Looking for How long does it take to get NBI clearance in the Philippines? The NBI clearance in the Philippines takes approximately 3-5 working days from the time of payment.
Those who are abroad, meanwhile, should expect the whole process to take 20 to 30 days.
This is because NBI clearance application and renewal require the applicant to mail the requirements to the Philippines where an authorized representative will process the application on his/her behalf.
Afterward, the NBI clearance will be mailed back to the applicant who then needs to go back to the Consulate to have it stamped.
The time frame varies depending on the applicant’s host country and whether or not he/she opts to use express mail for quicker delivery.
The NBI is mandated to investigate/take on the following cases:
- Extrajudicial/extra-legal killings by state security forces against media practitioners/activists.
- Murders of justices and judges
- Violations of the Cybercrime Prevention Act (Republic Act No. 10175)
- Cases from the Inter-Agency Anti-Graft Coordinating Council
- Anti-Dummy Law cases
- Human trafficking cases in all Philippine airports
- Cases involving threats to security or assaults against the persons of the President, Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- Transnational crimes based on international agreements
- Identification of victims of natural disasters
- Violations of:
- the E-Commerce Act of 2000 (Republic Ac No. 8792);
- the Access Devices Regulations Act of 1998 (Republic Act No. 8484);
- the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 8293);
- the Securities Regulation Code (Republic Act No. 8799);
- the Decree Increasing the Penalty for Certain Forms of Estafa (Presidential Decree No. 1689)