For more information, please visit: For information regarding how the FBI will use your fingerprints, please visit /services/cjis/compact-council/privacy-act-statement. You may obtain a copy of your own FBI record using the procedures outlined at 28 CFR 16.30-16.34. USCIS may use your biometrics to obtain the criminal history records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for identity verification, to determine eligibility, to create immigration documents (for example, Permanent Resident Card, Employment Authorization Document), or any purpose authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended and any other applicable statute.
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