This site is proudly operated and administered by Anshin Mobile Notary and Live Scan. We provide professional mobile fingerprinting services throughout Los Angeles, including California Live Scan and fingerprint-card appointments at homes, offices, workplaces and other suitable locations.
Yes. A professional fingerprint technician can come directly to you to complete your fingerprints.
Many people do not realize this service exists. Their only experience with fingerprinting may have been at a shipping store, government office or permanent fingerprinting location. They assume that the fingerprint scanner must remain in a fixed office and that they have no choice but to travel there.
That is no longer necessarily the case.
Professional mobile equipment allows a trained fingerprint technician to bring the fingerprinting operation to your home, workplace, law office, hospital, hotel, job site or another suitable location.
Who Is Mobile Fingerprinting Intended For?
The typical person looking for mobile fingerprinting is not particularly interested in fingerprinting technology. They simply need to get fingerprinted for employment, licensing, volunteering, caregiving, immigration, an out-of-state application or another official purpose.
They may be asking a very practical question:
“Can someone just come to me and get this done?”
Mobile fingerprinting can be especially useful for:
- Busy professionals who cannot easily leave work
- Applicants who need an urgent or same-day appointment
- People with limited mobility or transportation difficulties
- Hospital patients and individuals recovering at home
- Executives who need the appointment completed privately
- Companies that need one or more employees fingerprinted onsite
- Organizations coordinating fingerprinting for a larger group
The service solves a simple problem: instead of requiring the applicant to travel to the fingerprinting equipment, the technician brings professional equipment to the applicant.
Can Live Scan Really Be Performed Away From a Fingerprinting Office?
Yes. Applicants are often surprised when they see how compact modern mobile Live Scan equipment can be.
Many people picture the large, permanent machines they have seen at shipping stores or traditional fingerprinting offices. They expect a mobile technician to arrive with a large workstation, extensive wiring and equipment that requires a dedicated room.
Professional mobile fingerprinting technology is different. The equipment is specialized, portable and designed to perform fingerprint capture in the field.
This is not a person taking a photograph of your fingers with a phone. It is not an improvised consumer device. It is professional fingerprint-capture technology operated by someone who understands identity verification, fingerprint positioning, image quality and the required submission process.
For California electronic fingerprint submissions, applicants can review Anshin’s California Live Scan fingerprinting services.
Does Mobile Equipment Produce Lower-Quality Fingerprints?
No. The fact that a fingerprint scanner can travel does not automatically make it less accurate or less professional.
Fingerprint quality depends on several factors, including:
- The quality and condition of the fingerprint scanner
- The technician’s experience and rolling technique
- The applicant’s skin and fingerprint ridge condition
- Proper finger placement and pressure
- Accurate applicant information
- Use of the correct form and submission pathway
A large stationary scanner is not necessarily better merely because it is large. Portable professional systems are specifically designed to capture high-quality fingerprint images outside a permanent office.
The essential difference is mobility. One system remains installed at a fixed location. The other can be transported to the client.
How Much Room Does a Mobile Live Scan Appointment Require?
A completely crowded desk with no usable working surface will not be practical. However, electronic mobile fingerprinting generally does not require an entire office or conference room.
A small, stable section of a desk or table may be enough for the electronic equipment, provided the technician and applicant can position themselves properly.
Ink fingerprinting is different. Rolling fingerprints onto cards normally requires a larger and more carefully arranged working surface. The technician needs sufficient room and an appropriate height to roll each finger correctly across the card.
Applicants who need traditional cards rather than an electronic California submission can review Anshin’s fingerprint-card services.
Do You Need to Provide Wi-Fi?
Clients are often surprised to learn that they generally do not need to supply a Wi-Fi connection.
A professional mobile fingerprinting operation should bring the tools and connectivity required for the appointment rather than depending on the client’s personal or workplace internet connection.
The client may still need to provide practical information before the appointment, including:
- Parking instructions
- Building or gate access
- Security check-in requirements
- The floor, suite or department
- An onsite contact person
- A reasonably stable area where the appointment can be performed
Can Someone Come to Our Office and Fingerprint Our Employees?
Yes. Onsite employee fingerprinting is one of the clearest use cases for mobile service.
Without mobile service, every employee may have to locate a provider, leave the workplace, drive to an appointment, find parking, wait to be fingerprinted and then return to work.
For an employer, the combined loss of time can exceed the cost of bringing one technician onsite.
