Fingerprinting in Paris — RCMP C-216C and FBI FD-1164

Where your prints get submitted

The submission route depends on the service you need: a Canadian criminal record check (C-216C) or your FBI Identity History Summary (FD-1164).

What to bring

Prepare the documents for your selected service, following the same checklist as the booking page. The FBI QR code is only for an FBI request; it is not required for a Canadian RCMP check.

• For every appointment

  Your valid passport

  Your passport — not a national ID card or driver’s license, and it must be valid (not expired).

• United States · FBI

  Email + QR code

  For an FBI Identity History Summary: the FBI email containing your request QR code.

• Canada · RCMP

  Request letter & instructions

  For an RCMP check: the authority’s request letter and any instructions from the accredited Canadian company that will digitize the card.

Identity documents

Accepted ID

A valid passport, and only a passport. Bring the physical document — the name on the FD-1164 is recorded exactly as it appears there.

Not accepted

National identity cards, driving licences, and residence permits are not accepted.

If your name does not match

The name is recorded exactly as it appears in the passport. If your FBI request was filed under a different name (for example a maiden name), tell us before the appointment.

Minors

Minors are not eligible for this service.

Copies of your ID

No copy of your ID is kept. It is inspected during the appointment and returned to you immediately.

FBI (FD-1164): card and request documents

The FD-1164 card

Sequana supplies the FD-1164 card. You get two copies, completed and signed at the appointment.

What you bring

You do not need to bring a card. Bring your valid passport and the FBI email containing your QR code — that is all.

The FBI QR code

The FBI email with your QR code goes with the card. It is not an ORI code and it is not optional — without it your submission cannot be matched to your request.

Arrival

Appointments run about 45 minutes. Arrive with your passport and the FBI QR-code email to hand.

Filling in the form

The officer completes the FD-1164 with you, transcribing your details from the passport, and both of you sign it.

Preparing your hands

Hand care

Use light hand lotion or hand sanitizer prior to the appointment. Make sure that no residue fills the ridge detail, which would produce smudged impressions. Make sure to let us know if you have an injury.

Avoid beforehand

Avoid anything that wears down your fingertips shortly before the appointment — heavy manual work, gardening, climbing, sanding, or handling solvents.

How the appointment runs

ID check

Your passport is checked against the details on the request, then handed straight back — we keep no copy.

Taking the prints

Rolled and flat ink impressions of all ten fingers are taken on the card, in two copies.

Quality check

Every impression is checked for smudges and partials before you leave, so a rejected card does not cost you weeks against an FBI deadline.

Price

Fee

€150 per person for an in-office appointment. FBI service includes two FD-1164 cards. Travel appointments are quoted separately.

Where we operate

Fingerprint appointments take place at 26 place du Marché Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris. Travel within a 2-hour train radius around Paris is available when the fee warrants it. At-home visits are available for elderly or mobility-limited clients.