Description
What is a Fingerprints Document?: Official record of fingerprints, issued by police or private institutions.
Category: Government-issued documents
Can I Legalise?: Your fingerprints document can be legalised.
Acceptable Formats for Legalisation
FCDO accepts the document in the following formats:
- Your original document, issued by the police or signed by an official of the police authority
- Your original document, issued by a private institution
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We are unable to legalise photocopies of this document.
Requires Solicitor/Notary Certification?: Yes. If your original document was issued by a private institution, your original fingerprints document must first be certified by a solicitor or notary public in the UK
Requires Submission as Originals?: Yes.
Important Notes: No photocopies. Wet ink signature/date.
Common Use: Security checks, immigration.
Requires Embassy Attestation?: Yes, for non-Hague countries (e.g., UAE, Qatar).