How to Apply for NBI Clearance Online - NBIClearance.Com

NBI Clearance has become an important part of our lives. Few years ago, we had only one way to obtain a copy of the Clearance but everything changes for the better. Our Government, through the National Bureau of Investigation opened the opportunity to its applicants to for an online application which makes the entire process more efficient. The big problem with the manual processing of NBI Clearance is that it is too slow (a perfect venue for Red Tape). Majority of the applicants are ranting about the long queue lines and it’s driving them crazy! NBI Clearance can be easily done online and skip a few steps of the manual old way. It also eliminates the manual filling out of application forms since it can be done online. No more long queue lines. No more wasted time waiting for your turn. NBI clearance online application eliminates 3 steps of the process namely: Data Verification, Payment to the Cashier and Filling out the Application Form! The only disadvantage or draw back from the new system is it delays you for a day because of the Scheduling Task as to when to visit your selected NBI Clearance Outlet where you process your online application.

Payment Scheme – Where should we pay?

The NBI Clearance Online Application starts from Payment of your application. First, you need to know where to pay the appropriate fees. NBI gives us two (2) options to pay for the NBI Clearance Application Fees. This can be done through:

• Pinoy Pera Padala (PPP) or
• Globe GCash

In using PPP, just tell the cashier that you are paying for your NBI Clearance Fees. Keep your receipt and take note of the Reference number. This number will be used in your registration of your account in NBI Clearance Online Website. In using Globe GCash, you can simply go to the nearest Globe center and pay the right amount for your NBI Clearance. You can also use your own GCash account if you have one by sending the correct amount to 28829175638053. To use your own GCash, text (space) MPIN and send to 28829175638053 Example:

140 0001 and send to 28829175638053

I guess the major take away on this part is to take note the reference number that you will be receiving. This would be your ticket to a successful registration of your account in NBI Clearance Website!

NBI Clearance Fees – How much do we need to pay?

Applicants must pay the exact amount of NBI Clearance Fees according to their purpose of application. Excess and short payments will not be processed and are considered void and forfeited. That means you just wasted your money, so be careful on paying the amount. The list of purposes and the fees is listed below:

NBI Clearance - Local Purposes at P140.00
Bid Requirement
CA Requirement
DOT Requirement
Enlistment AFP
Enlistment PNP
For Probation
For Promotion
ID Purposes
Lateral Entry
Local Employment
LTO Requirement
Marriage Requirement
Other Requirement
PNP Requirement
PRC Requirement
Seaman's Book
Seawoman's Book
SSS Req
Student VISA

NBI Clearance - Travel and VISA at P140.00
Immigration Requirement
Passport Renewal
Travel Abroad
Travel Africa
Travel ASIA
Travel Australia
Travel Canada
Travel Central America
Travel Europe
Travel Europe
Travel Hongkong
Travel Libya
Travel Middle East
Travel New Zealand
Travel North America
Travel Palau
Travel Papua New Guinea
Travel Qatar
Travel Singapore
Travel South America
Travel Taiwan
Travel U.S.A
VISA Australia
VISA Canada
VISA China
VISA New Zealand
VISA Seaman
VISA Seawoman
VISA U.S.A

NBIs Clearance - Purposes above P140.00
PURPOSES	PRICE
ACR Requirement	P440.00
Adoption	P190.00
Business Requirement	P190.00
Cancellation of ACR	P440.00
Change of Name	P190.00
Firearm License	P190.00
Naturalization	P440.00
NFA Requirement	P190.00
Permit to Carry Firearm	P190.00
POEA Requirement	P190.00
PRA Requirement	P190.00
Repatriation	P440.00
SEC Requirement	P190.00
SPL Investors RES VISA	P190.00

Make sure to take note of the Payment Reference Number. I would like to reiterate that this will be your ticket in registration page of your NBI Clearance Online. No Reference Number, No Registration, No NBI Clearance!

Register Your Name!

Once payment has been made, it’s time to register an account in NBI Clearance Online in their website here. On the right side of the screen, enter an active email address. Correctly select the mode of your payment whether GCash or Pinoy Pera Padala (PPP) then enter the Reference Number and the Date of Receipt. Select the purpose of your application. Finally, enter correctly the captcha and click the button VALIDATE. The NBI Clearance Website will send a confirmation email. Keep it. This will prove your registration is successful. You will be then directed to the next page where you enter all your personal information. Fill up the form with your personal information accurately. Don’t worry if you input a wrong entry, you can STILL edit your profile by updating the information. Double check your personal information and Click “Save to Clearance” once you’ve completed filling in the required fields. Keep in mind that the personal information and the purpose of the NBI Clearance you’ve entered will appear on your NBI Clearance. Next thing to do is to “Print” the NBI Clearance Application Form. An email will also be sent to your email address if you don’t have a printer available for the moment. The printed application form (image above) is what you need to bring when you do the last steps to process your NBI Clearance.

