Badging Office Information

BADGING OFFICE INFORMATION

Badging and Fingerprinting Office Information

Appointments are required at the STL Badging Office for fingerprinting, badge renewals, status changes to badge and any other badging business. Click here to see a tutorial on the QLess program and to make your appointment.

Policies Effective January 2025

The Badging and Fingerprinting Office hours are Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-4:30 p.m. (accepting applications until 11:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by appointment only). There are no badge renewals, new applications & fingerprints, or airline threat assessments on Tuesdays due to SIDA Classes taught by our staff members, but we can replace damaged, lost, or stolen badges and do status changes to existing badges.

Our office is closed on these 2025 government holidays: Jan. 1 New Year’s holiday, Jan. 20 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Feb. 17 Presidents Day, May 26 Memorial Day, June 19 Juneteenth, July 4 Independence Day, Sept. 1 Labor Day, Nov. 11 Veterans Day, Nov. 27 and 28 Thanksgiving and day after it and Dec. 25 Christmas. The office closes at 2:00 p.m. on the day before the listed holiday if the day before is a Monday-Friday.

Training Computers are available at:
Terminal 1, B Concourse
Terminal 2

The Airport Office Building fourth floor computer training room is not available to the public.

Reminder for Airport Authority employees: Your mandatory training sheet is available on the Training tab of LambertZone under the Operations subsection, you can find it here.

Reminder for all other badge holders who need computer training: Your mandatory training sheet is available at the bottom of the Computer Training tab. Download the one for your color of badge.

Badging, Fingerprinting and Security Operations Unit Office Location

Terminal 1, Yellow Level of parking garage on the baggage carousel level. Our office is next to Exit 18 (Police Department). This is at the far west end of Arrivals Flights Drive.

Fingerprinting and Badging Fee Information

AIRPORT BADGING FEES
New Badge/First Time Badge Holder        $45.00
Badge Renewal                                                 $35.00
Badge Status Change                                      $35.00
First Lost Badge                                                $75.00
Second Lost Badge                                          $100.00
Third Lost Badge                                               $175.00

Please note that a fourth lost badge is not allowed.

Fingerprints $40.00

Payment Methods for Fingerprint and Badging Fees

Payment for badging is due at the time of the service. Cash or company check payable to “City of St. Louis Treasurer” are the only acceptable payment methods for fingerprint fees; as well as, new, renewal, status change or lost badge fees. The Airport’s Finance and Accounting Office handles all payments. Come to the Badging Office first so we can give you the proper billing paperwork.

Unacceptable payment methods: personal checks, money orders, or any form of credit or debit cards.

Questions? Contact Us!

If you have questions, please review the FAQs below or call the Badging and Fingerprinting Office at (314)426-8095 Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-noon and 1:00-4:30 p.m. We are happy to assist you!

There are many options for coming to our office in Terminal 1 at STL.

You can ride the MetroLink light rail train or MetroBus to Terminal 1 at STL. Here’s a link to their information, ticketing information and schedule: https://www.metrostlouis.org/

You can ride your bicycle, scooter, or motorcycle to STL. Bicycle, scooter, and motorcycle parking is available in Lot A next to Terminal 1. Please lock your bicycle, scooter, or motorcycle!

Vehicle parking is not free at STL so please be prepared to pay $5 for 0-2 hours in the Main Terminal Parking Garage operated by Super Park or at one of the off-site lots and take a shuttle to the Main Terminal. Parking facilities only accept cash, credit cards or debit cards for parking payments; no personal or company checks or money orders.

Free transportation alternative: have someone drop you off at Terminal 1, Arriving Flights Drive, Exit 18, then they can drive over to the Cell Phone Lot west of Terminal 1 and wait for you until you call to say you have completed your badging business.

Absolutely no vehicles are permitted to be left unattended on Arriving Flights Drive, Departing Flights Drive or any other roadway at STL! Do not park outside Exit 18 and leave your vehicle or leave someone in your vehicle when you come to the Badging Office. Your vehicle will be towed and impounded!

Yes, advance reservations are required at STL. Customers need to make an online appointment for your badge renewal reservation. We now use the QLess system. Here’s a link to where to make your reservation:

QLess Appointment Link

There is also a QLess App available for cells phones by searching the app store on Android or Apple devices. Once you download the app, search “St. Louis Airport Badging Office” to select your desired appointment. If you encounter difficulties, please contact the badging office.

Badge applicants must complete the entire badging process and be issued their badge within 30 calendar days of their badge approval per federal regulations. There are no exceptions to this policy.

The Badging Office usually receives fingerprint results from the FBI and threat assessment results from TSA in 3-10 business days after a customer begins the badging process. These results are reviewed and adjudicated, then your employer and/or sponsoring Authorized Signatory are notified via email as to your approval status. You are encouraged to call the STL Badging and Fingerprinting Office at (314)426-8095 to check on your own badge approval status.

