It’s supposed to be easy and should be a one day job. It should be a get-in-get-off-and-get-out kind of thing, right? You were half smiling when you approached the Releasing window when suddenly, the woman from the other side of the counter deliberately stamp a date on the back of the receipt and hand it back to you.
You looked at it and it says “HIT” then a Date of Release is written which is on the next eight (8) working days.
What the hell just happened?
Well… My precious little young one, you’ve just been HIT or also known NBI Clearance HIT!
What’s the deal with this NBI Clearance HIT?
“HIT” is the term used by NBI Clearance Outlets if the applicant has a namesake and requires the NBI Clearance to be verified further before released to its owner. There are 104 Million (and counting) breathing individuals in the Philippines. With that size of population, there’s a very small chance that you have a namesake who already applied for their NBI Clearance.
Once an NBI Clearance HIT status appears, NBI Personnel needs to perform further verification on the applicant’s identity. Applicants are instructed to return after eight (8) to ten (10) working days to claim their NBI Clearance Online Application.
What to do when you were HIT?
So what should I do after receiving a HIT? Nothing! As long as you don’t have a criminal record, you don’t have to worry about it. All you need to do is just need to wait at the comforts of your home and go on with your life. Wait for the date of release of your NBI Clearance, come back to the branch where you applied and claim it or ask someone (authorized representative) to pick your NBI Clearance for you. You just need to be patient.
You might be aware of several horror stories about having a namesake with criminal records, right? This is the time when the NBI Personnel do a further investigation about you.
The time has come (After Several Days of Waiting!)
When the assigned date of release of your NBI Clearance arrives, come early as possible. Claiming your NBI Clearance should be a quick business for you since they already did what they want to do.
The thing that can make you stay much longer and delays you to get your NBI Clearance is due to:
- Long queue lines because of high volume of NBI Clearance applicants and the people who also want to claim their NBI Clearance scheduled on the same day as yours.
- NBI Clearance Quality Control Interview (to know more about this, refer to this separate article.)
We advise you to bring at least two (2) Government Issued Identification Cards and especially your NBI Clearance Receipt. The valid IDs will prove your identity whenever they require you to undergo an on the spot NBI Clearance Quality Control Interview.
What is NBI Clearance Quality Control Interview?
In my own understanding, the NBI Clearance Quality Control Interview is a process by which an NBI Clearance Personnel reviews or verify the true identity of the NBI Clearance applicant. This happens everytime an applicant with a namesake have a pending case or arrest warrant.
This results from receiving an NBI Clearance HIT Status in Database verification process. The derogatory record can be his or her own criminal case or under his namesake. In short, your name has been tagged as critical and NBI wants to make sure that they’ll be giving out NBI Clearances to “clean” persons.
Why is this Happening?
The disappointment of not having my NBI Clearance really bugs me while sitting on the cab going to the NBI Main Office. Why did NBI Clearance Main office doing this Quality Control Interview? Then I realize few things that might be a good reason why applicants is suffering this.
Maybe:
- You have a pending or ongoing case.
- You are under for arrest and needs to be identified in relation to a crime by the Police Authorities
- Your Namesake has a pending or ongoing case or
- Your namesake are under for arrest and needs to be identified in relation to a crime by the Police Authorities
Another piece of advice, wear the appropriate attire when going to NBI Clearance Branch.
When you are applying for an NBI Clearance, wearing casual attire is usually appropriate. Please keep in mind that it is always important to be tidy and well-groomed during the application of your
Unfortunately, the clothes you wear everyday to the mall, or out with your friends, usually aren’t suitable inside the NBI Clearance outlets. There is certain (unwritten) policy.
Frankly, if there’s any, I haven’t seen the Official Policy Statement concerning the dress code inside the NBI Clearance centers. Any wise man can argue with me that since there is no written policy about this, you can deliberately wear anything. What we’re trying to follow here is the “general rule” when making any transactions with Government Establishments.
To show you what outfits that should be avoided when applying in NBI Clearance, here are examples of what not to wear on a job interview.
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Best of luck with your NBI Clearance application! If you’ve got a great NBI Clearance HIT experience or valuable tips to add (or a question to ask), just leave a comment below.
Hi, isa po akong ofw at 5yrs na po ako sa abroad at naisipan ko po lumipat ng company at isa po sa required documents for transfer is NBI clearance,pero nung ngpaasikaso po ako lumabas na my pending case po ako 6yrs ago ano po bang dapat kong gawin since ang hinihingi po sa NBI is RTC clearance na hindi ko po maprovide dahil nandito po ako sa abroad posible pdin po ba ako ma issuehan ng NBI though my pending case po ako..salamat po
Hi, isa po akong ofw at 5yrs na po ako sa abroad at naisipan ko po lumipat ng company at isa po sa required documents for transfer is NBI clearance,pero nung ngpaasikaso po ako lumabas na my pending case po ako 6yrs ago ano po bang dapat kong gawin since ang hinihingi po sa NBI is RTC clearance na hindi ko po maprovide dahil nandito po ako sa abroad posible pdin po ba ako ma issuehan ng NBI though my pending case po ako..salamat po
Hi, i had a criminal case before pero acquitted nako. And meron na akong order ng court na acquit na ako. Ask ko lang kung pag kukuha ako ng nbi anu magrereflect dun? Magiging no record din po ba or lalabas yung case ko pero nakalagay acquitted?
