Fingerprints as a Requirement for Adoption Purposes

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If you’re looking to adopt, you have to initially understand that the process could be really comprehensive. It’s more than just submitting documents, proving you have the ability to raise another person, and being physically present whenever you need to. Adoptions are a rigorous process. There’s a lot at stake, definitely. Before you finally get to legally adopt someone, you will be under the tightest investigation to show that you are capable of taking any consequences that adoption entails.

The submission of fingerprints is one of the first things you have to attend to. There are a lot of people who don’t know that fingerprints are necessary when applying for adoption. In many cases, adoptions don’t meet the legal requirements for vulnerable sector verification. This is why fingerprint-based verification is done during the early stages of the application. Through fingerprints, the authority can determine if the person who wants to adopt has received a record suspension in the past. Suspensions may be caused by a number of reasons (e.g. a sexual offence).

Police agencies, with the help of the Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services (CCRTIS), can filter the applications and check if the prospective parents are not eligible to adopt. If a record suspension has been found, the adoption process won’t push through. That person should be suspension-free for him/her to be able to adopt.

Using Fingerprints as a Way to Check Records

To get a criminal record clearance, you will have to submit your fingerprints. This will be the basis of your international adoption in order to move forward to the next process. Note that the fingerprint-based criminal record clearance is necessary for most domestic adoption applications.

For international adoptions, there is an additional rule that needs to be considered. Aside from the prospective adoptive parents, members of the adoptive family aged 18 and up should also provide their fingerprints.

As required by the Children’s Aid Society and the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, prospective parents should also obtain all police occurrences they have been involved in within the last five years. If there is none, they should submit a letter showing that there was no police contact during that time frame.

Where to Get Fingerprinting Services?

Especially for legal processes, it’s best to seek help from accredited agencies. In this case, you have to request a service from an agency accredited by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

Globeia is highly experienced in conducting fingerprinting services for clients looking to submit adoption applications. We are legally allowed and capable of submitting electronic fingerprints to CCRTIS as a supporting document in checking criminal records. Our fingerprinting services include:

• International fingerprinting
• Ink and roll fingerprinting
• Digital Fingerprinting

 
When you have a fingerprinting request, please bring two valid government IDs. Aside from fingerprinting, we provide thorough background checks. Should you have inquiries and requests, feel free to give us a call, send us an email, or visit us via an appointment, as we are here to help you!

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