As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2003
                                                Registration No. 333-[_________]
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM S-8

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                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                           FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

           Delaware                                         61-1437565
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)                        Identification Number)

                         805 Executive Center Drive West
                                    Suite 300
                          St. Petersburg, Florida 33702
   (Address, Including Zip Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)

         800-U.S. SEARCH Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan
         800-U.S. SEARCH 1999 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan
                  US SEARCH.com Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan
                              (Full Title of Plans)

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                Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, Esq.                                       With a copy to:
   Vice President, General Counsel, Assistant Secretary                         Neil W. Rust, Esq.
                   1 First American Way                                          White & Case LLP
                Santa Ana, California 92707                                   633 West Fifth Street
                      (714) 800-3000                                      Los Angeles, California 90071
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number,                                   (213) 620-7700
        Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
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                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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<S>                              <C>                    <C>                <C>                      <C>
 Title Of Each Class Of          Amount                 Proposed           Proposed Maximum           Amount of
    Securities To Be              To Be             Maximum Offering           Aggregate            Registration
       Registered           Registered(1)(2)       Price Per Share(3)      Offering Price(4)           Fee(5)
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Class A Common stock,
   $.001 par value...              658,184               $44.75              $29,453,734                $2,383
                                 shares(6)
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Class A Common stock,
   $.001 par value...     22,352 shares(7)               $58.25               $1,302,004                  $106
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Class A Common stock,
   $.001 par value...              107,696               $23.00               $2,477,008                  $201
                                 shares(8)
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                  Totals       788,232 shares             n/a                     n/a                  $2,690(9)
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(1)  Represents shares of First Advantage Class A common stock issuable upon the
     exercise of options previously granted by US Search.com Inc. and assumed by
     First  Advantage  Corporation in connection  with the Agreement and Plan of
     Merger,  dated as of December 13, 2002,  by and among First  Advantage,  US
     SEARCH.com Inc. and the other parties thereto.

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(2)  Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, this Registration  Statement
     will include any additional  shares of First Advantage Class A common stock
     that may become  issuable as a result of any stock split,  stock  dividend,
     recapitalization or other similar transaction  effected without the receipt
     of  consideration  that results in an increase in the number of outstanding
     shares of First Advantage Class A common stock.

(3)  Estimated  solely  for the  purpose of  determining  the  registration  fee
     pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act and calculated by dividing
     (a) the average weighted  exercise price of (i) $1.79 per share for options
     outstanding  under the  800-U.S.  Search  Amended and  Restated  1998 Stock
     Incentive Plan ("1998 Plan"),  (ii) $2.33 per share for options outstanding
     under the 800-U.S.  Search 1999  Non-Employee  Directors' Stock Option Plan
     ("1999 Plan") and (iii) $0.92 per share for options  outstanding  under the
     US Search.com  Inc. 2000 Stock  Incentive  Plan ("2000  Plan"),  by (b) the
     exchange ratio of 0.04.

(4)  Estimated  solely  for the  purpose of  determining  the  registration  fee
     pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities Act.

(5)  Calculated in accordance  with Section 6 of the Securities Act and Rule 457
     under the Securities Act by multiplying 0.00008090 and the proposed maximum
     aggregate offering price.

(6)  Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the  registration  fee. The
     number of shares to be  registered  hereby in  respect  of the 1998 Plan is
     determined by multiplying  16,454,609,  which is the number of shares of US
     SEARCH common stock issuable pursuant to options outstanding under the 1998
     Plan immediately  prior to the effective time of the merger of a subsidiary
     of First Advantage with and into US SEARCH,  by the exchange ratio of 0.04,
     rounded down to the nearest share.

(7)  Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the  registration  fee. The
     number of shares to be  registered  hereby in  respect  of the 1999 Plan is
     determined  by  multiplying  558,816,  which is the  number of shares of US
     SEARCH common stock issuable pursuant to options outstanding under the 1999
     Plan immediately  prior to the effective time of the merger of a subsidiary
     of First Advantage with and into US SEARCH,  by the exchange ratio of 0.04,
     rounded down to the nearest share.

(8)  Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the  registration  fee. The
     number of shares to be  registered  hereby in  respect  of the 2000 Plan is
     determined by  multiplying  2,692,424,  which is the number of shares of US
     SEARCH common stock issuable pursuant to options outstanding under the 2000
     Plan immediately  prior to the effective time of the merger of a subsidiary
     of First Advantage with and into US SEARCH,  by the exchange ratio of 0.04,
     rounded down to the nearest share.

(9)  First Advantage previously paid $375.58 of the registration fee relating to
     206,704  shares  of First  Advantage  Class A  common  stock at the time of
     filing of Registration Statement No. 333-102565 on Form S-4.

