Common Causes of Low-Quality Fingerprints Exposures to harsh chemicals, such as cleaning or antibacterial products. Climate: during the dry winter months skin is prone to becoming dry and cracked. Age: Skin becomes smoother, and worn-down ridges become harder to capture with age. Heredity and genetic factors.

The most common reason fingerprints are rejected is for the quality of the print. You must complete the reject request and reprint, if you do not your application will remain deficient, and you will not be licensed.

If there are any arrests on your record, DPS compares the criminal offenses with a list of offenses that would cause the denial or suspension of a fingerprint clearance card, such as assault, theft, drug offenses, as well as many others. Offenses that appear in this list are referred to as "precluded offenses."

If your fingerprints are rejected by the FBI, the USCIS will notify you and schedule another appointment. You will not have to pay the fee again. If the FBI rejects your fingerprints twice, you may be asked to provide police clearances for each place you have lived in the past 5 years.