Request your fingerprints
Certain organisations, both in the UK and abroad, may ask you to provide your fingerprints for security purposes.
Find out which organisations and in which circumstances we can help.
Advice tool
I need to provide my fingerprints to work for a company that trades overseas
Thank you. To contact us at any time for an appointment, please complete our quick and simple online form. Click 'start' below to begin.
Average completion time: two minutes
Where you can go for fingerprints
You can make an appointment to go to one of these police stations:
North Kent Police Station
Thames Way
Northfleet
Gravesend
Kent
DA11 8BD
Medway Police Station
Purser Way
Gillingham
Kent
ME7 1NE
Maidstone Police Station
10 Palace Avenue
Maidstone
Kent
ME15 6NF
Sittingbourne Police Station
Central Avenue
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 4NR
Tonbridge Police Station
1 Pembury Road
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 2HS
Folkestone Police Station
Bouverie Road West
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 2SG
Margate Police Station
Fort Hill
Margate
Kent
CT9 1HL
Appointment times
Our opening hours for appointments are from Monday to Sunday (except bank holidays) between 9am and 5pm.
Bookings are strictly by appointment only.
What do I need to bring?
Please bring with you:
- a valid passport, or
- a full photo driving licence
- proof of address (eg recent (within three months) bank statement, council tax bill, utility bill – but not a mobile phone bill)
If your passport is being held by the Home Office, we can accept a photocopy of your passport ID page together with an officially stamped letter. You can also request for your passport to be released from the Home Office for 24 hours.
We usually provide the fingerprint forms you need, however certain countries may require their own specific forms. If you need clearance for:
- Canada
- Japan
- South Africa
- US
You may need to get these forms before your visit and give them to the Fingerprints Office.
Women wanting clearance for Iran must provide photographs that show:
- their head covered
- their face uncovered
- no smiling
Iranian authorities won’t accept anything else.
How much does it cost?
One set of fingerprints: £97.92 (£81.60 plus £16.32 VAT)
Each additional set: £48.96 (£40.80 plus £8.16 VAT)
Please note: some fingerprint fees are subject to VAT, except certain HMRC exemptions. The exempted countries are:
- Abu Dhabi
- Canada
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Nigeria
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- United Arab Emirates and Qatar
- Zimbabwe
- Zambia
Please pay in cash (exact amount) at a front counter in a local police station.