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                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

     The  Agreement  and Plan of  Merger,  dated as of  December  13,  2002 (the
"Merger Agreement"),  among First Advantage Corporation,  a Delaware corporation
("First  Advantage"),  US SEARCH.com Inc., a Delaware corporation ("US SEARCH"),
The First American Corporation,  a California  Corporation,  and Stockholm Seven
Merger Corp., a wholly-owned  Delaware  subsidiary of First Advantage,  provides
that all options to acquire US SEARCH common stock,  par value $0.0001 per share
("US SEARCH Common  Stock"),  outstanding  at the effective  time of the mergers
contemplated   thereby  shall  be  assumed  by  First  Advantage  and  converted
automatically  into options to purchase shares of First Advantage Class A common
stock,  par value $0.001 per share (the "Class A Common  Stock"),  in the amount
and at an exercise price determined as follows:

     o    the  number of shares  of Class A Common  Stock  shall be equal to the
          number of shares of US SEARCH  Common  Stock  underlying  such options
          multiplied by the exchange ratio of 0.04, provided that any fractional
          share of Class A Common Stock resulting from such multiplication shall
          be rounded down to the nearest share; and

     o    the exercise price per share of Class A Common Stock  underlying  each
          such  option  shall be equal to the  exercise  price  per  share of US
          SEARCH  Common  Stock  underlying  each  such  option  divided  by the
          exchange  ratio of 0.04,  provided that such  exercise  price shall be
          rounded down to the nearest cent.

     This Registration  Statement on Form S-8 registers shares of Class A Common
Stock that may be issued in respect of options to  purchase  shares of US SEARCH
Common Stock outstanding at the effective time of the mergers referred to in the
Merger  Agreement under (a) the 800-U.S.  Search Amended and Restated 1998 Stock
Incentive  Plan  ("1998  Plan"),  (b)  the  800-U.S.  Search  1999  Non-Employee
Directors'  Stock Option Plan ("1999 Plan") and (c) the US Search.com  Inc. 2000
Stock Incentive Plan ("2000 Plan" and,  together with the 1998 Plan and the 1999
Plan, the "US SEARCH Plans").  The shares of Class A Common Stock  registered in
respect of options issued under each US SEARCH Plan are as follows:

     o    658,184 shares under the 1998 Plan;

     o    22,352 shares under the 1999 Plan; and

     o    107,696 shares under the 2000 Plan.

                                     PART I
              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

     All  information  required by Part I to be contained in the  prospectus  is
omitted from this Registration Statement on Form S-8 in accordance with Rule 428
under the Securities Act.


                                     PART II
               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

     The SEC allows First Advantage to  "incorporate  by reference"  information
into this  Registration  Statement which means that First Advantage can disclose
important  information to you by referring you to another  document or documents
filed  separately  with the SEC. This  Registration  Statement  incorporates  by
reference  the documents  set forth below that First  Advantage  has  previously
filed with the SEC. These  documents  contain  important  business and financial
information  about  First  Advantage,   including  information   concerning  its
financial performance.

     First Advantage  incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement
the following documents:

     o    Pre-Effective  Amendment No. 5 to the  Registration  Statement on Form
          S-4 (Registration No. 333-102565) filed May 14, 2003; and

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     o    the description of the First Advantage Class A Common Stock, $.001 par
          value,  contained in a  Registration  Statement on Form 8-A, filed May
          12, 2003,  including  any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
          updating such description.

     All documents  subsequently  filed by First Advantage  pursuant to Sections
13(a),  13(c),  14 and  15(d) of the  Exchange  Act,  prior to the  filing  of a
post-effective  amendment which indicates that all securities  registered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,  shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this  Registration  Statement and
to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents,  except as to any
portion of any future report or other document that is not deemed filed with the
SEC.  The  contents  of  US  Search's   Registration   Statements  on  Form  S-8
(Registration  Nos.   333-98493  and  333-83629)  are  incorporated   herein  by
reference.  For  purposes of this  Registration  Statement,  any  statement in a
document  incorporated by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement modifies
or  supersedes  a  statement  in such  document.  Any  statement  so modified or
superseded  shall  not be  deemed,  except  as so  modified  or  superseded,  to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

     The Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") provides for the power to
indemnify  any  directors,  officers,  employees  and agents and to purchase and
maintain  insurance  with respect to liability  arising out of their capacity or
status  as  directors,  officers,  employees  and  agents.  The  indemnification
provisions are not exclusive of any other rights to which directors and officers
may be entitled under a corporation's  certificate of  incorporation  or bylaws,
any agreement, a vote of stockholders or otherwise.

     First Advantage's  certificate of incorporation provides that its directors
will not be personally liable to First Advantage or its stockholders for damages
for breach of any duty owed to First  Advantage or its  stockholders  except for
liability:

     o    for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to First Advantage or
          its stockholders;

     o    for  any  acts  or  omissions  not in  good  faith  or  which  involve
          intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

     o    under section 174 of the DGCL regarding  negligent or willful unlawful
          payment of dividends and stock redemption; or

     o    for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal
          benefit.

     The Bylaws of First Advantage provide that:

     o    subject to applicable law and certain qualifications,  each person who
          was or is made a party  or is  threatened  to be made a party to or is
          otherwise involved in any action,  suit or proceeding,  whether civil,
          criminal,    administrative    or    investigative    (hereinafter   a
          "proceeding"),  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  he or she is or was a

