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An application for NBI Clearance can be completed at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the Philippines. The Consular Section of the Embassy can assist you only in the initial requirement of fingerprinting for getting an NBI Clearance. 

Important: Applicants who have been previously issued NBI Clearances from 2014 onwards can now renew their NBI Clearance without the need to accomplish a new NBI fingerprint card form provided that no changes are made on their personal data.

The process below also applies to foreign nationals who had lived in the Philippines and will be required to submit an NBI Clearance Certificate.

The processed NBI Clearance fingerprint card form will be available three (3) working days after filing.

 

Procedure for Requesting an NBI Clearance:

Steps NBI Clearance 1

PREPARE THE REQUIREMENTS:

  1. One (1) 2x2 photograph on white background, taken during the last three (3) months
  2. Photocopy of your passport data page (original to be presented)
  3. Photocopy of identity/residence card (original to be presented)
 Steps NBI Clearance 2 SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE EMBASSY.

Go to the Embassy's appointment page to choose an appointment slot.
 Steps NBI Clearance 3

GO TO THE EMBASSY ON YOUR SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT DATE.

Personal appearance is required. 

Submit your requirements and pay the notarial fee of €25.00. 

Please note that you may bring only one (1) companion during your appointment.
 Steps NBI Clearance 4

ACCOMPLISH THE FINGERPRINT CARD FORM.

Accomplish the Fingerprint Card Form (Form No. 5) at the Embassy.

A consular officer will assist you in getting a rolled impression of your fingerprint.
 Steps NBI Clearance 5

REGISTER ONLINE.

Register online at clearance.nbi.gov.ph. An applicant should sign up and log in to apply for clearance.

Select NBI Clearance Center as your preferred NBI Site. Then select a payment channel (e.g. Bayad Center) to complete your transaction where a reference number will appear on the computer screen.

Copy this reference number, which will serve as the NBI’s code in the retrieval of applicant’s data and status of application at the upper portion of your application.

 

 

 
 Steps NBI Clearance 6

SUBMIT THE DULY ACCOMPLISHED FINGERPRINT CARD FORM TO THE NBI IN THE PHILIPPINES.

You may do any of the following:

  1. Go directly to an NBI Branch in the Philippines.
  2. Mail the application card directly to the NBI with an enclosed International Check / Money Order amounting to P200.00 (euros equivalent to pesos). 

    For direct mailing of the application card to NBI in the Philippines (to complete the process) via mail or forwarders, address the mail to:

    EMELYN M. AOANAN
    Chief, Information and Communication
    Technology Division
    4th Floor, NBI Clearance Building,
    U.N. Avenue, Ermita,
    Manila, Philippines 1000

    If you opt to send a check, it should be payable to the NBI Director in Philippine currency in the amount of two hundred pesos (PHP 200.00) with drawee bank in the Philippines. You may also send cash (dollars are acceptable, the amount of which should be equivalent to PHP 200.00). Clearance fee is one hundred thirty pesos (P130.00) per clearance certificate. The remaining seventy pesos (P70.00) will be used to mail clearance certificate via Philippine Post. Make sure to provide e-mail address through which an advance copy of applicant’s NBI Clearance Certificate may be transmitted.

  3. Authorize a representative to request the Clearance on your behalf by filing a Special Power of Attorney at this Embassy. The Special Power of Attorney (template here) should be sent along with the fingerprint card form (Form No. 5) to the authorized representative in the Philippines. 

For more information on the completion of clearance application at NBI in the Philippines, please click here. They can also be contacted through email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or reached at +632-8523-82-31 to 38 (locals 5465, 5523, 5430 and 5509).

 

Procedure for Renewing Your NBI Clearance Certificate:

Applicants who were previously issued NBI clearance certificates dated 2014 and above can now renew their NBI Clearance Certificate.

Mail your old NBI Clearance Certificate together with the amount of two hundred pesos (PHP200.00), a 2x2 photograph (on white background, taken within the last three months), and a photocopy of your passport data page to the above-mentioned address or to your representative. If mailed to a representative, a consularized Special Power of Attorney (template here) is required.

Processing of applications will take a maximum of five (5) days upon receipt of documents in the Philippines.

Upon receipt of clearance certificate, look for the embossed NBI dry-seal. Affix right thumbmark on the space provided for.

Note: Applications coming from abroad are processed only at our Mailed Clearance Section located at the 3rd Floor of the NBI Clearance Building, UN Avenue, Ermita, Manila.