POssible po. Pero kung meron ka namang document proving na acquitted ka, wala kang dapat ikatakot. un nga lang, hassle dahil kelangan mo pa itong ipaayos upang madelete or alisin sa iyong NBI Clearance.
na hit po ako maam/sir .. pwede po kunin ito sa ibang branch ng NBI kung sakali kasi po may biyahe ako pa manila tas ung date na pwede kunin ung NBI ko is May 8 pa .. pwede po ba sa manila ko nlng kunin po iyun?
Hindi po pwede itong kunin sa ibang branch. Kung saan ka lamang po nagapply, dun mo lang pwede kunin ang iyong NBI Clearance.
Hello! Nakakuha ako ng NBI Clearance HIT. Sabi sa artcile ng dito sa NBI website 8 to 10 days ang pagkuha mo ulit. Makakapag antay naman ako kaso yung akin 17 days! Napakatagal nun di na ako makakaabot sa deadline ko. May chance ba na pabilis yung process kahit man lang mabawasan yung 17 days na aanatayin ko.
Mejo matagal nga ang 17 days. pero tingin ko inaccount nila ang holy week. by the way, 8 to 10 working days po ito ha so hindi counted ang saturday, sunday at holidays.
Pag may di po ako nabayaran na credit card makakakuha po ba ko ng NBI???
Yes po! wala pong magrereflect na kaso sa inyo sa iyong NBI Clearance.
Hi po tanong ko lang. If may previous fraud case sa isang company (Callcenter Company). Mag rereflect po ba ito sa NBI?
kung nagsampa po ng case against you, yes po magrereflect po ito sa iyong NBI Clearance.
Hello po,
Nagrenew ako NBI nung April 2nd pero may HIT po ako and they scheduled the release of the clearance on April 17th. Possible po kaya na marelease nila yun ealier than April 17th? May ganung case po kaya. I need it on April 15 kasi yun na deadline ng company na I will be working with.
No, april 17th po talaga nila irerelease yung nbi clearance mo at hindi pwede paagahin. Just let your company know na sa 17th pa ang release ng iyong NBI Clearance.
Hello po. In 2017 burglars went into our house and they were able to get my school bag with my school ID inside. (We installed additional security measures afterward so it would not happen again). What I’m worried about is if my ID was used for criminal purposes which is why I got a hit. I’m applying for my first job now this year so this is infuriating. My full name (first, second, and middle name) is not common. My surname may be common but in combination with the rest of my name, I doubt I have a namesake. I’m stressed out unneccessarily because that was my real ID and I didn’t think to report to police because I thought they would only use it to enter my school but I reported it to my school and barangay already. Would it have been better if we included police report?
Bakit dati ang bilis ko makakuha ng nbi ngayon po bibilang ako ng 10 working days ano po nangyari pag ganun?
Dahil po meron kang NBI Clearance HIT. Ganon po talaga yun, need mo bumalik after 10 working days before irelease ang iyong NBI Clearance.
Maam kat dati last 2014 nakakuha po ako nbi clearance 1 day lang po process ngayon po 10 working days po ang release ibig sabihin may kapangalan po ako.
Kada renewal ng asawa ko ng NBI may hit. He waits the extra days for clearance each time. Same namesake lang ang dahilan. Wala bang mas permanenteng solusyon para maging clear ang records nya dahil lang sa kaparehas na pangalan?
Ako rin parating may hit. Hindi ko pa halos kapangalan yung may kaso. Ilang beses na ako kumuha ng clearance hindi pa rin nila ako tinatanggal sa hit list. Anong kakunatan yan? Its annoying and unfair to us law abiding citizens.
Wala po eh, ganyan na po talaga ang NBI Clearance. LAge din po akong hit sa NBI Clearance dahil sobrang common ng name ko. Sana nga mabago din ang sistema nila.
Hello po GudPM po.. Ask ko lang po if pwede kang di makakuha ng NBI pag hindi ka nakapagbayad ng loan mo sa homecredit.. salamat po sa sagot
Wala pong kinalaman ang pagkakaroon ng utang sa pag kuha ng NBI Clearance. so hindi po ito magrereflect.
Ma’am nagkarun po ako ng hit. Pinababalik po ako ng Feb 12, eh april na po diko pa nakukuha. Pede ku pa po ba ma claim yun?
Hindi ko po masabi eh, kasi lumipas na ang 1 month. pero tingin ko pwede pa yan. Try mo nalang puntahan baka nandun pa. as long as nasayo pa ang resibo or any proof like NBI Clearance reference number mo para meron kang papakita pag nagclaim ka.
Hi ilang araw po ang hihintayin ko kapag with verification ung nakalagay sa papers ko po
10 working days po ang iyong hihintayin bago marelease ito. Wala po bang nakalagay sa likod ng inyong paper kung kelan ang release?
