Getting PCC from the USA - identity-history-summary-checks

Hello All,

I know you are here because either you have received ITA or you are planning to immigrate to canada and in the process. The below topic is useful to you if you have been to the USA and stayed there over 6 months then you are required to get Police clearance certificate (identity-history-summary-checks) PCC from FBI, USA.
This is very important document and holds a lot of value in the application process.

Let me start with the important topic today. "Getting PCC from the USA", if you are in India, you will not find any information related to this anywhere or in any forum. Trust me guys, I spent so many days to figure out this information. So here it goes -

The process :)

•  Print the FD - 258 Card on thick paper and also note to take minimum 2 to 3 copies of this form, you may mess it up with ink, so better to have extra copy
• 
•  Fill the FD - 258 card form with 1 more application for payment to FBI 
• Please note fill the FD 258 form in advance before taking finger prints as you will not be able to sign it without having black ink all over, they use press ink so its hard to come off..
• Schedule appointment with finger print Bureau Mumbai- details given below
• The staff there is very friendly, do not go without appointment :)

Fingerprinting Service in Mumbai 

Persons requiring ink fingerprinting in conjunction with criminal records checks, job applications and for other purposes can obtain the service in Mumbai at the address below. You can find more information on obtaining an FBI records check and download a fingerprint card at http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/fingerprints_biometrics Along with providing a fingerprint card, you’ll be asked to provide a letter or other document stating the reason for being fingerprinted. 

Fee: Rs.500/- 

Fingerprint Bureau European Bunglow 2 nd Floor, 

Opp. Mata Ramabai Ambedkar Marg 

Police Station Crawford Market 

Near Haj House, Mumbai - 400 001 

Hours: 10 a.m to 6 p.m. 

Phone: (022) 2262-0348 

Monday through Friday

* *The office is closed on 2nd and 4th Saturday’s of each month and other National holidays.

• I prefer the government office, rather than other private ways just because of money, if you are getting something for 500 bucks, why to spend 3000 to 4000 for same service. (because of unawareness) and I can tell you our fingerprint Bureau does awesome job.
• Get finger prints on FD - 258 form 
• 
• Courier the FD 258 card and Credit card form to FBI 
• Please note usually this process takes about 14 weeks after your card is with FBI 
• so my request would be to start soon... sooner the better
• once done wait for 9 weeks to call FBI to check status 
• if all goes well, you will have a report from FBI :) which you can submit to CIC 

Some helpful links - 

• FBI website link -  https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/identity-history-summary-checks
• FD 258 card - https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/identity-history-summary-checks/fd-258-1
• Application form - https://forms.fbi.gov/identity-history-summary-checks-review

Hope this helps, if you have any specific questions, let me know and please do comment/share and like.. to get more such information on Express entry to Canada process :)

Index: (Below information is from US - FBI Site)

How to Submit a Request

Option 1: Submit Your Request Directly to the FBI 

Step 1: Complete the Applicant Information Form.

• If the request is for a couple, family, etc., each person must complete and sign a form.

• Include a complete mailing address. Please provide your telephone number and e-mail address, if available.

• Your results will be provided on standard white paper and returned to you by First-Class Mail via the U.S. Postal Service.

• Self-addressed envelopes will not be accepted. This includes pre-paid Priority Mail, FedEx account numbers, United Parcel Service, etc., foreign postage coupons, and requests to forward correspondence to the Department of State for the apostille process.

• Your fingerprints should be placed on a standard fingerprint form (FD-258) commonly used for applicant or law enforcement purposes. The FBI will accept FD-258 fingerprint cards on standard white paper stock.

• You must provide a current fingerprint card. Previously processed cards or copies will not be accepted.

• Your name and date of birth must be provided on the fingerprint card.

• You must include rolled impressions of all 10 fingerprints and impressions of all 10 fingerprints taken at the same time (these are sometimes referred to as plain or flat impressions).

• If possible, have your fingerprints taken by a fingerprinting technician. This service may be available at a law enforcement agency.

• Fingerprints taken with ink or via live scan are acceptable.

• To ensure the most legible prints possible, refer to the Recording Legible Fingerprints page. If fingerprints are not legible, the fingerprint card will be rejected. This could cause delays in processing and could also result in additional fees.

• The name on your response letter will match the name indicated on the fingerprint card.

• If the last four digits of your social security number are needed on your response letter, then please ensure your full nine-digit Social Security number is on the fingerprint card when submitting your request.

• Option 1: Pay by credit card using the Credit Card Payment Form. Don’t forget to include the expiration date of the credit card that you are using.

• Option 2: Obtain a money order or certified check for $18 U.S. dollars made payable to the Treasury of the United States. Please be sure you sign where required.

• Important note: Cash, personal checks, or business checks WILL NOT be accepted and sending any of these will delay processing of your request.

• Payment must be for the exact amount.

• If the request is for a couple, family, etc., include $18 for each person.

• The FBI will provide one sealed response for each request received. You may make as many copies as needed upon receipt of your response. Note: If you need additional sealed responses mailed to the same address or separate address, you must submit an additional request with another payment of $18 for each sealed response requested. Also, if you need additional copies of your response that do not need to be in a sealed envelope, you may make as many copies as needed upon receipt of your response.

• The FBI will not accept additional payment to expedite your request.

• Review the Identity History Summary Request Checklist to ensure that you have included everything needed to process your request.

1000 Custer Hollow Road

Clarksburg, WV 26306

The FBI offers two methods for requesting your Identity History Summary or proof that one does not exist.

Step 2: Obtain a Set of Your Fingerprints

Step 3: Submit Payment

Step 4: Review

Step 5: Mail the Required Items Listed Above

Mail the required items listed above—signed applicant information form, fingerprint card, and payment of $18 U.S. dollars per person—to the following address:

FBI CJIS Division – Summary Request

What Happens Next

If we find no Identity History Summary on file, you will receive a response indicating that you have no prior arrest data on file at the FBI. If you do have an Identity History Summary on file, you will receive your Identity History Summary or “rap sheet.”

Cheers, 

Vidya