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          director  or officer of First  Advantage  or is or was  serving at the
          request  of First  Advantage  as a  director  or  officer  of  another
          corporation  or  of a  partnership,  joint  venture,  trust  or  other
          enterprise,  including  service with respect to employee benefit plans
          (hereinafter an "indemnitee"), whether the basis of such proceeding is
          alleged action in an official  capacity as a director or officer or in
          any other  capacity  while serving as a director or officer,  shall be
          indemnified and held harmless by First Advantage to the fullest extent
          permitted by the DGCL (but, in the case of any future amendment to the
          DGCL,  only to the extent that such amendment  permits First Advantage
          to  provide  broader   indemnification  rights  than  permitted  prior
          thereto),   against  all  expense,   liability  and  loss   (including
          attorneys'  fees,  judgments,  fines,  excise taxes or  penalties  and
          amounts  paid or to be  paid in  settlement)  reasonably  incurred  or
          suffered  by  such  indemnitee  in  connection  therewith,   and  such
          indemnification  shall  continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to
          be a  director  or  officer,  and shall  inure to the  benefit  of the
          indemnitee's  heirs,  executors  and  administrators.   The  right  to
          indemnification  described in this  paragraph is a contract right and,
          to the extent not prohibited by applicable law,  includes the right to
          be paid by First Advantage the expenses incurred in defending any such
          proceeding  in  advance  of  its  final  disposition  (hereinafter  an
          "advancement of expenses");  provided,  however,  that, if the DGCL so
          requires,  an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his
          or her  capacity  as a  director  or  officer  shall be made only upon
          delivery to First Advantage of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such
          indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be
          determined by final  judicial  decision from which there is no further
          right to appeal that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified
          for such expenses.

     o    First  Advantage  is  permitted  to secure  insurance on behalf of any
          director,  officer,  employee or agent of First  Advantage  or another
          business  entity for any  expense,  liability or loss,  regardless  of
          whether the DGCL would permit indemnification.

     Pursuant to the  Agreement  and Plan of Merger,  dated  December  13, 2002,
among First Advantage,  US SEARCH.com Inc. and the other parties thereto,  First
Advantage  has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the then present and former
officers,  directors,  employees  and agents of US SEARCH  and its  subsidiaries
(each, an "Indemnified  Party") in respect of acts or omissions  occurring on or
prior to the effective  time of the mergers  contemplated  thereby to the extent
provided under US SEARCH's and its  subsidiaries'  certificates of incorporation
(or  equivalent  organizational  documents)  and  bylaws or any  indemnification
agreement with US SEARCH's and its subsidiaries' officers and directors to which
US SEARCH and/or its subsidiaries is a party, in each case in effect on the date
of the merger agreement;  provided that such indemnification shall be subject to
any limitation  imposed from time to time under  applicable law. First Advantage
also agreed under the merger  agreement that for a period of six years after the
effective time of the mergers,  First  Advantage  will use its  reasonable  best
efforts to procure  officers' and directors'  liability  insurance in respect of
acts or  omissions  occurring on or prior to the  effective  time of the mergers
covering each  Indemnified  Party  currently  covered by US SEARCH's  and/or its
subsidiaries'  officers'  and  directors'  liability  insurance  policy on terms
substantially  similar  to those of such  policy  in  effect  on the date of the
merger agreement (the "D&O Insurance"),  provided that First Advantage shall not
be required to maintain the D&O Insurance with respect to a specific  officer or
director if the premium for  obtaining  the D&O  Insurance  exceeds  200% of the
amount per annum US SEARCH paid in fiscal year 2002 (the  "Premium  Limit").  If
First  Advantage is unable to obtain the D&O  Insurance,  it will obtain as much
comparable  insurance  as possible  for an annual  premium  equal to the Premium
Limit.  In the event First Advantage would be required to spend in excess of the
Premium Limit per year to obtain the D&O Insurance,  First Advantage will notify
each  Indemnified  Party  who  would be  covered  thereby  and  permit  any such
Indemnified  Party to pay the excess  amount over the Premium  Limit that may be
necessary to maintain such D&O Insurance covering such Indemnified Party.

     Present and future directors and officers of First Advantage are covered by
a policy of  liability  insurance  obtained by The First  American  Corporation,
First  Advantage's  parent  company,  which insures against the cost of defense,
settlement or payment of a judgment under certain circumstances.

ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

     Not applicable.

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ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

     The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:

Exhibit
Number         Description
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4.1            Form of  certificate  representing  shares  of First  Advantage's
               Class A common stock  (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1
               to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (333-105847) filed June
               5, 2003).

4.2            Description of First  Advantage's  capital stock in Article IV of
               First  Advantage's  First  Amended and  Restated  Certificate  of
               Incorporation  (included  in  Exhibit  3.1 of  First  Advantage's
               Registration  Statement  on Form S-4 filed  January  17, 2003 and
               incorporated by reference herein).

4.3            Amended and Restated 1998 Stock  Incentive  Plan of US SEARCH.com
               Inc.   (incorporated  by  reference  from  Exhibit  10.2  to  the
               Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended (333-76099) filed
               on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.4            Form of 1998 Stock  Incentive  Plan Stock Option Award  Agreement
               (incorporated   by   reference   from   Exhibit   10.2.1  to  the
               Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended (333-76099) filed
               on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.5            1999  Non-Employee  Directors' Stock Option Plan of US SEARCH.com
               Inc., as amended  (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to
               the  Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended  (333-76099)
               filed on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.6            Form  of  1999   Non-Employee   Directors'   Stock   Option  Plan
               Nonstatutory Stock Option (incorporated by reference from Exhibit
               10.3.1 to the  Registration  Statement  on Form S-1,  as  amended
               (333-76099) filed on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.7            Form of 1999 Non-Employee  Directors' Stock Option Plan Notice of
               Exercise.  (incorporated  by reference from Exhibit 10.3.2 to the
               Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended (333-76099) filed
               on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.8            2000  Stock  Incentive  Plan of US  SEARCH.com  Inc.,  as amended
               (incorporated  by reference  from  Exhibit 10.2 to the  Quarterly
               Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended June 30, 2000 filed by
               US SEARCH.com Inc.).

