- 1). Download, print and fill out the Application Information Form. Provide your full name, date of birth and Social Security number. Provide a phone number, email address and your home address, or a mailing address if it is different from your home address. Indicate how you are paying and how you wish for your results to be mailed back to you.
- 2). Obtain a set of fingerprints. The Federal Bureau of Investigation requires a full set of rolled fingerprints, which must be submitted on a standard fingerprint card. A standard fingerprint card and fingerprinting services can be obtained from your local law enforcement agency.
- 3). Download and fill out the Credit Card Payment Form if paying by credit card. You may pay by money order, cashier's check or credit card. As of 2011, the fee for obtaining your federal criminal record is $18. If paying by credit card, provide your name, billing address, credit card number, expiration date and amount to be billed.
- 4). Mail the application form, fingerprint card and payment to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI will send your response within six weeks. If you do not have a federal criminal record, you will be sent a "no record" letter. If you have a federal criminal record, you will receive a full copy of your Identification Record.
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