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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT
WILL I BRING WHEN I APPLY FOR AN NBI CLEARANCE ?
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You should bring a valid Identification Card (ID) for authentication of
your name or original copy of your previous NBI Clearance for
renewal.
HOW
MUCH DO I PAY FOR MY APPLICATION ?
A.Naturalization, Cancelation on ACR
Php. 415.00
Repatriation
B.
Change of Name, Business License,
Php. 165.00
NFA, SEC, TBC, Adoption, POEA,
PRA Requirement, Permit to Carry
Firearm.
C.
Travel Abroad, Immigration Requirement,
Php 115.00
Visa Seaman, Seaman’s Book, TBC for RTO,
Marriage Requirement.
D.
Local Employment, Customs Pass ID,
Php. 115.00
Enlistment AFP, DND, DOT Requirement,
ID Purposes and Other Requirement.
I
WAS ALREADY ISSUED NBI CLEARANCE IN 1994. I NEED TO SUBMIT A NEW ONE. WHAT
WILL I DO ?
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You may renew your NBI Clearance at the following
Offices :
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NBI Clearance Center (Carriedo Plaza,
Carriedo cor Estero Cegado Sts. Sta. Cruz, Manila)
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NBI Satellite Offices.
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NBI Regional / District Offices
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NBI Kiosk - accept renewal of clearance
applied from 1998 to present provided
that barcode is still clear and readable by the computer. Kiosk accept changes
only in address and purpose of clearance, else write Same Data if there are no
changes. Kiosk does not accept photo attached. If there would changes in your
NAME, DATE OF BIRTH and PLACE OF BIRTH, we will advise you to come personally at
the NBI Clearance Center or at any NBI Satellite Office to fill-up a new
application form and attached a photocopy of your birth certificate.
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Bring
the original copy of your previous clearance certificate. Presenting previous
copy of your clearance will save you one step, fingerprinting
I
AM A VERY BUSY PERSON, BUT I NEED TO RENEW MY CLEARANCE. CAN OUR MESSENGER
OR RELATIVE DO THIS FOR ME ?
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Yes, You can send your authorized representative at the following
Offices:
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NBI Clearance Center (Carriedo Plaza,
Carriedo cor Estero Cegado Sts., Sta. Cruz, Manila)
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NBI Satellite Offices
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NBI Regional / District Offices
However,
be sure to that your authorized representative have
the original copy of your previous clearance certificate and attach your
latest 2x2 picture (white background). Update the information that needs to be
updated. We accept changes in address and purpose of clearance, else write Same
Data if there are no changes. If there would changes in your NAME, DATE OF BIRTH
and PLACE OF BIRTH, we will require you to come personally to fill-up a new
application form and attached a photocopy of your birth certificate.
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NBI KIOSKS – does not accept renewal of clearance handed by your
representative, even without corrections, they will take your picture
personally. It does not accept any
correction in NAME, DATE OF BIRTH and PLACE OF BIRTH.
CAN
I SEND A PHOTOCOPY OF MY NBI CLEARANCE ?
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No, we no longer accept photocopy of clearance.
I
AM PRESENTLY WORKING ABROAD. HOW CAN I GET A NBI CLEARANCE WITHOUT GOING
HOME TO THE PHILIPPINES ?
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You can visit the nearest Philippine Consulate Office and asked for a
Fingerprint Card Form.
a.)
Fingerprint Card Form – fill up the personal data called for on both
sides of this card truthfully and legibly.
b.)
Request the assistance/endorsement of the nearest Philippines Consulate
Office for the police agency in your locality to have your fingerprints
impressed (ROLLED IMPRESSION) on the appropriate spaces. The officer/person who
fingerprinted you should sign his name state his official designation on the
space provided for the purpose in the card.
c.)
In case you are a married woman, the order of writing your name is as
follows:
c.1)
Your maiden surname (father’s surname).
c.2)
Your husband’s surname.
c.3) Your first name or given name.
c.4) Your maternal surname (family name of your mother)
d.)
Attach a latest copy of your 2”x2” photograph (white background),
taken within three (3) months before this application at the appropriate box in
the fingerprint card form.
Upon
completion of this requirement, please send back your form to us and enclose
Money Order in the sum of Php 200.00 or any currency/bankdraft of its equivalent
which is negotiable in the Philippines payable to the Director, National Bureau
of Investigation, Taft Avenue, Ermita 1000 Manila, Philippines.
