LosAngelesMobileFingerprints.com is proudly operated and administered by Anshin Mobile Notary and Live Scan as an educational resource dedicated to mobile fingerprinting operations, applicant preparation, and fingerprint logistics.
Our goal is to explain how professional mobile fingerprinting works in the real world while helping organizations avoid common mistakes before the appointment ever begins.
One thing many organizations don’t realize is that the success of a mobile fingerprinting appointment often depends on someone who isn’t even being fingerprinted.
We regularly coordinate appointments through executive assistants, HR coordinators, recruiters, office managers, legal assistants, family members, and personal assistants. In many cases, these individuals are working remotely. They may be in another office, another state, or even another country. Sometimes they’ve never even met the applicant.
That’s completely normal in today’s workplace. But it also creates one of the biggest operational challenges in mobile fingerprinting.
Mobile Fingerprinting Often Involves More Than Just the Applicant
Unlike an office appointment, mobile fingerprinting usually involves several different people.
A request might begin with a licensing agency, move through outside counsel, then corporate legal, HR, an executive assistant, and finally reach the applicant. By the time we receive the call, the original instructions may have passed through several people.
Each handoff creates an opportunity for important details to be lost.
Information Doesn’t Always Reach the Applicant
We see this surprisingly often.
The person scheduling the appointment may know only one thing:
“Our executive needs mobile fingerprinting.”
But they may not know:
- Which agency requires the fingerprints.
- Why the background check is required.
- Whether California Live Scan or FD-258 fingerprint cards are needed.
- Whether there are applicant identity verification affidavits that need to be signed.
- Whether an FBI background check is involved.
- Whether the applicant already has the required paperwork.
- Whether additional instructions were provided by legal counsel or a licensing agency.
They’re not doing anything wrong. They’re simply coordinating logistics rather than managing the compliance requirements behind the fingerprinting request.
Why We Ask So Many Questions Before Scheduling
Some clients are surprised by the number of questions we ask before confirming a mobile appointment.
From our perspective, those questions aren’t slowing the process down—they’re helping ensure we arrive prepared to perform the correct service.
Understanding why fingerprinting is required often determines which forms, agencies, and submission methods are involved. A few minutes spent clarifying those details can prevent unnecessary delays, repeat appointments, or submitting the wrong type of fingerprints.
The Role of an Onsite Point of Contact
Once the appointment has been scheduled, responsibility usually shifts to someone who will actually be present when we arrive.
That onsite point of contact doesn’t need to understand fingerprinting in depth. They simply need to help connect the people, information, and location.
For example, they may know:
- Where we should park.
- How to access the building.
- Which room has been reserved and does it have the correct furnishings (ie. tummy high countertop for ink fingerprinting)
- How to reach the applicant.
- Whether identification and paperwork are ready.
- Who to contact if schedules change.
When someone onsite owns those details, appointments almost always run more smoothly.
Real-World Examples
Over the years we’ve seen many situations where a simple handoff could have prevented unnecessary delays.
An executive assistant may schedule an appointment from another state, but reception has never been told we’re coming.
An HR coordinator may arrange fingerprinting for new employees while working remotely, but the office manager doesn’t know which conference room has been reserved.
A recruiter may schedule an appointment for an applicant who has never been told what identification or paperwork to bring.
None of these situations are unusual. They’re simply examples of how information naturally becomes fragmented when multiple people coordinate a single appointment.
A Simple Checklist for Organizations
If the person scheduling the appointment won’t be onsite, it’s helpful to designate someone who can assist when we arrive.
That person should know:
- Where fingerprinting will take place.
- Who the applicants are.
- How to reach them.
- Building access instructions.
- Parking information.
- Whether additional required forms are available.
- Whether applicants have valid identification.
- Who to contact if something changes.
Mobile Fingerprinting Is More Than Bringing Equipment to You
Many people assume mobile fingerprinting simply means transporting a fingerprint scanner to another location.
From our experience, that’s only one part of the job.
Successful mobile appointments also require communication, planning, logistics, and coordination between people who may never meet one another. One informed onsite point of contact often makes the difference between a seamless appointment and an unnecessarily complicated one.
If you’re planning onsite fingerprinting for employees, executives, volunteers, or applicants, taking a few minutes to identify that person before the appointment can help everything run more efficiently.
To learn more about professional onsite services, visit our Mobile Live Scan Fingerprinting page. If you’re unsure which type of fingerprinting is required, our guides on California Live Scan Fingerprinting and FD-258 Fingerprint Cards may also be helpful.