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Guidelines in Applying for National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance for Applicants Abroad

Applicants who are living/working abroad must secure and accomplish the NBI Fingerprint Card Form, available at the Philippine Embassy/Consulate General, and send it to the NBI in the Philippines for the issuance of an NBI Clearance Certificate. This process also applies to Foreign Nationals who had lived in the Philippines and are required to submit a NBI Clearance Certificate.

Application for NBI is made in person and by appointment only. The Consulate does not accept mailed-in applications. 

Requirements for First Time Applicants:

1. Principal/s (person/s executing the document) must appear personally at the Consulate to sign the document/s before a Consular Officer/Staff for Notarial Services.

2. Applicant will be provided a Fingerprint Card Form. Please fill out the personal data truthfully and legibly.

3. Provide the following:

  • Two (2) identical photographs (2″ x 2″) taken in plain white background within the last three (3) months. Blurred or low-quality photos are not accepted.
  • Original and photocopy of valid identification with photograph and signature of the holder (e.g. passport, driver’s license or any other government-issued identification card).
  • A non-refundable fee of USD 25.00 to be paid in cash, US postal money order, debit/credit card, manager’s check, or cashier’s check.
  • Self-addressed USPS priority mail envelope, with postage fee of US$9.90 for the mailing of the processed NBI Fingerprint Card Form.

4. For the fingerprinting procedure, the Consular Officer/Staff will assist in capturing your fingerprints impression (rolled impression) on the appropriate spaces in the form.

5. New applicants are required to register online at www.nbi.gov.ph. The applicant is required to sign-up and sign-in to apply for clearance until a reference number appears on the computer screen. Please copy this reference number as this will serve as the NBI’s code in the retrieval of the applicant’s data and status of application. 

Requirements for Renewal of NBI Clearance:

For applicants previously issued NBI Clearance Certificate from 2011 and beyond:

Have your certificate authenticated first by the Information and Communication Technology Division (ICTD) ( https://nbi.gov.ph/citizens-charter/nbi-clearance-ictd/ ). 

 1. Together with the NBI Clearance Certificate, provide the following:

  • Two (2) identical photographs (2″ x 2″), taken in plain white background and taken within the last three (3) months. Blurred or low-quality photos are not accepted.
  • Original and photocopy of valid identification with photograph and signature of the holder (e.g. passport, driver’s license or any other government-issued identification card).

2. Renewal applicants are required to register online at www.nbi.gov.ph. The applicant is required to sign-up, sign-in, and fill-out all the personal information to generate a reference number. Please copy the reference number as it will serve as the NBI’s code in the retrieval of the applicant’s data and verification of status of application.

For applicants with previously issued NBI clearances from 2014 to present:

Applicants can renew their NBI clearance without the need to accomplish a new NBI Fingerprint Card Form provided that no changes were made on their personal data (ex. Name, Date of Birth, Place of Birth). Moreover, applicants no longer need to register online. Applicant must provide 2″x2″ photos and copy of valid identification card with photograph and signature of the holder together with the clearance certificate dated 2014 to present and submit them to the NBI. 

For the issuance of NBI Clearance in the Philippines:

Applicants can submit their accomplished form and payment to the NBI either:

By Mail:

1. Enclose a money order or bank draft in the amount of Two Hundred Pesos (P200.00), in Philippine currency, negotiable in the Philippines, and made payable to the “NBI Director, Taft Avenue, Ermita 1000 Manila, Philippines”. Cash is also accepted.

2. Send the accomplished form and other requirements to:

Mailed Clearance Section

3/F NBI Clearance Building

National Bureau of Investigation

Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila 1000 Philippines

For inquiries, the NBI may be reached at telephone number +632 523-8231 loc. 5465. The processing time will take a maximum of five (5) days upon receipt of documents.

Through a Representative:

1. If the form will be submitted by the applicant’s representative, send the accomplished form and payment to your representative, along with a Notarized Letter of Authorization authorizing him/her to transact on your behalf.

2. The applicant’s representative proceeds to the NBI Office to submit the form and pay the appropriate fee at the following address:

Electronic Data Processing Division (EDPD)

National Bureau of Investigation

Taft Avenue, Ermita Manila 1000 Philippines

Note:

Upon receipt of your NBI clearance certificate, please examine it for the presence of the embossed NBI DRY SEAL. The clearance is invalid without it. Applicant must affix his/her clear and properly taken THUMBPRINT on the space provided for on the clearance certificate with the assistance of any local police in his/her area before submitting it to the end-user/ requesting party.