We will mail to you the corresponding clearance
certificate after we have processed your application papers.
Upon receipt of your clearance certificate,
please examine it for the presence of the embossed NBI DRY SEAL at its lower
left portion, the clearance is invalid without it. Also, you must affix your
clear and properly taken THUMBPRINT on the space provided for it in the
clearance certificate before submitting it to your end-user, otherwise, your
clearance will be subjected for further verification/authentication and will
cause the delay of your immigration requirements.
I
HAVE BEEN LIVING IN ABROAD SINCE 1998 AND WOULD LIKE TO RENEW MY NBI
CLEARANCE. HOW WOULD I GO ABOUT THAT WITHOUT LEAVING ABROAD ?
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Just send your previously
issued clearance, attach a latest copy of your 2”x 2” photograph (white
background), taken within three (3) months and
enclose Money Order in the sum of Php 200.00 or any currency/bankdraft of
its equivalent which is negotiable in the Philippines payable to the Director,
National Bureau of Investigation, Taft Avenue, Ermita 1000 Manila, Philippines.
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You may also send your authorized representative in any of the following
Offices
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NBI Clearance Center in Carriedo
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NBI Satellite Offices
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NBI Regional / District Offices
to
process your NBI Clearance, together with your previously issued clearance,
attach a latest copy of your 2”x 2” photograph (white background), taken
within three (3) months. Update the information that needs to be updated. We
accept changes in address and purpose, else write Same Data if there are no
changes. If there would changes in your NAME, DATE OF BIRTH and PLACE OF BIRTH,
we will require you to fill-up a new application form and attached a photocopy
of your birth certificate. You can visit the nearest Philippines Consulate
Office and asked for a fingerprint card form or we will send you Fingerprint
Card Form to write all personal data. Request the assistance/endorsement of the
nearest Philippines Consulate Office for the police agency in your locality to
have your fingerprints impressed (ROLLED IMPRESSION) on the appropriate spaces.
The officer/person who fingerprinted you should sign his name, state his
official designation on the space provided for the purpose in the card. Then
send it back to us.
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NBI Kiosks – does not accept renewal of clearance handed by your
representative, even without corrections, they will take your picture
personally. It does not accept any
correction in NAME, DATE OF BIRTH and PLACE OF BIRTH.
MY
FATHER CANNOT WALK BUT HE NEEDS NBI CLEARANCE VERY BADLY. WHAT SHALL WE DO ?
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You may send a letter address to the Director of the NBI requesting for
assistance . The Bureau will send a fingerprint technician to take fingerprint
impressions of your father right in your residence.
WHEN
I APPLIED FOR NBI CLEARANCE
LAST YEAR FOR LOCAL EMPLOYMENT, I WROTE 1961 AS MY YEAR OF BIRTH. THIS YEAR,
I AM APPLYING FOR EMPLOYMENT ABROAD, BUT MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE FROM THE
NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE REVEALED THAT MY YEAR OF BIRTH WAS 1962. WHAT
WILL I DO WHEN I RENEW MY NBI CLEARANCE ?
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You will be required to fill-up a new fingerprint card. Name, Date of
Birth and Place of Birth are vital information and any change thereof will be
our permanent record. You will also be required to attach a copy of your birth
certificate.
HOW
LONG WILL IT TAKE TO APPLY FOR AN NBI CLEARANCE ?
a.
NBI-MANILA
Applicants
- for those without
namesake, clearance certificates are released within (30) minutes. For those
with namesake, their applications will be subjected to further verification,
hence you have to wait for forty-eight (48) hours before clearances are
released. For those who are required to go to the Quality Control Section for
interview, clearances will be released one (1) hour after the interview.
b.
NBI-KIOSK
Renewal Applicants –
1.
METRO
MANILA - for those without namesake,
clearance certificates are released within 2-3 minutes. For those with namesake,
they are advised to proceed to NBI Clearance Center in Carriedo
for further verification. Clearance will be released the
following day. For those who are required to go to the Quality Control Section
for interview, clearances will be released one (1) hour after the interview.
2. REGIONAL / DISTRICT OFFICES - for those without namesake, clearance certificates are released within the same day. For those with namesake, they are advised to proceed to NBI Offices near their place for further verification. For those who are required for interview, clearances will be released after the interview.
1.
