say your living as an expat all your life and one day your required by whomever or whatever to get a "police clearance" (in our case an NBI clearance) from your country of origin (of course, philippines my philippines!) - what to do?Applying for NBI Clearance
By Mail. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Consulate with a request for an NBI Fingerprint Card Form. Fill-out the personal data called for on both sides of the Fingerprint Card Form truthfully and legibly. Request the assistance of the police agency in your locality to have your fingerprints impressed (ROLLED IMPRESSION) on the appropriate spaces. The person who fingerprinted you should sign his name and state his official designation on the space provided for the purpose in the card. Attach a latest copy of your 2" × 2" photograph (white background), taken within three (3) months before this application at the appropriate box in the Fingerprint Card Form. The Fingerprint Card Form must then be authenticated by the local and state authorities as stated above. Upon the completion of this requirements, please send the authenticated form to the Philippine Consulate General together with the prescribed fee of $25.00 (money order) and self-addressed stamped envelope. Upon receiving the authenticated Fingerprint form from the Philippine Consulate, send the form to the Director, National Bureau of Investigation, Taft Avenue, Ermita 1000 Manila, Philippines, with $4.00 Money Order or PHP200.00 (payable to Director, National Bureau of Investigation). The National Bureau of Investigation will mail to you the corresponding clearance certificate after they have processed the application papers. Upon receipt of your clearance certificate, please examine it for the presence of the embossed NBI DRY SEAL at its lower left portion, the clearance is invalid without it. Also, you must affix your clear and properly taken THUMBPRINT on the space provided for it in the clearance certificate before submitting it to your end-user, otherwise, you clearance will be subjected for further verification/authentication and will cause the delay of your immigration requirements.
In person. Bring with you your valid passport and the latest copy of your 2 × 2 photograph (white background), taken within three months before the application. Fill-out the personal data called for on both sides of the Fingerprint Card Form truthfully and legibly. Have your fingerprints impressed (ROLLED IMPRESSION) on the appropriate spaces at the Consulate. The Consul will sign his/her name and state his official designation on the space provided for the purpose in the card. The prescribed fee is $25.00. Mail the form to the Director, National Bureau of Investigation, Taft Avenue, Ermita 1000 Manila, Philippines, with $4.00 Money Order or PHP200.00 (payable to Director, National Bureau of Investigation). The National Bureau of Investigation will mail to you the corresponding clearance certificate after they have processed the application papers. Upon receipt of your clearance certificate, please examine it for the presence of the embossed NBI DRY SEAL at its lower left portion, the clearance is invalid without it. Also, you must affix your clear and properly taken THUMBPRINT on the space provided for it in the clearance certificate before submitting it to your end-user, otherwise, you clearance will be subjected for further verification/authentication and will cause the delay of your immigration requirements.
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