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Where to get fingerprints taken for visa??

Old Dec 10th 2003, 9:09 am
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I am in the middle of applying to migrate to Oz but need a police check from USA as lived there less than ten years ago. i need to get my fingerprints done. Does anyone know where I can get them done. I live in Oxfordshire and locally would be great?
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Old Dec 10th 2003, 9:13 am
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I am in the middle of applying to migrate to Oz but need a police check from USA as lived there less than ten years ago. i need to get my fingerprints done. Does anyone know where I can get them done. I live in Oxfordshire and locally would be great?
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Go to your local police station. When we lived in the UK and needed finger prints for an overseas police clearance we went to the Chippenham Police Station in Wiltshire and they did it for us (I think they even had a form).
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Old Dec 10th 2003, 9:14 am
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I had to get fingerprints done aswell as I lived in Canada. I had to get a form from the RCMP and then take it to New Scotland Yard in London.

This probably doesn't help you but I would have thought you could just go to any local police station? Why don't you call your local cop shop and ask. If they don't they New Scotland Yard is a really cool place.....
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Your best bet is to phone Thames Valley Police HQ in Kdlington, and speak to the Fingerprint Bureau - some forces will authorise the taking of the prints at stations, most like it to be done by a Fingerprint Officer, at the f/p bureau.
The FBI are known for being a little pedantic about prints; they like you to use their own form, which you get from them; they have in the past rejected prints taken on UK police forms.

01865 846000 is the number for Thames Valley HQ.

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Call the FBI on (+1) 304 625 5590 and ask for several sets of fingerprint packs for emigration purposes.

As Pollyanna says, you can get them done at a local CopShop which is equipped.

The FBI take about 4 weeks to process them.
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Between the two of us we can cover most aspects of f/printing now can't we Rog!!
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Many thanks. Very helpful!!
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Originally posted by Pollyana
Between the two of us we can cover most aspects of f/printing now can't we Rog!!
Unfortunately yes, M'Dear!
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