date and estimate, before you pay.

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 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.

Authentication and Legalisation from the USA →
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 authentication, then legalization at the Embassy of Ghana.

Authentication and Legalisation from Canada →

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

Your Police Clearance File, Managed Internationally

Fingerprinting happens in Georgia. Your FBI and RCMP submission support is handled through Globeia’s own offices in the USA and Canada, with SmartPortal tracking.

  1. Step 1Identity check and fingerprinting on FD-258/FD-1164 cardsYour address, Ghana
  2. Step 2Secure international transferGhana → 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. authentication and embassy legalizationGlobeia Inc., Washington DC
  6. Step 6DeliveryBack to you in Ghana
On the day

Your Ghana Fingerprinting Appointment - Before and During the Visit

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

What a Local Print Shop, an Online Service, and Globeia Actually Offer in Ghana

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 GhanaIn one city✕ Posts you a kit, or sends you to a police station✓ Launching: visits at your home, office or hotel in 18 towns and areas, more by arrangement
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
Legalization✕ Not offeredSubcontracted, re-posted✓ Ordered by our own offices in Washington, DC and Toronto: authentication and embassy legalization, 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. The comparison describes typical providers, not any named company.

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

Send your request now. We reply within 24 hours, and your visit is planned as soon as we can serve your area.

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RCMP Accreditation & Processing Disclaimer

RCMP accreditation is held exclusively by Globeia Incorporated in Toronto, Canada. Globeia in Ghana 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.

One clearance, two ways to get it

Meet Kwame. He lives in Ghana and needs an RCMP Criminal Record Check for a new employer in Accra.

Kwame is a composite of the clients Globeia serves in its live markets: a Ghanaian who worked in Toronto. Here is how the clearance goes when he does the fingerprints and manages the rest alone, and how it goes when Globeia runs the whole file.

On his own

Fingerprints in Ghana, everything else by post and email

  1. Week 1
    Gets fingerprinted locally.

    A local police station or shop rolls the C-216C form, and Kwame posts it to an accredited company in Canada he has never spoken to.

  2. Week 4
    Card rejected.

    Two impressions are unreadable. Nobody checked before it shipped. Back to step one.

  3. Week 7
    Result arrives, not yet legalised.

    Kwame now needs Global Affairs Canada authentication, then legalisation at the Embassy of Ghana in Ottawa: two more offices, two more couriers, and the original posted again.

  4. Week 11
    Legalisation back, weeks later.

    The certificate is in English, which the Ghana Immigration Service usually accepts, but the clock has kept running.

  5. Week 15
    Finally files.

    Four providers, four invoices, and months gone.

With Globeia

One visit in Accra, one file, one team

  1. Day 1
    Requests a visit, pays once.

    Identity checked at his door in Accra, prints reviewed on the spot, Letter of Identity Verification issued.

  2. Week 1
    Form reaches Globeia Incorporated, Toronto.

    Digitised and submitted to the RCMP from inside Canada. Kwame follows it in Globeia SmartPortal.

  3. Week 3
    Result received and checked.

    Authentication requested the same day, then legalisation at the Embassy of Ghana in Ottawa, by the same team.

  4. Week 9
    Ready-to-file clearance in hand.

    One invoice, one reference, and the file ready for a new employer in Accra.

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
Appointment requests

Request an Appointment. We Reply Within 24 Hours.

We are not live yet in Ghana, so there is no calendar to pick from. Send your request: we reply within 24 hours and, as soon as we can serve your area, send a confirmed date and a written estimate. You pay only when you are happy with both.

Launching in Ghana

Tell us where and when. We arrange the rest.

  1. 1Your address and the clearances you need
  2. 2When you would like the visit: as soon as we launch, or by a deadline you tell us
  3. 3We reply within 24 hours; as soon as we can serve your area, you receive a confirmed date and a written estimate, including any travel fee
  4. 4Pay securely in Globeia SmartPortal, then follow every step live

Nothing is paid today. You confirm only when you are happy with the date and the estimate.

✓Free, no obligation✓Travel fee shown in writing✓One visit for the whole household

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Which police clearances do you need?

Free and without obligation. We acknowledge your request right away and reply within 24 hours; as soon as we can serve your area, we send a confirmed date and a written estimate.

Your Globeia SmartPortal

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

SOC 1SOC 2

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, authentication and embassy legalization 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.
Questions first?

