{"id":835496,"date":"2026-09-14T00:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T00:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=835496"},"modified":"2026-09-14T00:29:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T00:29:02","slug":"retirees-in-six-colombian-cities-can-now-get-fbi-background-checks-without-leaving-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/retirees-in-six-colombian-cities-can-now-get-fbi-background-checks-without-leaving-home_835496.html","title":{"rendered":"Retirees in Six Colombian Cities Can Now Get FBI Background Checks Without Leaving Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OnCallColombia technician providing in-home mobile digital fingerprinting to an American retiree in Colombia for an FBI background check with electronic submission.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
This press release announces OnCallColombia\u2019s in-home mobile digital fingerprinting service for FBI background checks in six Colombian cities: Medell\u00edn, Bogot\u00e1, Cali, Cartagena, Pereira, and Santa Marta. The service is designed especially for retirees and older Americans who may have difficulty traveling to a fingerprinting location. Trained technicians bring digital fingerprinting equipment directly to the client and are experienced in working with arthritis and limited hand mobility.<\/div>\n

MEDELLÍN, Colombia – September 14, 2026 – <\/strong>For American retirees living in Colombia, getting an FBI background check no longer has to mean traveling across the city to a fingerprinting office, mailing fingerprint cards back to the United States, or relying on an elderly family member to navigate the process alone.<\/p>\n

OnCallColombia now offers in-home mobile digital fingerprinting with electronic FBI submission in six Colombian cities: Medellín, Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena, Pereira and Santa Marta.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A trained fingerprint technician brings the digital equipment directly to the client’s home, apartment, hotel or assisted living residence. Fingerprints are captured digitally and, with OnCallColombia’s electronic submission service, transmitted for FBI processing without the traditional international mail-in fingerprint workflow.<\/p>\n

The service was designed in part around a problem the company says it encounters frequently: adult children trying to arrange FBI background checks for aging parents living in Colombia.<\/p>\n

“We get a lot of inquiries from family members trying to help an elderly parent or loved one in Colombia,” said Robin K., owner of OnCallColombia<\/strong>. “Sometimes that person isn’t very mobile. They may have difficulty getting across the city, or something as simple as getting their fingerprints taken can be challenging because of arthritis. There was no reason the process couldn’t come to them instead.”<\/p>\n

Fingerprinting an Older Adult Can Require More Than a Scanner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Age can make fingerprint capture more challenging. Older adults may have worn fingerprint ridges, reduced flexibility or difficulty positioning and rolling their fingers. Arthritis can make a routine fingerprint appointment particularly uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

OnCallColombia says its mobile technicians are trained to work patiently with clients who have arthritis and other limitations affecting hand and finger movement.<\/p>\n

The goal is simple: the client should not have to adapt to the fingerprinting process. The fingerprinting process should adapt to the client.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That distinction can be especially important for retirees who live alone in Colombia while their children or other relatives remain in the United States.<\/p>\n

“We’ve had family members contact us from abroad because they’re worried about how Mom or Dad is going to get this done,” Robin K. said. “Being able to tell them, ‘They don’t have to go anywhere. We’ll go to them,’ changes the entire conversation.”<\/p>\n

From a Colombian Living Room to Electronic FBI Submission<\/strong><\/p>\n

The traditional route for obtaining an FBI Identity History Summary from abroad can involve taking ink fingerprints and physically mailing the fingerprint card for processing.<\/p>\n

The FBI states that electronically submitted requests can be processed faster than traditional requests and recognizes FBI-approved channelers that electronically forward fingerprint submissions and required information to the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division.<\/p>\n

OnCallColombia’s digital service eliminates the international fingerprint-card mailing step. After the mobile appointment, fingerprints can be submitted electronically for FBI processing.<\/p>\n

For retirees using the document for a Colombian immigration process, OnCallColombia can also coordinate the subsequent U.S. federal apostille and certified Spanish translation<\/strong>, creating an end-to-end process rather than requiring the retiree or their family to coordinate several providers in two countries.<\/p>\n

Six Colombian Cities Covered<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mobile service is currently available in:<\/p>\n