LAST update: October 13, 2019
Applying for a job locally or overseas, or for a visa to travel? Well, that’s perhaps the reason why you have landed into this article as an NBI clearance is one of the required documents. This is because an NBI clearance is one way of proving you are not convicted or wanted for any crime in the country.
Before going to the nearest NBI Clearance Outlet, make sure to bring all the necessary requirements in applying for your NBI Clearance. NBI requires you to present two (2) valid IDs. The list of valid IDs accepted by NBI Clearance Outlet are:
- Valid passport
- Voter’s ID
- Driver’s License
- PRC License
- SSS ID
- GSIS UMID
- School/Company ID
- Tax Identification Number (TIN) ID
- Philhealth ID
- NSO Authenticated Birth Certificate
- Alien Certificate of Registration
- Senior Citizen
- Previous Copy of NBI Clearance
- Postal ID
Some NBI Clearance Outlets require Community Certificate or Cedula together with the two (2) Valid Identification Cards you present. If you don’t have any of these, the easiest ID to get is the Postal ID or Voter’s ID.
Now the question is how… How can I get one? How can I skip all the hassle and get it fast and easy? Don’t fret, you’ve come to the right page.
Whether you have applied online or not, you still need to go to an actual NBI Clearance Center to have your photo and fingerprint taken and to claim your NBI clearance. So the techniques really here are going to the “right” NBI center and knowing the requirements and to-do’s beforehand.
NBI SATELLITE BRANCHES
There are NBI clearance centers in Cebu:
- Robinsons Galleria Cebu in Cebu City
- J Center Mall in Mandaue City
- Enan Chiong Activity Center in Naga City
- Old Municipal Hall of Bogo City
- Shopwise Mambaling (Brgy. Mambaling, Cebu City)
- Insular Square Mall (North Highway, Basak, Mandaue City)
- Robinsons Cybergate Cebu Mall (Cebu City)
- Island Central Mall (Lapu-Lapu City)
- Sands Gateway Arcade (Danao City)
ONLINE APPLICATION
STEP 1: REGISTER ONLINE
Fill out all your personal information here. Make sure you have followed all the instructions, and the information you enter matches to your valid ID.
STEP 2: E-PAY (ONLINE PAYMENT)
Now you can pay online or at any of payment modes below that are convenient to you:
- Bank Over-the-Counter: BDO, BPI, Metrobank and UnionBank. Service fee of P25-50 applies.
- Online Banking: Through your mobile app, you can pay via BDO, BPI, Metrobank, RCBC, Unionbank, UCPB. Along the app or bank option are specific guides on how to do it. No service fee.
- Mobile Payment: Available with GCash and PayMaya. Service fee of P10 applies.
- Bayad Center: Pay to any Bayad Center Outlets or their partners including LBC, Palawan Pawnshop, Cebuana Lhuillier, 2Go Express, among others.
- MultiPay: MultiPay is a new payment channel innovation of Bayad Center. You must have a Multipay Wallet Account and available load in your Multipay Wallet in order to use it. You can register at www.multipay.ph.
- ECPay: Conveniently pay to Electronic Commerce Payments, Inc. (ECPay) partners including Petron stations, RD Pawnshop, Metro Gaisano, Shopwise, among others.
- 7-Eleven: One of the most convenient way to pay is going to the nearest 7-Eleven Store then give your Reference Number indicated in your application.
STEP 3: PHOTO & FINGERPRINT SCANNING
Go to any of the NBI Satellite Offices in Cebu (as listed above). During this step, your personal information will be verified for any namesake while your electronic fingerprint and photo will be captured.
STEP 4: CLAIM YOUR NBI CLEARANCE
If you are one of the few lucky people who are cleared and don’t get a “hit” status, then you can claim your NBI Clearance Form in less than 10 minutes.
But if you are on HIT — no need to panic, this is ironically “normal”; talk about a faulty system, then you will be asked to return and claim after 2 weeks from the day you applied. Or you have the option to have it delivered to your address (with an additional fee, of course). Unfortunately, I was one of those unlucky people.
This is what the latest NBI Clearance Form looks like:
Pwede ba mag renew nang nbi clearance online .. tapos makuha rin po same day ..dito sa shopwise cebu ?
Hello! What number to call po if hit ang nbi clearance mo?
ask lang unta ko ug naa bay additional nga bayad ! after nako ug bayad center online ..plss feedback!!
Hello, thanks for this informative article, I think that it encapsulates everything that needs to be done under the new system. However, maybe you can post the actual NBI Clearance Online Services site since it’s a bit hard to google; it can’t easily be found on the first page (at least in my experience).
Anyway, for those who want to refer to this website, as of 2019 the url is https://clearance.nbi.gov.ph/.
pwd po ba khit pumunta na lng sa nbi branch pra makakuha at magbayad ng nbi na d na need mag online? manual option po sna meron kc d lhat may net ska bayad centers near them, another paymennt pa kc pra sa e payments
Wala namang NBI sa Galleria. Fake News
Helo sir. Ahm mokuha unta ko ug NBI sa banawa but naa nag ingon nako giwala na daw ang outlet sa banawa asta sa robinsons cybergate. Kung mokuha ta sa may capitol dapit naa ba sila open sa Nov. 2 2018?? Thank in advance sa reply.