Schedule your Appointment

We’re half way through! At this point, we need to schedule our appointment to process our NBI Clearance. First what we need to know is where we should process our NBI Clearance Online Application. You can select one from the list below where you want to process your NBI Clearance.

NBI Clearance Outlet	Address	Office Hrs.	Location Code
NBI Main Office	U.N. Ave., Ermita, Manila	8AM - 5PM	NBIMAIN
Robinsons Place Ermita	Basement I Ermita, Manila	10AM - 7PM	ROBERMITA
Robinsons OTIS	Level 2 Guanzon St Paco, Mla	10AM - 7PM	ROBOTIS
Robinsons Galleria	Basement I Ortigas Ave., QC	10AM - 7PM	ROBGALLERIA
Robinsons Metro East	Level 4 Marcos Hi-way Pasig	10AM - 7PM	ROBEAST
Robinsons Novaliches	Novaliches, Quezon City	10AM - 7PM	ROBNOVA
EVER Gotesco Mall Recto	3rd Flr Cinema 3 Recto Ave., Mla	8AM - 5PM	EVERRECTO
EVER Commonwealth	2nd flr CInema I Comm., QC	8AM - 5PM	EVERCOM

When you have made up your mind, you can now Book your request by sending a text message using the following format. Text:

BOOK 1234ABC NBIMAIN 02142013 0900 Nico Robin Salazar

NBI Clearance Outlets are open from Mondays thru Fridays except Holidays. The office hours is listed above for your convenience.

Process your NBI Clearance

The previous step above will lead you to your selected NBI Clearance on the day that you have scheduled. In our example above, we have selected the Main Branch of NBI which is located in Taft Avenue, Manila. Some useful advice:

• Bring Two (2) Valid Identification Cards.
• Make sure to follow the appropriate dress code allowed in the NBI Clearance Outlets so that they will let you in without any problem.
• Bring the printed NBI Clearance Application code, the one you filled out in the NBI Clearance Website or the email confirmation you have received from them. Make sure that the QR code is included in your printout.
• Be there on time! That’s the reason why you schedule your appointment in processing your NBI Clearance.

When you arrive in the gate of NBI Main, or any of its satellite offices, don’t waste your time. Ask an NBI Personnel currently stationed to assist the NBI Clearance Applicants right away. Ask them that you are an NBI Clearance ONLINE applicant. He or she will give you some directions where to proceed so listen carefully. Have your picture taken then the Biometrics will be the next step. The two steps will be too easy for you, right? No need for a thorough explanation for this! :) The last step would be the issuance of your NBI Clearance. This is where you go to the printing facilities of NBI Clearance and receive your fresh-from-the-printer NBI Clearance! Congratulations! You just successfully applied for your NBI Clearance! Do you have anything to say to us? Let us know in the comments!

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NBI Clearance Quality Control Interview - NBIClearance.Com

Recently, I was fortunate (or unfortunate) enough to experience NBI Clearance Quality Control Interview. It was really annoying because (1) the NBI Clearance Personnel asked me to go to NBI Clearance Main Office where Quality Control Interview is held and (2) it delays the releasing of my NBI Clearance. I’ve been asking myself what the heck is this Quality Control Interview? I have encountered five years of having a HIT status, what’s in it this time?      

What is NBI Clearance Quality Control Interview?

In my own understanding, NBI Clearance Quality Control Interview is a process by which an NBI Personnel reviews or verify the true identity of the NBI Clearance applicant. This results from receiving a HIT Status in Database verification process. The derogatory record can be his or her own criminal case or under his namesake. In short, your name has been tagged as critical and NBI wants to make sure that they’ll be giving out NBI Clearances to “clean” persons.

Why is this Happening?

The disappointment of not having my NBI Clearance really bugs me while sitting on the cab going to the NBI Main Office. Why did NBI Clearance Main office doing this Quality Control Interview? Then I realize few things that might be a good reason why applicants is suffering this.

