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[taipan1949]

I have been trying to get my FBI background check accomplished, but it is extremely frustrating. I contacted the FBI and got 3 fingerprint cards. Following their directions, I then went to my local police department with the forms, but was turned away because I could not give them an ORI or OCA number. I tried to explain to the clerk that the conversation schools in South Korea do not provide ORI or OCA numbers, but she still said that I had to get one of those numbers. So now I am really stuck, not knowing how to resolve this dilemma.

[stephorama]

I printed my fingerprint cards directly from the FBI websit andthe ORI number is already printed on it.


http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/pdf/fpcardb.pdf



Hope that helps.

[taipan1949]

Stephorama, you definitely helped me. Thanks so much.

[lifeinkorea]

So, you print this out and then go to a police station? I am in China, can I do that or do I need to use another form?

I would hate to do all these steps, then some goof retorts "That is only for people living in US" or "That was last year's form", blah blah blah.

[sojusucks]

I have had a Korean teacher go with me to the police station to explain why I needed the fingerprint card completed. Just ask someone to help you with it. Even if they write a note for you in Korean that should be enough.

[NM14456]

[stephorama]

[NM14456]

[taipan1949]

NM14456, there are no dumb questions. I see that you do not know what an OCA number represents and I would not suggest your question was dumb. The fingerprinting tech that assisted me could not tell me where to secure an ORI number other than the employer. When I attempted to explain that the Korean language schools were not going to provide the number that she demanded, she had no alternative to share. Oh and days later when I finally gave her the ORI number from the FBI card, she checked it and found that the number was invalid.

[NM14456]

[brickabrack]

maybe I'm being naive or at the very least, uninformed.

Couldn't you print out the card online and go buy some ink?
Do your own prints and send them off?

I have not seen the card. There is probably some seal or stamp
that K officials put on the card before they give it back to you?
I suppose this could possibly be illegal....

[NM14456]

[jamiemexi]

Technically, you can do the fingerprints yourself if you have the right kind of ink. The ink that actually comes off your fingers when you wash them. On the ink card, there is a place where the fingerprint operator sign, but they don't have to give their fingerprint operator number, so essentially you can have your friend take the prints and have him or her sign their name. The FBI will never know.

But I would only do that if you know how to roll your prints. There's a certain way to do it. Flats and rolling. Saving $10-$20 will hurt you because if you do it the wrong way, wait for the rejection letter from the FBI, takes 7-12 weeks. The time you may lose for $10-$20 is not worth it. There are some things you go cheap on and there are some things you just pay so it get done properly and you won't get stress out.

ORI = Orginating Agency Identification Number. This is set by the the State and FBI. They give this number to employers or agencies checking on background check of their employees. For instance, if you're in real estate, the real estate department will have a ORI number. Once the background check is completed by the state and FBI electronically, they know where to send it. They can send it by physical address or electronically if they have a mailcode.

For teaching in South Korea, there should be a default ORI number on the form or FD-258 ink card, unless you downloaded the wrong card, there are actually a few. There are some for people that work in finance etc. Just make sure at the bottom it states FD-258, that's the card for FBI fingerprinting.

If you take it to the police station or live scan they should just take your prints cause they provide those cards for free with the fingerprint service. If they don't just go to another place. Fingerprinting is $10-$20 profit, so that's not a lot of money for the department, they rather be booking people for DUI - $10,000 - fines and school. So if they give you attitudes about fingerprints, just go to a live scan facility or another police station.

OCA is only for certain agency like if you're applying for contractors state license board... for the purpose of this forum lets stick to FBI background check.

Just print out the form or get a FD-258 card, take it to the live scan facility or police station. Pay them $20 so they can take your prints. Mail off your prints to the FBI, wait for 7-12 weeks for your results. Don't call them or bug them. Imagine getting thousands of calls a day from people like you guys and other workers, how can they process the FBI checks if they are constantly answering phone calls. You know they probably laid off a ton of workers in this economy. Before FBI background checks only take 1 week.

Anyway, just make sure before you send your prints off to the FBI, make sure you can see your prints on the FD-258 card or the printable ink card. If they are smeared, do it again before sending it off, if you are not careful with the prints, they will get rejected (wait another 7-12weeks) and you'll probably won't get the job because you won't meet EPIK or Korea Teaching deadlines.

[NM14456]

[stephorama]

Yup, just write in the OCI#. I copied everything that was in the OCI box.