Gusto ko magrenew ng NBI q, tapos gusto ki ring magchange status.. Paano po?
Hello po ask lang po ako if my sundry card ba ang cebu NBI?
Thanks Though .. its really a big help for me
may i know unsay requirements sa nbi clearance? hope you’ll response :)
Before going to the nearest NBI Clearance Outlet, make sure to bring all the necessary requirements in applying for your NBI Clearance. NBI requires you to present two (2) valid IDs. The list of valid IDs accepted by NBI Clearance Outlet are:
Some NBI Clearance Outlets require Community Certificate or Cedula together with the two (2) Valid Identification Cards you present.
I was hit in the month of November but I never claim it,’. Because I don’t have time to get the certificate due to my busy work. Then now I have plan to claim it but its already October . I think 2month dikopa nakuha. It’s there a possibility na makukuha kupa?
Sir ask ko mokuha unta log nbi clearance ugma walk in lng pwd ba ko ma entertain bisag wla ko online appointment makuha dayon ug pwd
Hi. Open ang NBI Banawa ug Saturday? Thank you.
It’s only open Mondays to Fridays, 8AM to 5PM. No office on weekends and holidays.
Hi Good day! I’m in Canada now. Pwede ko mag pa renew ako NBI? Dia nako forms with 2×2 passport photo. Pls advice me how or where to send my application? I really need it for immigration purposes.
Hi. You need to apply online first via http://nbi.gov.ph/ but you still need to go to any NBI Clearance processing center for image capture and fingerprint biometrics.
Meron na po ako nbi sundry me finger print na po from police department new zealand with police signature pede ko po ba i apply on line at kung pede po i authorize ko nalang po relatives ko jan sa cebu at magkano po ang bayad. Salamat po
pwede ask ,pwede bah makakuha og nbi dri sa cebu niya nagpa online registration ky taod2x na tapos nka bayad na sd ang kulang nalang nko ky ang kanang finger print og pa picture nalang….? please answer me coz really needed.
Hi. Ang NBI Jmall mu renew ba ug NBI from the person abroad?
Is it okay nga di ra e print ang application form? resibo lng dadon
Actually, the J Center Mall office doesn’t accept walk-in applications anymore. The guard earlier today said they don’t have a bayad center there, so you need to apply online and pay in a bank or other bayad centers and set an appointment. 7 eleven is not a reliable payment method bec, like today, they were offline. Yes. Such an inconvenience.
Pwde pa mg walk in regstration sa banawa branch?
Yes.
This is my first time to apply for nbi clearance online. I had paid it thru bayad center yesterday and received the confirmation of payment. My question is… Can i just claim in any satellite branch or is it really necessary to drop by in paseo arceo branch?
what time should i go to paseo arcenas?
Hi, i just got married. then kon magkuha kog NBI Clearance, married status na akong gamiton? mag register pa mn gud mi sa license number adto sa civil registrar..
Hi, i just got married. then kon magkuha kog NBI Clearance, marreid status na akong gamiton? mag register pa mn gud mi sa license number adto sa civil registrar..
Hi, i applied online with N. Escario branch, could it be possibe to secure at Robinson’s Cybergate?
I don’t think so, Connie.
hello just in case i got hit, is there any additional payments for that? thANKS
No additional payment.
good morning
pwede pa walk in sa NBI, and makuha dayon? tnx
Yes, pwede pa. If wala ka’y HIT, makuha ra nimo dayun. If ma hit ka, then you need to wait for 2 weeks or 14 business days.
what things do i need to bring for applying NBI clearance?
Just bring one valid ID or your NSO Birth Certificate.
Open tomorrow ang NBI office?
Is NBI Office open tomorrow september 8,2016?
Naa unta ko pangutana,, pag Online data nako ba Niño man to akong ge suwat dli tingali to kabalo og ñ ang katong tig encode :( …niya wala na sad nako tan awa kung Niño ba tong na save information kay abi nako sakto na, niya pag tan aw nako sa resibo Nino man na name ang nabutang mao tingali na hit ko? or basig Nino na ang ma print did2 sa akong Nbi Clearance ma usab pa ba na, mobalik pa ko karong sept. 15, ? or mag fill up na sad ko og bag o?
Honestly, I’m not sure. But I suggest to go back to the NBI site where you applied and ask there.
i already to pay a METROBANK BRANCH for my NBI CLEARANCE,,, i have to asking about for my NBI CLEARANCE unsaon nato pagka hibalo og ma release ang NBI CLEARANCE kay ako unta plano ba mo claim ko sa akung NBI CLEARANCE 1ST TIME paman gud nako og Kuha sa NBI CLEARANCE
Usually it takes 2 weeks from the day you paid. But have you already visited the NBI site for Photo & Fingerprint capture?
I already paid my payment for my NBI Clearance via Bayad Center. Is it possible If I will be on the Satellite Center after 2 weeks from the day of my payments for my Biometrics?
Yes, you can try getting your clearance after 2-3 weeks or 14 business days.
are they open on weekends?
Monday to Friday only from 8am to 5pm, as far as I know.
Thank you for the info. Very helpful yet very concise. Thumbs up! Jonathan here, a financial advisor.
You’re welcome, Jonathan!
tried two net cafes for online application.. but cannot access.. pwede ra magline d.i? ok..
Yes, pwede ra for now :)
what is the required of NBI clearance ?