5.1            Opinion of White & Case LLP.

23.1           Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants to
               The First American Corporation Screening Technology Division.

23.2           Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants to
               US SEARCH.com Inc.

23.3           Consent of White & Case LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).

24.1           Power of Attorney.


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ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

     (1) To file,  during the period in which  offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

          (i) to include  any  prospectus  required  by Section  10(a)(3) of the
     Securities Act;

          (ii) to reflect in the  prospectus  any facts or events  arising after
     the  effective  date of the  Registration  Statement  (or the  most  recent
     post-effective amendment thereof) which,  individually or in the aggregate,
     represent  a  fundamental  change  in  the  information  set  forth  in the
     Registration Statement; and

          (iii) to include any additional or changed material information on the
     plan of distribution;

     provided,  however,  that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
     information required to be included in a post-effective  amendment by those
     paragraphs is contained in periodic  reports filed with or furnished to the
     SEC by First  American  pursuant  to Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
     Statement.

     (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities  offered therein,  and the offering of such
securities  at that time shall be deemed to be the  initial  bona fide  offering
thereof.

     (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective  amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.

     (4) That,  for purposes of determining  any liability  under the Securities
Act, each filing of the registrant's  annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 that is  incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement
relating to the securities offered therein,  and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

     (5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers and controlling  persons of
the  registrant  pursuant  to  the  foregoing  provisions,   or  otherwise,  the
registrant  has been advised that in the opinion of the  Securities and Exchange
Commission  such  indemnification  is against  public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore,  unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for
indemnification  against  such  liabilities  (other  than  the  payment  by  the
registrant of expenses  incurred or paid by a director,  officer or  controlling
person of the  registrant  in the  successful  defense  of any  action,  suit or
proceeding)  is  asserted by such  director,  officer or  controlling  person in
connection with the securities being registered,  the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit  to a  court  of  appropriate  jurisdiction  the  question  whether  such
indemnification  by it is against  public policy as expressed in the  Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the city of St. Petersburg,  state of Florida, on this 5th day of
June, 2003.

                                FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION


                                By:      /s/ John Long
                                  --------------------------------------
                                           John Long
                                         Chief Executive Officer

     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has been signed below by the  following  persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:




  Date:  June 5, 2003           By:      /s/ John Long
                                  ------------------------------------------
                                           John Long
                                       Chief Executive Officer
                                      (Principal Executive Officer)




  Date:  June 5, 2003           By:      /s/ John Lamson
                                   ------------------------------------------
                                             John Lamson
                                     Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:


         Date: June 5, 2003        By:                      *
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                   John Long, Director




         Date: June 5, 2003        By:                      *
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                   John Lamson, Director




         Date: June 5, 2003        By:                       *
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, Director



*By:       /s/ Kenneth D. DeGiorgio
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      Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, Attorney in Fact


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number         Description
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4.1            Form of  certificate  representing  shares  of First  Advantage's
               Class A common stock  (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1
               to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (333-105847) filed June
               5, 2003).

4.2            Description of First  Advantage's  capital stock in Article IV of
               First  Advantage's  First  Amended and  Restated  Certificate  of
               Incorporation  (included  in  Exhibit  3.1 of  First  Advantage's
               Registration  Statement  on Form S-4 filed  January  17, 2003 and
               incorporated by reference herein).

4.3            Amended and Restated 1998 Stock  Incentive  Plan of US SEARCH.com
               Inc.   (incorporated  by  reference  from  Exhibit  10.2  to  the
               Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended (333-76099) filed
               on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.4            Form of 1998 Stock  Incentive  Plan Stock Option Award  Agreement
               (incorporated   by   reference   from   Exhibit   10.2.1  to  the
               Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended (333-76099) filed
               on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.5            1999  Non-Employee  Directors' Stock Option Plan of US SEARCH.com
               Inc., as amended  (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to
               the  Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended  (333-76099)
               filed on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.6            Form  of  1999   Non-Employee   Directors'   Stock   Option  Plan
               Nonstatutory Stock Option (incorporated by reference from Exhibit
               10.3.1 to the  Registration  Statement  on Form S-1,  as  amended
               (333-76099) filed on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.7            Form of 1999 Non-Employee  Directors' Stock Option Plan Notice of
               Exercise.  (incorporated  by reference from Exhibit 10.3.2 to the
               Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended (333-76099) filed
               on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.8            2000  Stock  Incentive  Plan of US  SEARCH.com  Inc.,  as amended
               (incorporated  by reference  from  Exhibit 10.2 to the  Quarterly
               Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended June 30, 2000 filed by
               US SEARCH.com Inc.).

5.1            Opinion of White & Case LLP.

23.1           Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants to
               The First American Corporation Screening Technology Division.

23.2           Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants to
               US SEARCH.com Inc.

