Request your fingerprints

We can take your fingerprints for the following reasons:

• passports and identity cards
• visa applications
• adoption certificates
• police clearance from abroad
• good conduct certificates from abroad
• for non-UK citizens to work with children in the UK
• foreign professional exams (such as NCLEX - nursing)
• working in the UK for countries that trade overseas
• adoption procedures abroad, particularly in the USA
• those conducting business in or within the USA in various jobs or professions
• for part of an evidence kit for people working in countries with unstable regimes
• firearm renewals

Cost

One set of fingerprints: £121.68 including VAT

Each additional set: £60.84 including VAT

The following countries are exempt from paying VAT:

• Canada
• Fiji
• Japan
• Nigeria
• St Vincent and the Grenadines
• United Arab Emirates
• Zimbabwe
• Zambia

For these countries one set of fingerprints costs £101.40 and £50.70 for each additional set/thumb print only.

How to make an appointment

To make an appointment please email our Fingerprint Bureau.

Please include in your email:

• your first name
• your surname
• your email address
• your telephone number
• preferred appointment date/time (the Fingerprint Bureau is open Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm)
• the country you require the fingerprints for
• any other information relevant to your visit (for example, if you have accessibility needs)

Please only attend once you have received an email reply from the Fingerprint Bureau with the details of your appointment.

What to bring with you

You'll need to bring the following with you:

• current valid passport or current valid photo driving licence
• if you need us to certify any documents, please bring photocopies and originals with you

Please note: some countries need you to complete their own forms. For example if you need your fingerprints taken for the US then you'll need to download the FBI's own form from their website and bring that with you to your appointment.

And if you are renewing a South African passport you'll need to bring the form they supply from the South African embassy. 

Please check if the country you're supplying your fingersprints to has their own form and bring that with you to your appointment.

Where to go

West Mercia Police Headquarters
22HQ Hindlip Hall, 
Worcester,
WR3 8TA.