GOVPH

Application for NBI Clearance by Filipinos abroad

Following are guidelines issued by the National Bureau of Investigation for the application of NBI Clearance by Filipinos abroad:

1. Applicants must fill in the personal data entries on both sides of the Fingerprint Card (NBI Form No. 5) truthfully and legibly. The Form may be obtained at the Consular Section of the Philippine Embassy in Hanoi, or at the Philippine Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.
2. The Consular Officer will guide the applicant in properly impressing the applicant’s fingerprints (rolled impression) on the appropriate spaces in Form No. 5.
3. In case the applicant is a married woman, the order of the entries is as follows:
   • Maiden surname (family or surname of father)
   • First name or given name
   • Maternal surname (maiden surname of mother)
   • Husband’s surname or family name
4. Attach latest copy of 2”x2” photograph (white background), taken within three (3) months before current application, at the appropriate box in the fingerprint card form.
5. Holders of issued NBI Clearance Certificates (original copy) should include the following:
   • One (1) 2”x2” recent photo
   • Current address
6. Upon completion of this requirement, the applicant must send the duly-accomplished form, enclosing 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.
   
   The Embassy suggests that the applicant also arrange/pay for the return envelope. The NBI will mail back the corresponding clearance certificate after processing of the application papers. Or the applicant may wish to seek the assistance of relatives in Manila in sending the application to NBI and in claiming the new NBI Clearance.
7. Upon receipt of the NBI clearance certificate, it is suggested that the applicant examine the presence of the embossed NBI DRY SEAL at its lower left portion, as the clearance is invalid without it. The applicant must affix his/her clear and properly taken THUMBPRINT on the space provided for it in the clearance certificate before submitting it to the end-user, otherwise, the clearance might be subjected to further verification/authentication which will cause delay.
8. The applicant has to bring the new NBI Clearance to the Consular Section of the Embassy for authentication (processing fee: US$25.00)