23.3           Consent of White & Case LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).

24.1           Power of Attorney.
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2003
                                                Registration No. 333-[_________]
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 --------------

                                    FORM S-8

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                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                           FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

           Delaware                                         61-1437565
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)                        Identification Number)

                         805 Executive Center Drive West
                                    Suite 300
                          St. Petersburg, Florida 33702
   (Address, Including Zip Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)

         800-U.S. SEARCH Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan
         800-U.S. SEARCH 1999 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan
                  US SEARCH.com Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan
                              (Full Title of Plans)
Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, Esq.                                       With a copy to:
   Vice President, General Counsel, Assistant Secretary                         Neil W. Rust, Esq.
                   1 First American Way                                          White & Case LLP
                Santa Ana, California 92707                                   633 West Fifth Street
                      (714) 800-3000                                      Los Angeles, California 90071
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number,                                   (213) 620-7700
        Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
========================= ====================== ======================= ====================== ======================
Title Of Each Class Of          Amount                 Proposed           Proposed Maximum           Amount of
    Securities To Be              To Be             Maximum Offering           Aggregate            Registration
       Registered           Registered(1)(2)       Price Per Share(3)      Offering Price(4)           Fee(5)
------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
Class A Common stock,
   $.001 par value...              658,184               $44.75              $29,453,734                $2,383
                                 shares(6)
------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
Class A Common stock,
   $.001 par value...     22,352 shares(7)               $58.25               $1,302,004                  $106
------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
Class A Common stock,
   $.001 par value...              107,696               $23.00               $2,477,008                  $201
                                 shares(8)
------------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
                  Totals       788,232 shares             n/a                     n/a                  $2,690(9)
========================= ====================== ======================= ====================== ======================
(1)  Represents shares of First Advantage Class A common stock issuable upon the
     exercise of options previously granted by US Search.com Inc. and assumed by
     First  Advantage  Corporation in connection  with the Agreement and Plan of
     Merger,  dated as of December 13, 2002,  by and among First  Advantage,  US
     SEARCH.com Inc. and the other parties thereto.
(2)  Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, this Registration  Statement
     will include any additional  shares of First Advantage Class A common stock
     that may become  issuable as a result of any stock split,  stock  dividend,
     recapitalization or other similar transaction  effected without the receipt
     of  consideration  that results in an increase in the number of outstanding
     shares of First Advantage Class A common stock.

(3)  Estimated  solely  for the  purpose of  determining  the  registration  fee
     pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act and calculated by dividing
     (a) the average weighted  exercise price of (i) $1.79 per share for options
     outstanding  under the  800-U.S.  Search  Amended and  Restated  1998 Stock
     Incentive Plan ("1998 Plan"),  (ii) $2.33 per share for options outstanding
     under the 800-U.S.  Search 1999  Non-Employee  Directors' Stock Option Plan
     ("1999 Plan") and (iii) $0.92 per share for options  outstanding  under the
     US Search.com  Inc. 2000 Stock  Incentive  Plan ("2000  Plan"),  by (b) the
     exchange ratio of 0.04.

(4)  Estimated  solely  for the  purpose of  determining  the  registration  fee
     pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities Act.

(5)  Calculated in accordance  with Section 6 of the Securities Act and Rule 457
     under the Securities Act by multiplying 0.00008090 and the proposed maximum
     aggregate offering price.

(6)  Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the  registration  fee. The
     number of shares to be  registered  hereby in  respect  of the 1998 Plan is
     determined by multiplying  16,454,609,  which is the number of shares of US
     SEARCH common stock issuable pursuant to options outstanding under the 1998
     Plan immediately  prior to the effective time of the merger of a subsidiary
     of First Advantage with and into US SEARCH,  by the exchange ratio of 0.04,
     rounded down to the nearest share.

(7)  Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the  registration  fee. The
     number of shares to be  registered  hereby in  respect  of the 1999 Plan is
     determined  by  multiplying  558,816,  which is the  number of shares of US
     SEARCH common stock issuable pursuant to options outstanding under the 1999
     Plan immediately  prior to the effective time of the merger of a subsidiary
     of First Advantage with and into US SEARCH,  by the exchange ratio of 0.04,
     rounded down to the nearest share.

(8)  Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the  registration  fee. The
     number of shares to be  registered  hereby in  respect  of the 2000 Plan is
     determined by  multiplying  2,692,424,  which is the number of shares of US
     SEARCH common stock issuable pursuant to options outstanding under the 2000
     Plan immediately  prior to the effective time of the merger of a subsidiary
     of First Advantage with and into US SEARCH,  by the exchange ratio of 0.04,
     rounded down to the nearest share.

(9)  First Advantage previously paid $375.58 of the registration fee relating to
     206,704  shares  of First  Advantage  Class A  common  stock at the time of
     filing of Registration Statement No. 333-102565 on Form S-4.
EXPLANATORY NOTE

     The  Agreement  and Plan of  Merger,  dated as of  December  13,  2002 (the
"Merger Agreement"),  among First Advantage Corporation,  a Delaware corporation
("First  Advantage"),  US SEARCH.com Inc., a Delaware corporation ("US SEARCH"),
The First American Corporation,  a California  Corporation,  and Stockholm Seven
Merger Corp., a wholly-owned  Delaware  subsidiary of First Advantage,  provides
that all options to acquire US SEARCH common stock,  par value $0.0001 per share
("US SEARCH Common  Stock"),  outstanding  at the effective  time of the mergers
contemplated   thereby  shall  be  assumed  by  First  Advantage  and  converted
automatically  into options to purchase shares of First Advantage Class A common
stock,  par value $0.001 per share (the "Class A Common  Stock"),  in the amount
and at an exercise price determined as follows:

     o    the  number of shares  of Class A Common  Stock  shall be equal to the
          number of shares of US SEARCH  Common  Stock  underlying  such options
          multiplied by the exchange ratio of 0.04, provided that any fractional
          share of Class A Common Stock resulting from such multiplication shall
          be rounded down to the nearest share; and

     o    the exercise price per share of Class A Common Stock  underlying  each
          such  option  shall be equal to the  exercise  price  per  share of US
          SEARCH  Common  Stock  underlying  each  such  option  divided  by the
          exchange  ratio of 0.04,  provided that such  exercise  price shall be
          rounded down to the nearest cent.

