Get a comprehensive, nationally deployed network of fingerprint identification and data managements systems.  

Through the Secure Automated Fingerprint Enrollment (SAFE™ System), the SAFE™ Plus System, and the SAFE™ Outsourced Fingerprinting Network (SOFN), First Advantage provides flexible solutions for employers that require an efficient and secure environment for fingerprinting applicants and licensees.

Unlike traditional methods of submitting fingerprints, the First Advantage solution can have results back in as little as 24 hours. Additionally, our flexible nationwide network of capture sites allows us to activate new sites based on your volume demands or create temporary mobile deployments for onsite fingerprinting.

All First Advantage systems securely connect to supported channeling agencies, including the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly NASD), NY Clearinghouse, ABA, NYSE, FBI, State Bureaus of Criminal History Records and AFIS systems.

First Advantage’s SAFE network is fully integrated into ScreenDirect – our leading, Web-based background screening platform – and can also be integrated with all leading Applicant Tracking Systems.

Complete Fingerprinting Services & Solutions 

  • SAFE™ System – This paper fingerprint card scanning system enables companies, institutions and regulatory agencies to digitize ink cards and submit fingerprint images electronically for background checks and licensing.
  • SAFE™ Plus System – This Livescan system enables companies to capture electronic fingerprint images and transmit those images to designated clearinghouses and channeling agents for background checks and licensing.
  • SAFE™ Outsourced Fingerprinting Network (SOFN) – This system utilizes a nationwide network of capture centers to provide outsourced fingerprinting services. The SOFN features thousands of locations throughout the nation that offer a professional, secure environment for fingerprint capture. All service center personnel are screened and trained by First Advantage. Using the SOFN capture method, the applicant’s fingerprint records are packaged in the FBI-certified National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) file format and are immediately submitted to the chosen clearinghouse/ channeling agents. First Advantage’s SAFE System and SOFN can also be integrated with your HRIS and are fully integrated with ScreenDirect, First Advantage’s robust, Web-based background verification and substance abuse testing system.
  • The SAFE™ Web System – Our proven SAFE Web System eliminates manual processes, tedious paperwork and tracking headaches traditionally associated with paper-based fingerprint cards that are mailed into the designated channeling agent(s). The SAFE System is revolutionizing the collection and management of fingerprint data for electronic submissions.

Full Access and Reporting 

As a candidate completes the enrollment and fingerprint capture process via the SAFE system the record becomes available for tracking and reporting purposes. From this point through the tracking of clearance reports, system administrators on your staff have secure Web access into the SAFE systems. This allows you to monitor every step of the process. Your administrators can see which candidates have completed their registration and had their fingerprints captured. They can also see whose fingerprints are pending and whose have received clearance reports via a Web-based, real-time dashboard view. The applicant’s results are posted within 24-48 hours.

Total Screening Solution 

The First Advantage fingerprinting solution offers a full breadth of additional services that can be configured to meet your specific needs. From rules-driven, online disclosure forms that allow disqualification prior to printing, dispute resolution re-investigation processes, additional prescreening options, electronic fingerprint archive systems for re-use and re-submission and trusted ID badge card production, First Advantage provides the most flexibility and options in the industry.