Mobile employee appointments may be appropriate for:
- Healthcare organizations
- Schools and educational programs
- Caregiving agencies
- Law firms
- Security companies
- Nonprofit organizations
- Construction and project teams
- Businesses onboarding new personnel
The organization should confirm the number of applicants, the type of fingerprinting required and whether each person has the correct form and acceptable identification.
Why Does Mobile Fingerprinting Cost More Than Going to an Office?
Mobile and office fingerprinting are two different service models.
At an office appointment, the fingerprinting equipment is already installed and the applicant travels to it. With mobile service, the technician reserves travel time, transports specialized technology, comes to the client’s location, sets up the equipment and performs the appointment onsite.
The mobile price can therefore be affected by:
- The distance to the service location
- Expected Los Angeles traffic and travel time
- The requested time of the appointment
- Same-day or urgent scheduling
- Early-morning, evening or weekend service
- Parking and building-access requirements
- The number of people being fingerprinted
- Whether the appointment involves Live Scan or fingerprint cards
A nearby appointment scheduled in advance is operationally different from an urgent request that requires the technician to travel across Los Angeles immediately. That is why the travel component may vary from one appointment to another.
Is Mobile Fingerprinting Worth the Additional Cost?
That depends entirely on the applicant’s circumstances.
For someone who lives close to an office, has a flexible schedule and does not mind traveling, visiting a fingerprinting office may be the most economical choice. There is nothing wrong with choosing that option.
For someone facing a deadline, managing a demanding workday, recovering in a hospital or coordinating multiple employees, mobile service may be more practical even though it costs more.
Neither option is inherently better.
They are intended for different people with different needs.
What Information Should You Provide When Requesting Mobile Service?
To receive an accurate quotation and determine whether the appointment can be completed, provide:
- The full service address or at least the city and ZIP code
- The type of fingerprinting you need
- The agency or organization requesting the fingerprints
- The number of applicants
- Your preferred date and time
- Your deadline
- Whether you are requesting same-day or urgent service
- Any parking, security or building-access instructions
For California Live Scan, applicants should also have the correct Request for Live Scan Service form supplied by the requesting agency. The technician cannot safely guess which background-check level, agency or billing information belongs on the form.
How Do You Arrange for a Technician to Come to You?
Once you confirm the required fingerprinting service, location and deadline, you can request a mobile appointment and receive a quotation based on the actual travel and operational requirements.
To request professional service at your home, office or workplace, visit Anshin’s mobile fingerprinting service page.
The Practical Answer
Yes, someone can come to you to do your fingerprints.
The technician can bring professional portable fingerprinting technology to a suitable location, verify your identity and complete the required Live Scan or fingerprint-card process.
You are not receiving an inferior version of office fingerprinting. You are receiving a specialized professional service through a different operating model—one in which the equipment and technician travel to you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a fingerprint technician come to my house?
Yes. A mobile fingerprint technician can often perform Live Scan or fingerprint-card services at a private home, provided the address is within the service area and there is a suitable working space.
Can someone come to my workplace to fingerprint me?
Yes. Mobile appointments can often be performed at offices, law firms, job sites and other workplaces. Building access and employer permission should be arranged in advance.
Can someone come onsite to fingerprint all of our employees?
Yes. Businesses and organizations can arrange onsite fingerprinting for multiple employees. The provider will need the number of applicants, required fingerprinting type, forms, preferred schedule and location details.
Is mobile Live Scan legitimate?
Yes. Professional mobile Live Scan uses specialized fingerprint-capture and transmission equipment. It is not performed by photographing fingerprints with a phone or using a consumer device.
Are mobile fingerprints lower quality?
No. Portability alone does not reduce fingerprint quality. The result depends on the equipment, technician, fingerprint condition, capture technique and accuracy of the submission information.
Do I need to provide Wi-Fi?
Usually not. If connectivity is required, a properly equipped mobile provider should bring the connectivity and operational tools required for the appointment, and not rely on the client.
Why is there a travel fee for mobile fingerprinting?
The travel fee reflects the technician’s distance, travel time, scheduling, transportation of specialized equipment and delivery of the service at the client’s chosen location.
Does an urgent or same-day appointment cost more?
It may. Same-day service can require the technician to change an existing route or reserve immediate travel time. The cost depends on availability, distance, traffic and the requested appointment time.
Is it cheaper to go to a fingerprinting office?
Usually, yes. An office appointment does not require the provider to travel to the applicant. Mobile service is intended for people and organizations that place additional value on onsite service, scheduling flexibility or reduced disruption.
Can mobile fingerprinting be performed at a hospital?
Often, yes. Hospital appointments require coordination with the patient or representative, acceptable identification, facility access and a suitable area where the fingerprinting can be performed.