     This Registration  Statement on Form S-8 registers shares of Class A Common
Stock that may be issued in respect of options to  purchase  shares of US SEARCH
Common Stock outstanding at the effective time of the mergers referred to in the
Merger  Agreement under (a) the 800-U.S.  Search Amended and Restated 1998 Stock
Incentive  Plan  ("1998  Plan"),  (b)  the  800-U.S.  Search  1999  Non-Employee
Directors'  Stock Option Plan ("1999 Plan") and (c) the US Search.com  Inc. 2000
Stock Incentive Plan ("2000 Plan" and,  together with the 1998 Plan and the 1999
Plan, the "US SEARCH Plans").  The shares of Class A Common Stock  registered in
respect of options issued under each US SEARCH Plan are as follows:

     o    658,184 shares under the 1998 Plan;

     o    22,352 shares under the 1999 Plan; and

     o    107,696 shares under the 2000 Plan.

                                     PART I
              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

     All  information  required by Part I to be contained in the  prospectus  is
omitted from this Registration Statement on Form S-8 in accordance with Rule 428
under the Securities Act.

                                     PART II
               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

     The SEC allows First Advantage to  "incorporate  by reference"  information
into this  Registration  Statement which means that First Advantage can disclose
important  information to you by referring you to another  document or documents
filed  separately  with the SEC. This  Registration  Statement  incorporates  by
reference  the documents  set forth below that First  Advantage  has  previously
filed with the SEC. These  documents  contain  important  business and financial
information  about  First  Advantage,   including  information   concerning  its
financial performance.

     First Advantage  incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement
the following documents:

     o    Pre-Effective  Amendment No. 5 to the  Registration  Statement on Form
          S-4 (Registration No. 333-102565) filed May 14, 2003; and

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o    the description of the First Advantage Class A Common Stock, $.001 par
          value,  contained in a  Registration  Statement on Form 8-A, filed May
          12, 2003,  including  any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
          updating such description.

     All documents  subsequently  filed by First Advantage  pursuant to Sections
13(a),  13(c),  14 and  15(d) of the  Exchange  Act,  prior to the  filing  of a
post-effective  amendment which indicates that all securities  registered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,  shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this  Registration  Statement and
to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents,  except as to any
portion of any future report or other document that is not deemed filed with the
SEC.  The  contents  of  US  Search's   Registration   Statements  on  Form  S-8
(Registration  Nos.   333-98493  and  333-83629)  are  incorporated   herein  by
reference.  For  purposes of this  Registration  Statement,  any  statement in a
document  incorporated by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement modifies
or  supersedes  a  statement  in such  document.  Any  statement  so modified or
superseded  shall  not be  deemed,  except  as so  modified  or  superseded,  to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

     Not applicable.

ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

     The Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") provides for the power to
indemnify  any  directors,  officers,  employees  and agents and to purchase and
maintain  insurance  with respect to liability  arising out of their capacity or
status  as  directors,  officers,  employees  and  agents.  The  indemnification
provisions are not exclusive of any other rights to which directors and officers
may be entitled under a corporation's  certificate of  incorporation  or bylaws,
any agreement, a vote of stockholders or otherwise.

     First Advantage's  certificate of incorporation provides that its directors
will not be personally liable to First Advantage or its stockholders for damages
for breach of any duty owed to First  Advantage or its  stockholders  except for
liability:

     o    for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to First Advantage or
          its stockholders;

     o    for  any  acts  or  omissions  not in  good  faith  or  which  involve
          intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

     o    under section 174 of the DGCL regarding  negligent or willful unlawful
          payment of dividends and stock redemption; or

     o    for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal
          benefit.

     The Bylaws of First Advantage provide that:

     o    subject to applicable law and certain qualifications,  each person who
          was or is made a party  or is  threatened  to be made a party to or is
          otherwise involved in any action,  suit or proceeding,  whether civil,
          criminal,    administrative    or    investigative    (hereinafter   a
          "proceeding"),  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  he or she is or was a