May HIT po ako, kakakuha ko lang last feb 27, kaso may mali sa details, kay need ko nnaman kumuha ng panibago, paano po king urgent, ei may HIT ako maghihintay nanaman ako another two weeks, anu pa ba pede gawin para di na maghintay ng ganun katagal tutal kakakuha ko lang naman ng nbi ko mali lang yung details..
Possibleng hindi ka na mahit kasi naclear na un last time na kumuha ka ng NBI clearance.
good day ! i just wanna ask why does it takes almost 2 weeks before we get our NBI is that too long? what if we need it very soon.. 1 week is enough right to verify and check the information. sorry for this but i am just asking .. and hoping for response thank you
why does it takes almost 2 weeks before we get our NBI is that too long? what if we need it very soon.. 1 week is enough right to verify and check the information. sorry for this but i am just asking .. and hoping for response thank you
Sir good afternoon ask ko lang po, if in case po na meron po akong ongoing case ,di po ba ako makakakuha ng NBI clearance pra po sa trabaho ko.salamat po
makakakuha ka pa din pero possible pong magreflect ang iyong on going case.
Good day po . sa unang kuha k po ng nbi na HIT ako pero Kapangalan ko lang sya. Then now nag try po ako sa renewal door-to-door eservice ni nbi . but suddenly im not allowed to use it kasi need ko daw pumuta sa nbi branch . posible bang samecase ulit ,hit nanaman ako kahit renewal na? Thakyou for answering.
Yes, same case pa din po yun kaya hindi ka inaallow.
Hi po..mag rerenew po aq ng nbi clearance..na hit po aq nung unang kuha q..possible prin po ba na hit ulit aq kahit renew na?tnx
Possibleng mahit ka ulit sa iyong NBI Clearance.
Pag date na po ba ng release at hindi makakapunta, ilang days po pwede balikan?
Can a hit nbi clerance be delivered po? Hindi na po kasi ako makakabalik po kasi busy schedule po.
Pwede po pero depende sa nbi clearance branch. Hindi po lahat ng branch kasi may booth ng LBC.
Ive been hit since 2010 until now and its hard to understand that i have same situation until now.. which i need it badly for my requirements.
I hope theres a solution in removing such hit on this nbi especially ur commonly taking such document.
Would it be possible to remove HIT causing delay even we know to ourselves that we have Zero criminals records ???what step ? Thank you
I have hit, is it possible po na ipadeliver sya ksi I can’t go back na po because of busy schedule. Thank you
Pwede pero depende sa NBI Branch kung saan ka nagapply. yung ibang branch kasi wala. Pero kung sa NBI Clearance Main Bldg, alam ko meron dun.
I have hit, is it possible po na ipadeliver sya ksi I can’t go back na po because of busy schedule. Thank you
I have amcase last few years ago.. pero na dismiss na ito.. mag rereflect oarin ba ito sa record ko sa nbi??
I got a HIT and this may have to do with a pending case from 5 years ago. How do I clear my name if I don’t have any case number? Will I still be granted an NBI clearance?
Yes po, pwede pa din po ikaw makakuha ng NBI Clearance. But you have to submit legal documents proving na you’re not guilty with your case. Kung pending pa po ito, i think magrereflect po ito pero since wala pang verdict kung guilty ka nga or hindi. I think pwede ito ipatanggal..
I maybe wrong here but the best way is to ask NBI.
Appreciate the response po. So I guess punta muna ako dun sa hall of justice to get information sa case. OR try ko muna kunin ang NBI sa claim date na March 11 and ask them ako pwede gawin.
Glad to help po!
Hi. I would like to know if i can claim the clearance on a later time. I need to go for a vacation kase and im worried that i will be unable to get the nbi on thr exact day it will be released.
Yes po, pwede po un as long as wag naman lalagpas ng 1 month. Makukuha mo pa din po ang iyong NBI CLEARANCE.
yup. the thing is that only the NBI clearance is the missing piece before i submit all my documents but I was tagged WITH HIT. I dont even know since i dont have any cases or any pending cases. now my application is delayed hoping all my saved money wont be spent before i can claim my NBI CLEARANCE.
Sabi nyo 8-10 days bakit yung akin 16 days .. Kelangan ko pa naman yun..
I have a friend applying for NBI clearance but did not get one because it appears that there is the same name with pending case. What to do to clear her name? What documents to submit?
Thank you for your consideration
Ano po ba ang instruction sa kanya sa NBI Clearance Branch. Dapat po meron. Pero pag ganyan po, usually, Quality Control interview lang po yan eh to prove na hindi sya ung may pending case.
Sir,Goodafternoon. Bakit di pa na release ang sa akin na NBI clearance. It being hit. But nilagyan naman nila ng date of release. Pag balik ko doon, sabi wala pa. Iiwan ko lang daw yung receipt ko. Para pag meron na. Tatawagan lang daw ako.
Sa Dipolog City, Zamboanga Del Norte po ako kumuha ng NBI Clearance. Thanks po.
How long for NBI to comply with US embassy request for court documents on the dismissal of my criminal case?
Then if it’s only 8 days why they’re telling me I’ll be getting it after 17 days?