Schedule a Free 15-Minute Call

Tell us which clearances you need, where in Ghana you are and what you would like to discuss, then pick a time. Our team already answers Ghana enquiries today, before the first visit happens.

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

Identity Verified at Your Door. Letter Issued Before the Associate Leaves.

Every Globeia fingerprinting appointment in Ghana begins with Face ID and government ID verification before any prints are taken. A Letter of Identity Verification with encrypted QR code is issued at every completed appointment — documenting who was fingerprinted, by which trained associate, at which Ghana address, and on which date.

  • 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
Request fingerprints with verification included →Check a letter's status ↗

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 in Ghana One Ghana . Police Clearances for Every Country.

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.

Book for another country
Client feedback

What Globeia Clients Say - From Our Live Markets Around the World

No Ghana reviews yet - no visit has happened yet. These are reviews from Globeia’s Google Business Profile, written by clients in our live markets. Shown exactly as submitted.

  • ★★★★★
    “Greatly appreciate the service provided. Easy instructions given. Highly Recommended for fingerprinting services.”
    Rajesh kannaGoogle review
  • ★★★★★
    “Best dollars ever spent. I first tried to navigate submitting directly to FBI. Frustrating nightmare. This company is thorough, helpful, professional and very efficient. Save yourself the headaches and just start with Globeia!”
    BlaiseGoogle 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
Also from Globeia in Ghana

Legalization, Translation and Visa Help From the Same Team

Fingerprints are step one. The police clearance, the authentication and embassy legalization, the translation and the visa each have their own Globeia page for Ghana.

Ghana

Police clearances from Ghana

The FBI Background Check, the RCMP Criminal Record Check and other police clearances, obtained while you stay in Ghana.

Open the page →Ghana

Authentication and embassy legalisation

FBI: U.S. authentication + Ghana Embassy legalisation. RCMP: Canada authentication + Ghana Embassy legalisation.

Open the page →Ghana

Certified translation

Certified English translation, ordered after the authentication and embassy legalization so nothing is done twice.

Open the page →Ghana

Visa and residence

Visa and residence applications explained, with every supporting document prepared by Globeia.

Open the page →
Everything Globeia does in Ghana →
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For professionals

Partner with Globeia in Ghana

Immigration consultants, mining and energy firms, NGOs, development agencies, international schools, and law firms across Accra, Tema, Obuasi, and Tarkwa work with Globeia to manage fingerprinting and clearance documentation for their staff and clients. One contact. One file per client. Full process from fingerprinting to authentication, legalisation, and delivery.

  • On-site bulk fingerprinting for teams and onboarding
  • Apostille and legalisation through the relevant authority
  • Certified English translation by a recognised certified translator
  • One tracked file per client, from appointment to delivery
Talk to us about a partnership
Frequently Asked Questions

Fingerprinting in Ghana: Frequently Asked Questions

The questions we hear most often from Ghana. Not here? Book a free consultation.

Who we serve

Who Uses Globeia in Ghana - From Accra to the Mining Towns

Most clients need a clearance from a country they previously lived in for a permit, a licence, or their next move.

  • Americans and Canadians in Ghana

    Residents of Accra and Tema who need an FBI Background Check or an RCMP Criminal Record Check for a work or residence permit, a licence or a visa elsewhere, without a trip home.

  • Diaspora settlers and Right of Abode applicants

    African Americans, Caribbean Canadians and other members of the diaspora settling in Accra or on the Cape Coast who need a certificate from the country they lived in.

  • Ghanaians who lived in North America

    Returnees from New York, Washington, Houston or Toronto who need an FBI or RCMP certificate for an employer, a licence or a further visa.

  • Mining, oil and gas professionals

    Engineers and managers at the gold mines around Obuasi and Tarkwa and on the offshore oil and gas fields served from Takoradi who need a clearance for a contract or the next posting.

  • Nurses and licensed professionals

    Nurses and doctors applying to U.S. state boards that ask for an FBI fingerprint check, and professionals who need a clearance for a Canadian or overseas regulator.

  • Development, NGO and school staff

    Staff of embassies, development agencies, NGOs and international schools in Accra who need a clearance for a contract, a posting or a teaching licence.

Launching in Ghana

Be Among the First Fingerprinting Appointments in Ghana.

Send a free request now. Globeia replies within 24 hours. Confirmed date and written estimate when your area is ready. Pay only when satisfied. FBI Background Check, RCMP Criminal Record Check, authentication, embassy legalisation, and delivery - one file, one team, tracked through SmartPortal.

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