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director  or officer of First  Advantage  or is or was  serving at the
          request  of First  Advantage  as a  director  or  officer  of  another
          corporation  or  of a  partnership,  joint  venture,  trust  or  other
          enterprise,  including  service with respect to employee benefit plans
          (hereinafter an "indemnitee"), whether the basis of such proceeding is
          alleged action in an official  capacity as a director or officer or in
          any other  capacity  while serving as a director or officer,  shall be
          indemnified and held harmless by First Advantage to the fullest extent
          permitted by the DGCL (but, in the case of any future amendment to the
          DGCL,  only to the extent that such amendment  permits First Advantage
          to  provide  broader   indemnification  rights  than  permitted  prior
          thereto),   against  all  expense,   liability  and  loss   (including
          attorneys'  fees,  judgments,  fines,  excise taxes or  penalties  and
          amounts  paid or to be  paid in  settlement)  reasonably  incurred  or
          suffered  by  such  indemnitee  in  connection  therewith,   and  such
          indemnification  shall  continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to
          be a  director  or  officer,  and shall  inure to the  benefit  of the
          indemnitee's  heirs,  executors  and  administrators.   The  right  to
          indemnification  described in this  paragraph is a contract right and,
          to the extent not prohibited by applicable law,  includes the right to
          be paid by First Advantage the expenses incurred in defending any such
          proceeding  in  advance  of  its  final  disposition  (hereinafter  an
          "advancement of expenses");  provided,  however,  that, if the DGCL so
          requires,  an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his
          or her  capacity  as a  director  or  officer  shall be made only upon
          delivery to First Advantage of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such
          indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be
          determined by final  judicial  decision from which there is no further
          right to appeal that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified
          for such expenses.

     o    First  Advantage  is  permitted  to secure  insurance on behalf of any
          director,  officer,  employee or agent of First  Advantage  or another
          business  entity for any  expense,  liability or loss,  regardless  of
          whether the DGCL would permit indemnification.

     Pursuant to the  Agreement  and Plan of Merger,  dated  December  13, 2002,
among First Advantage,  US SEARCH.com Inc. and the other parties thereto,  First
Advantage  has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the then present and former
officers,  directors,  employees  and agents of US SEARCH  and its  subsidiaries
(each, an "Indemnified  Party") in respect of acts or omissions  occurring on or
prior to the effective  time of the mergers  contemplated  thereby to the extent
provided under US SEARCH's and its  subsidiaries'  certificates of incorporation
(or  equivalent  organizational  documents)  and  bylaws or any  indemnification
agreement with US SEARCH's and its subsidiaries' officers and directors to which
US SEARCH and/or its subsidiaries is a party, in each case in effect on the date
of the merger agreement;  provided that such indemnification shall be subject to
any limitation  imposed from time to time under  applicable law. First Advantage
also agreed under the merger  agreement that for a period of six years after the
effective time of the mergers,  First  Advantage  will use its  reasonable  best
efforts to procure  officers' and directors'  liability  insurance in respect of
acts or  omissions  occurring on or prior to the  effective  time of the mergers
covering each  Indemnified  Party  currently  covered by US SEARCH's  and/or its
subsidiaries'  officers'  and  directors'  liability  insurance  policy on terms
substantially  similar  to those of such  policy  in  effect  on the date of the
merger agreement (the "D&O Insurance"),  provided that First Advantage shall not
be required to maintain the D&O Insurance with respect to a specific  officer or
director if the premium for  obtaining  the D&O  Insurance  exceeds  200% of the
amount per annum US SEARCH paid in fiscal year 2002 (the  "Premium  Limit").  If
First  Advantage is unable to obtain the D&O  Insurance,  it will obtain as much
comparable  insurance  as possible  for an annual  premium  equal to the Premium
Limit.  In the event First Advantage would be required to spend in excess of the
Premium Limit per year to obtain the D&O Insurance,  First Advantage will notify
each  Indemnified  Party  who  would be  covered  thereby  and  permit  any such
Indemnified  Party to pay the excess  amount over the Premium  Limit that may be
necessary to maintain such D&O Insurance covering such Indemnified Party.

     Present and future directors and officers of First Advantage are covered by
a policy of  liability  insurance  obtained by The First  American  Corporation,
First  Advantage's  parent  company,  which insures against the cost of defense,
settlement or payment of a judgment under certain circumstances.

ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

     Not applicable.

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ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

     The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:

Exhibit
Number         Description
------         -----------

4.1            Form of  certificate  representing  shares  of First  Advantage's
               Class A common stock  (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1
               to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (333-105847) filed June
               5, 2003).

4.2            Description of First  Advantage's  capital stock in Article IV of
               First  Advantage's  First  Amended and  Restated  Certificate  of
               Incorporation  (included  in  Exhibit  3.1 of  First  Advantage's
               Registration  Statement  on Form S-4 filed  January  17, 2003 and
               incorporated by reference herein).

4.3            Amended and Restated 1998 Stock  Incentive  Plan of US SEARCH.com
               Inc.   (incorporated  by  reference  from  Exhibit  10.2  to  the
               Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended (333-76099) filed
               on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.4            Form of 1998 Stock  Incentive  Plan Stock Option Award  Agreement
               (incorporated   by   reference   from   Exhibit   10.2.1  to  the
               Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended (333-76099) filed
               on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.5            1999  Non-Employee  Directors' Stock Option Plan of US SEARCH.com
               Inc., as amended  (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to
               the  Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended  (333-76099)
               filed on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.6            Form  of  1999   Non-Employee   Directors'   Stock   Option  Plan
               Nonstatutory Stock Option (incorporated by reference from Exhibit
               10.3.1 to the  Registration  Statement  on Form S-1,  as  amended
               (333-76099) filed on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.7            Form of 1999 Non-Employee  Directors' Stock Option Plan Notice of
               Exercise.  (incorporated  by reference from Exhibit 10.3.2 to the
               Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended (333-76099) filed
               on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.8            2000  Stock  Incentive  Plan of US  SEARCH.com  Inc.,  as amended
               (incorporated  by reference  from  Exhibit 10.2 to the  Quarterly
               Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended June 30, 2000 filed by
               US SEARCH.com Inc.).

