I. Procedures for inked fingerprint card submission

A. Fingerprint Documents

• Fingerprints must be submitted on a fingerprint card (FD-258).
• To obtain fingerprint cards, please order online at https://secure.natacs.aero/FTSP/FingerprintCards/index.asp. Access to this link is restricted to Flight Training Providers.

B. Fingerprint Tools

• Video "Recording Fingerprints for Ten-Print Submission":
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• For information on taking fingerprints, the FBI provides, free of charge, a "Ten-Print Fingerprint Video." To obtain this video, call +1.304.625.4217.
• "Recording Legible Fingerprints," available through the FBI website at https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/fingerprints-and-other-biometrics/recording-legible-fingerprints.

C. Fingerprint Data

• Each fingerprint card must contain the following information. If any of these items is not included on a card, it will be returned.
  
  
  1. SON/UID: Each regulated party must enter its SON (submitting office number) or UID (unique identification). If a regulated party does not have a SON or UID, contact NATA Compliance Services at +1.703.842.5317 or email Info@NATACS.aero.
  2. SOI/PID: TD26 or as appropriate.
  3. ORI: USTSAFS0Z
  4. NAM: Full name of applicant being fingerprinted
  5. AKA: Aliases of applicant
  6. DOB: Date of birth of applicant
  7. CTZ: Citizenship (country, not state) from NCIC codes
  8. Sex: Sex of applicant
  9. Race: Race of applicant
  10. HGT: Height of applicant
  11. WGT: Weight of applicant
  12. Eyes: Eye color of applicant
  13. Hair: Hair color of applicant
  14. POB: Place of birth (state if US or Mexico, country otherwise) from NCIC codes
  15. SOC: Social security number of applicant. If none, contact the TSC for instructions
  16. Residence: Address (full) of applicant
  17. Employer: Employer name and address of applicant
  18. Signature of applicant (missing will result in rejection)
  19. Signature and date of official taking fingerprints (missing will result in rejection)
  20. If reprint, write the case number in the OCA block

D. 2 Card Submission REQUIRED

• Each flight training candidate MUST have two sets of fingerprint cards collected and submitted. One card submissions will be rejected by the Fingerprint Processing Center.