You must restart the entire badging process at your, your employer, or your Sponsoring Authority’s expense:

Bring to the badging office:
- New, completed paperwork.
- If your badge type requires fingerprinting and employee to pay for it, $40 cash or company check payable to “City of St. Louis Treasurer”; please note that the Accounting Office will not accept credit or debit cards, money orders, or personal checks.
- Your two or more government-issued identification documents,
Do new fingerprints and new threat assessment and wait for badge approval… again. This may take another 1-2 weeks of your time.
Retake all the computer training courses and reapply for Customs area access (as applicable).

Note: Training classes such as for Movement (red stripe atop badge), Limited Movement (orange stripe atop badge) or Non-Movement Driver Training (yellow stripe atop badge) will also need to be retaken, if applicable for the requested badge type.

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Our office takes customers by appointment only. Please make your appointment through this QLess link. We take our last appointment at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. For same day appointments, please use the walk-in option. The badging office is closed on weekends and government holidays.

Please print the STL Badging Office Hours and List of Acceptable IDs flyer in the Forms and Documents page for yourself, your new or renewing badge applicants, and your contractors & vendors and post these in your break rooms and on information boards at your office or company.

Help us help your badge applicants and encourage them to bring the proper, valid, required ID’s every time they visit the Badging Office!

You are strongly encouraged to give a copy of the List of Acceptable IDs to anyone who needs to come to the Badging Office so they can take responsibility for checking that they bring us the correct, non-expired, valid ID’s that have matching names on them. We do not accept any expired ID’s or photocopies of ID’s.

Badge renewal time frame begins the first day of the month in which your badge expires. For example if your badge expires 12/31/2025, you can start renewing it as of 12/01/2025. Setting a badging appointment to renew your badge during the first two weeks of the month is encouraged as the appointment times fill up quickly. If you are unable to locate a “Renewal” appointment within your desired time frame, please consider using the service option of “Other” or “Pick up Badge”.

No bade renewals, new applications, or fingerprints on Tuesdays due to SIDA classes. The badging office is closed weekends and government holidays.

Contact your employer and sponsoring Authorized Signer to complete Page 3 of the Badge Application and the Badge Addendum form. Your Page 3 form must be dated by your Authorized Signer at the time of signing and it is only valid for 30 calendar days from that date. The Authorized Signer’s signature must be original on the Page 3 form and that form can only be completed in black or blue ink. We do not accept facsimiles or PDF’s via email of the Page 3 form.

There are required training classes for most renewing and new badge applicants. We provide the applicable Tenant Training Form on the Computer Trainings page for your badge type as a reference for what training you need to do. That form does not need to be completed by your Authorized Signatory. We will also give you information to do your training when we fingerprint you if you are a brand new badge applicant.

Bring your fully and properly completed Badge Application (Pages 1, 2 &3) and the Badge Addendum form plus two or more valid government issued identifications from the approved list, along with your expiring badge (if renewing) to the Badging Office at your desired appointment time. Bring with you the appropriate badging fee amount ($35 for renewal, $40 for fingerprinting, or $45 for a new badge / see Lost Badge fees if applicable) in cash or company check payable to “City of St. Louis Treasurer” if you are required to pay for your badge and your company is not on billing with the Airport Accounting Office.

No badge renewals, new applications, or fingerprints on Tuesdays due to SIDA classes. The badging office is closed weekends and government holidays.

No, you may not keep your STL badge when you are done working at STL, if you are terminated by your employer or if your company has completed their contract here. Do not give your badge to another person, throw it away or shred it, even if you are retiring or not expecting to come back to ever work again at STL.

The badge is Airport property as indicated on the back of your badge and it must be returned to the Badging Office. Mail it to our office in an envelope with a note as to why your badge is no longer needed. If you need us to email you a receipt for your returned badge, please write that on your note and include your email address:

Mailing address:

St. Louis Lambert International Airport
Attn: Security Operations Unit (Badging Office)
P.O. Box 10212
St. Louis, MO 63145

If more than 30 calendar days have passed between your previous badge’s expiration date or its return to our office or notification to our office that you were no longer employed, you must restart the entire badging process. See explanation above for how to apply and what items to bring with you.

If your previous badge was not returned to our office, you must either bring it with you to return to us or you must pay the penalty fee associated with a Lost or Not Accounted badge. Badge holders are only permitted 3 Lost badges at STL in their entire lifetime and the penalty fees are steep and will increase soon (see fees list above).

If your previous badge was returned to our office, we will have a record of that in our system. You will still need to bring the properly completed badge application paperwork, correct IDs and fingerprint payment of $40 cash (if your requested badge type requires you to be fingerprinted and you to pay).