5.1            Opinion of White & Case LLP.

23.1           Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants to
               The First American Corporation Screening Technology Division.

23.2           Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants to
               US SEARCH.com Inc.

23.3           Consent of White & Case LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).

24.1           Power of Attorney.

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ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

     (1) To file,  during the period in which  offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

          (i) to include  any  prospectus  required  by Section  10(a)(3) of the
     Securities Act;

          (ii) to reflect in the  prospectus  any facts or events  arising after
     the  effective  date of the  Registration  Statement  (or the  most  recent
     post-effective amendment thereof) which,  individually or in the aggregate,
     represent  a  fundamental  change  in  the  information  set  forth  in the
     Registration Statement; and

          (iii) to include any additional or changed material information on the
     plan of distribution;

     provided,  however,  that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
     information required to be included in a post-effective  amendment by those
     paragraphs is contained in periodic  reports filed with or furnished to the
     SEC by First  American  pursuant  to Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
     Statement.

     (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities  offered therein,  and the offering of such
securities  at that time shall be deemed to be the  initial  bona fide  offering
thereof.

     (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective  amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.

     (4) That,  for purposes of determining  any liability  under the Securities
Act, each filing of the registrant's  annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 that is  incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement
relating to the securities offered therein,  and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

     (5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers and controlling  persons of
the  registrant  pursuant  to  the  foregoing  provisions,   or  otherwise,  the
registrant  has been advised that in the opinion of the  Securities and Exchange
Commission  such  indemnification  is against  public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore,  unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for
indemnification  against  such  liabilities  (other  than  the  payment  by  the
registrant of expenses  incurred or paid by a director,  officer or  controlling
person of the  registrant  in the  successful  defense  of any  action,  suit or
proceeding)  is  asserted by such  director,  officer or  controlling  person in
connection with the securities being registered,  the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit  to a  court  of  appropriate  jurisdiction  the  question  whether  such
indemnification  by it is against  public policy as expressed in the  Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

                                      * * *

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the city of St. Petersburg,  state of Florida, on this 5th day of
June, 2003.

                                FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION

                                By:      /s/ John Long
                                  --------------------------------------
                                           John Long
                                         Chief Executive Officer

     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has been signed below by the  following  persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:

  Date:  June 5, 2003           By:      /s/ John Long
                                  ------------------------------------------
                                           John Long
                                       Chief Executive Officer
                                      (Principal Executive Officer)

  Date:  June 5, 2003           By:      /s/ John Lamson
                                   ------------------------------------------
                                             John Lamson
                                     Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:

         Date: June 5, 2003        By:                      *
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                   John Long, Director

         Date: June 5, 2003        By:                      *
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                   John Lamson, Director

         Date: June 5, 2003        By:                       *
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, Director

*By:       /s/ Kenneth D. DeGiorgio
    -----------------------------------------
      Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, Attorney in Fact

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number         Description
------         -----------

4.1            Form of  certificate  representing  shares  of First  Advantage's
               Class A common stock  (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1
               to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (333-105847) filed June
               5, 2003).

4.2            Description of First  Advantage's  capital stock in Article IV of
               First  Advantage's  First  Amended and  Restated  Certificate  of
               Incorporation  (included  in  Exhibit  3.1 of  First  Advantage's
               Registration  Statement  on Form S-4 filed  January  17, 2003 and
               incorporated by reference herein).

4.3            Amended and Restated 1998 Stock  Incentive  Plan of US SEARCH.com
               Inc.   (incorporated  by  reference  from  Exhibit  10.2  to  the
               Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended (333-76099) filed
               on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.4            Form of 1998 Stock  Incentive  Plan Stock Option Award  Agreement
               (incorporated   by   reference   from   Exhibit   10.2.1  to  the
               Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended (333-76099) filed
               on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.5            1999  Non-Employee  Directors' Stock Option Plan of US SEARCH.com
               Inc., as amended  (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to
               the  Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended  (333-76099)
               filed on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.6            Form  of  1999   Non-Employee   Directors'   Stock   Option  Plan
               Nonstatutory Stock Option (incorporated by reference from Exhibit
               10.3.1 to the  Registration  Statement  on Form S-1,  as  amended
               (333-76099) filed on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.7            Form of 1999 Non-Employee  Directors' Stock Option Plan Notice of
               Exercise.  (incorporated  by reference from Exhibit 10.3.2 to the
               Registration  Statement on Form S-1, as amended (333-76099) filed
               on June 24, 1999 by US SEARCH.com Inc.).

4.8            2000  Stock  Incentive  Plan of US  SEARCH.com  Inc.,  as amended
               (incorporated  by reference  from  Exhibit 10.2 to the  Quarterly
               Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended June 30, 2000 filed by
               US SEARCH.com Inc.).

5.1            Opinion of White & Case LLP.

23.1           Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants to
               The First American Corporation Screening Technology Division.

23.2           Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants to
               US SEARCH.com Inc.

23.3           Consent of White & Case LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).

24.1           Power of Attorney.