Maybe:
• You have a pending or ongoing case.
• You are under for arrest and needs to be identified in relation to a crime by the Police Authorities
• Your Namesake has a pending or ongoing case or
• Your namesake are under for arrest and needs to be identified in relation to a crime by the Police Authorities

What to do if asked to attend Quality Control Interview?

It’s really a no brainer this time, if you are asked by the NBI Clearance Personnel to attend the Quality Control Interview then you have to. If you have a clean conscience and have a clean record and as innocent as a child, then you should go. You don’t have to be afraid, it’s not that you did anything illegal that violates our laws, are you?

Few advice that I can give you (since I already experienced doing this) are:
• Bring at least two (2) valid supporting documentation that proves your identity. I suggest you should bring Valid IDs accepted and recognized by NBI.
• Be on time. The NBI Personnel asked me to go there the next day at 9AM. I arrived in the place with a lot of people waiting for their turn. The person I was talking to said that the Quality Control Interviewers starts interviewing at around 8AM.
• Wear the proper dress code. I can still see few ignorant applicants that was denied to enter the vicinity of NBI Clearance Office because they are wearing slippers and short. You are going inside a Government Building; therefore, everyone is required to wear proper and decent attire. When I say proper and decent, you don’t have to wear your Barong or your Necktie and Suit.
• In case you have a criminal case, and the decision has been made. Bring the original and a photocopy of it. This will really help you to clear your record.
• Don’t forget to bring your NBI Clearance Receipt.

The Quality Control Interview

While waiting for my turn, I realized that the Quality control interview is not that scary at all. I’ve seen many smiling people going out of the enclosed office where the interview is being held. I didn’t see anyone being arrested! Maybe because applicants with criminal case don’t bother to come to the scheduled interview because they really know that they will be instantly arrested because of the crime they have done. The interview lasted for about 5 to 10 minutes. The NBI Clearance Quality Control Interviewer asked simple questions, most of the time answerable by a Yes or a No. I guess she really knows that I’m not the one they been looking for (I mean my namesake).

Some questions asked was:
• Are you Mr. Juan Dela Cruz?
• Are you living in (your present address)?
• How long have you been living in your (present address)?
• Have you been to Palawan? It was the place where my namesake committed the crime.
• Do you have a criminal case (such as) Rape, Theft, Serious Physical Injury, Attempted Murder, Plunder, Arson or Treason?

Once you easily denied all their allegations,[lol] you are directed to the NBI Clearance Resident Lawyer to take an oath. The interviewer will give you a piece of paper, an Affidavit of Denial. You just need to fill out the form. You will be then ask to leave the room and fill out the Affidavit of Denial in the waiting area.

In working with the Affidavit of Denial, there are things you need to remember:
• It is for FREE! So avoid the oh-so-Filipino-scheme fixers waiting for unsuspecting victims outside offering their services for a fee.
• Fill out the necessary fields: the date of your NBI application and your reference number found in the receipt your NBI Clearance Payment. The NBI Clearance QC Interviewer will check all the required details you need to fill out.

Once done, wait for the NBI Clearance Personnel to get your Affidavit of Denial. You will then be in queue for taking an oath. Just be patient in waiting. When it’s your turn, you will be then ask to stand in front of the NBI Clearance Resident Lawyer. He will ask you to raise your right hand and be ready to recite “Panatang Makabayan” lol! He will (again) ask few question which is answerable by Yes or No. Sometimes, he would ask you to say your Complete Name and Address or any Personal Details he might think of. In a few seconds, you’ll notice that it’s already finished. The oath taking is finished! Hoooray! You’re not done yet. Wait for your Affidavit of Denial to be notarized. This is also for free and no need to shell out some dough. After receiving your Affidavit of Denial back, hand it over to the person who interviewed you. He or She will write the time of release of your NBI Clearance. You can now leave the room and proceed to the Printing and Releasing Section of NBI Clearance. When the scheduled time arrives, you can easily get your NBI Clearance. Head down to the Exit door and leave the entire building of NBI Main Office and GO HOME! When I was walking down the exit path of NBI Main Office, I decided to share my own experience so that many people can find help on the internet with their questions. Do you have one? I’d LOVE to hear your thoughts on this. I’m sure there are a stories you’ve heard that’s worth sharing? Your experience or a friend’s experience doing the Quality Control Interview, per see (anong per see?)? I am happy to hear ALL of them! Just leave a message in the comments section.

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