COMPUTERIZED
SATELLITE OFFICE – for those without
namesake, clearance certificates are released within one (1) day. For those with
namesake, clearances will be released after 7 working days upon application. For
those who are required for interview, they are advised to proceed to Quality
Control Section at the NBI Clearance Center in Carriedo Clearances will be
released one (1) hour after the interview.
2.
NOT COMPUTERIZED SATELLITE OFFICE – all clearances will be
released after 5-7 working days upon application. For those who are required for
interview, they are advised to proceed to Quality Control Section at the NBI
Clearance Center in Carriedo clearances
will be released one (1) hour after the interview.
COMPUTERIZED
REGIONAL/DISTRICT OFFICE –
for those without namesake, Clearance certificates are released within
one (1) day. For those with namesake, clearances will be released after 7
working days upon application. For those who are required for interview,
clearances will be released after the interview.
OTHER
THAN THE NBI CLEARANCE CENTER IN CARRIEDO PLAZA, STA CRUZ, MANILA, WHERE
ELSE CAN WE APPLY FOR NBI CLEARANCE ?
We have Satellite
offices in different City Halls within and outside
Metro Manila that accept new and
renewal of clearance:
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Quezon City
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Pasig City
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Muntinlupa City **
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San Pablo City **
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POEA **
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Kalibo, Aklan **
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Mandaluyong City
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Las Pinas City
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Caloocan City
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Los Banos Municipal Hall
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Valenzuela City
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Marilao, Bulacan
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Taytay Municipal Hall
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Installed with computers. Releases NO HIT clearances applied on the same day.
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We also have NBI-KIOSKS that accept only renewal
of clearance:
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NBI Clearance Center, Carriedo Plaza
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Park Square I, Makati City
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SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
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Gotesco Grand Central, Caloocan City
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Tutuban Center Mall, Divisoria, Manila
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Clark, Angeles City Pampanga
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Baguio City Hall, Punta Varga, Baguio
City
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Robinson Mall, Cebu City
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Robinson Mall, Cagayan de Oro City
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Victoria Mall, Davao City
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Gaisano Mall, Iloilo City
In
Luzon
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Pulilan, Bulacan
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Bulacan District Office
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Imus, Cavite
- Cavite District Office
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Calapan, Oriental Mindoro
- Calapan, Oriental Mindoro
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Batangas City
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Southern Tagalog Regional Office
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Sta Rosa, Laguna
- Laguna District Office
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Lucena City
- Lucena District Office
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Tarlac City
- Tarlac District Office
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Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
- Bayombong District Office
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Ilagan, Isabela
- Ilagan, Isabela District
Office
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Legaspi City
- Legaspi District City
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Naga City
- Bicol Regional Office
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Baguio City
- Cordillera Autonomous
Region
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Tuguegarao City
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Cagayan Valley Regional Office
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San Fernando, La Union
- Ilocos Regional Office
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Cabanatuan City, Nva Ecija
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Cabanatuan District Office
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Dagupan City, Pangasinan
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Dagupan District Office
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Olongapo City, Zambales
- Olongapo District Office
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Vigan, Ilocos Sur
- Vigan District Office
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Laoag City, IlocoNorte
- Laoag District Office
In Visayas
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Cebu City
- Central Visayas Regional
Office
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Tacloban City, Leyte
- Eastern Visayas Regional
Office
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Iloilo City
- Western Visayas Regional
Office
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Bacolod City
- Bacolod District Office
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Tagbilaran City, Bohol
- Bohol District Office
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Dumaguete City
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Dumaguete District Office
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Catbalogan City, Samar
- Samar District Office
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Puerto Princesa City
- Puerto Princesa District
Office
In Mindanao
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Butuan City
- CARAGA Regional Office
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Cagayan de Oro City
- Northeastern Mindanao
Reg.Office
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Davao City
- Southeastern Mindanao
Reg.Office
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Tagum City
- Tagum District Office
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Cotabato City
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Autonomous Region Muslim Mindanao
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Zamboanga City
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Western Mindanao Regional Office
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Dipolog City
- Dipolog District Office
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Iligan City
- Iligan District Office
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Pagadian City
- Pagadian District Office
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Saranggani Prov
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Saranggani District Office
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You will attach a copy of the court decision on your new application.
Your new name will be reflected as your true name, while your old name will
appear as your alias.
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Since your case is already dismissed, this will not be reflected on your
clearance. Instead, you will be interviewed at the Quality Control Section and
will be required to submit the court disposition.
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You can call telephone number 523-82-31 local 5523
or
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E-mail us at edpd@nbi.gov.ph