NBI Clearance: No Sweat!

I started the day early because JP and I wanted to get our NBI clearance for our local employment. Based on the reviews that I have read online, getting an NBI clearance nowadays can be really toxic. Since Mega Data Corporation has ended its contract with NBI, it has also pulled out their equipment resulting to the loss of all the information that NBI has stored since the early 70's. Because of this, renewal is no longer possible and everyone who wants to get an NBI clearance would have to be treated as first time applicants.

I have also read from reviews that the best place to get a clearance is at Robinsons Otis since they have shorter queues compared to the other Robinsons Malls and of couse, NBI's main office. Since we were expecting the worst scenario and we just want to be sure that we'll be able to have everything processed, we got up early, prepared for the day, and arrived at Rob Otis a little before 5:30am. To our surprise and delight, we were the 5th and 6th in line. The only downside of it was that we had to wait for more than two hours outside the mall because the NBI Clearance Center opens at 8am.

After we arrived, a lot of people came and at around 7am, there were probably about 70-80 people waiting in line. At 8am, the security guard allowed us to enter the mall and proceed to the 2nd floor where the NBI Clearance Center is located. We were given application forms to fill out and by 8:20am, the processing began.

First, we had to pay for the processing fee which is Php115. Make sure that you have the exact amount to avoid any hassle or delay in the line. Next, we had to verify the information that we have provided on the application form through the manual encoding. Verification can be done by looking at the monitor facing the applicant while the NBI staff is encoding the information.

After the manual encoding, the next step is the fingerprint scanning and photo capturing which took me only about 5 minutes. Once done, I gave the receipt to the last window and was expecting for an instruction when he handed me my NBI clearance. Whoa! I was not really expecting that it was going to be that easy so I was really surprised and happy at the same time that I don't have to go back for the releasing. Before 9am, I was already holding my clearance.

One thing that I have noticed is that the processing has been fast and efficient so it was really a great experience. I did not mind waking up early and waiting in line because I was able to get what I came there for. Kudos to the NBI staff in Otis!