Required Clearance Information

Criminal History Background Check Clearance

Completion online will give you immediate access to your clearance.

• If the status is No Record, double-click on the control number on the screen, then click on the Certification Form.  Your clearance will be displayed and can be printed or saved as a pdf at that point.
   
• If the status is Request Under Review, you should periodically check the website to determine the final status. The result will eventually show up as No Record or Record. If it shows the latter, a response will be mailed to you. Otherwise, navigate to the Certificate Form and print it or save it as a pdf.
   
• If the status is pending, you should periodically check the website to determine the final status.  If it remains pending for more than 24 hours, call the Helpline at 1-888-783-7972.

FBI Criminal Background Check 

• Preregister (24 hours/day, 7 days/week) or by calling 1-844-321-2101 (Monday – Friday, 8 am – 6 pm)

Important - Use Service Code 1KG6XN 

• Payment may be made online when registering using a debit or credit card. Payment may also be made with a bank card, money order, or business check at the fingerprint location. Money orders and business checks must be made out to IDEMIA. NO CASH or PERSONAL CHECKS will be accepted at the fingerprint sites.
   
• Once registered, you can have your fingerprints taken at any locations listed on their site. When registering online, you can view locations.
   
• You must provide proof of identity upon arrival at the Fingerprint Center, such as a state-issued driver’s license, state ID card, passport, etc.
   
• Once your fingerprints are taken at the fingerprint location, you will be issued a receipt with your UEID (Universal Enrollment ID). This is the number you must provide to the Human Resources department for Human Resources to access your FBI clearance online.

More detailed information may be found on the PDE website.

PA Child Abuse History Clearance

• The system will take you to a screen to create a Keystone ID for your account.
     
• You will receive an email with a temporary password to access your account and change your password.
   
• Use the Keystone ID and password you create to start the application. Please be sure to remember this Keystone ID/password for future use. This site is also used for online ChildLine referrals and clearance renewals in three years.
   
• You must be prepared to supply information about all the addresses you have lived and every person you have lived with since 1975.
   
• Completion will provide you with online access to your clearance within 2 weeks and, in some cases, immediately. Additionally, you can choose to have your clearance sent to your home or mailing address.