Following is the procedure for applying for an NBI clearance.
a.) Request a Fingerprint Card Form at the Philippine Consulate and fill up the personal data as instructed.
b.) Request the consulate to have your fingerprints impressed (ROLLED IMPRESSION) on the appropriate spaces. The consular officer who fingerprinted you should sign his name and state his official designation.
c.) For married women, please be advised of the order of writing your name as follows:
c.1) Your maiden surname (father’s surname).
c.2) Your husband’s surname.
c.3) Your first name or given name.
c.4) Your maternal surname (family name of your mother)
d.) Attach your latest 2”x 2” photograph (white background), taken within three (3) months before application at the appropriate box in the fingerprint card form.
Upon completion of this requirement, send your form to the National Bureau of Investigation and enclose a Money Order in the sum of Php 200.00 or any currency/bankdraft of its equivalent, negotiable in the Philippines payable to the Director, National Bureau of Investigation, Taft Avenue, Ermita 1000 Manila, Philippines.
The NBI will then mail to you your clearance certificate.
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 this seal. You must also affix your clear and properly taken THUMBPRINT on the space provided for in the clearance certificate before submitting it to any requesting office.
If have a previous NBI clearance and would like to apply for a renewal, send your previously issued clearance to the NBI. Attach your latest 2”x 2” photograph (white background), taken within three (3) months and enclose 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.
You may wish to read more about applications for NBI clearances on this page.