Service
International Person Locate Research
Professional remote research to establish where someone appears to be, and how they can publicly be reached, using lawful publicly available information.
Source verification — illustrative
- Public corporate registryCorroborated
- Archived web contentCorroborated
- Public social profilePartially consistent
- Claimed employer websiteNot corroborated
The problem this service solves
People move, change names, close accounts and rebuild their presence elsewhere. When you need to reach someone after years of no contact — or across a border — the difficulty is rarely secrecy; it is fragmentation. The information exists, but it is scattered across sources, languages and time.
Locate research consolidates it. Public records, corporate filings, professional and social presence, archived material and publicly available contact routes are researched and cross-checked to establish where the person appears to be and how they can be reached.
This is documentary research. There is no tracking, no surveillance and no access to restricted systems, and none is implied by the findings.
When clients use this service
- Reconnecting with a relative or long-lost contact
- Locating a former business contact or counterparty
- Establishing current publicly available contact routes
- Professional or legal research requiring a current address of record
- International cases where the person has moved between countries
- Confirming whether someone is publicly active in a claimed location
Step one
What information you can provide
Better starting information usually means a broader and faster investigation, but a case can often begin with very little.
- Full name and any former or alternative names
- Approximate age or date of birth
- Last known city and country
- Known relatives, associates or employers
- Any photographs you have
- Old email addresses, phone numbers or usernames
- The reason you need to locate the person
Research scope
What may be researched
Research is limited to lawful, publicly available information and is confirmed with you before work begins.
- Publicly available records relevant to the jurisdictions involved
- Public professional and social presence
- Publicly recorded company appointments and business links
- Archived web content and historical profiles
- Publicly available contact routes
- Name variations, transliterations and spelling changes
- Geographic indicators in publicly available material
- Corroboration across independent sources
Deliverable
What you receive
Every case ends in a written report you can read, keep and act on.
- A written summary of what could be established about location
- Publicly available contact routes identified
- The sources each finding rests on
- Alternative candidates where identity is not conclusive
- Gaps and unresolved lines of research
- Confidence assessment and investigator conclusion
Pricing and turnaround
This service starts from $399. Price depends on how much starting information exists, how common the name is, how many countries are plausible, whether name changes or transliteration are involved, and how open the relevant public records are.
- What affects price
- Price depends on how much starting information exists, how common the name is, how many countries are plausible, whether name changes or transliteration are involved, and how open the relevant public records are.
- What affects turnaround
- Cases with distinctive names and recent information resolve fastest. Common names, multiple countries and long gaps in time take longer. Some cases conclude that no reliable current location can be established.
- Honest limitations
- Location cannot be guaranteed in any case. No GPS, live tracking, covert surveillance or restricted system access. Requests suggesting harassment or intimidation are declined.
Frequently asked questions
Can you track someone's phone or live location?
No. There is no GPS tracking, no live location capability, no physical surveillance and no access to restricted location systems. This is documentary research into publicly available information.
What does a successful locate result look like?
Typically a current country and region, publicly available contact routes, a current employer or business connection, or confirmation that the person is publicly active in a particular place. Precision varies by case and jurisdiction.
Will you contact the person for me?
No. Research does not involve approaching the subject. What you do with the findings is your decision, and it should take account of the other person's privacy and any legal restrictions that apply to you.
Are there cases you decline?
Yes. Requests that suggest harassment, stalking, intimidation or circumvention of a protective order are declined. Locate research exists for legitimate reasons and is treated accordingly.
Continue reading
- Digital Footprint InvestigationMapping someone's public online presence.
- OSINT InvestigationStructured open-source research methodology.
- International investigationsHow cross-border cases are handled.
- Online Identity VerificationVerifying who someone appears to be.
- How it worksFrom submission to report.
- ConfidentialityHow cases are handled.
Submit your case for an initial assessment
Tell us what you already know and what you need to establish. You will receive an assessment of what can realistically be researched, along with scope and pricing, before any work begins.