Filipinos can now renew their NBI clearance through the eGovPH Super App, cutting a task that once meant long queues down to about five minutes. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched the new NBI eClearance service on Monday, 6 July 2026, at the NBI headquarters in Pasay City. The renewal costs a total of ₱160 and no longer requires a trip to an NBI office.
Key Takeaways
- NBI eClearance went live on the eGovPH Super App on 6 July 2026, unveiled at NBI headquarters in Pasay City.
- Verified eGovPH users can retrieve, renew, and download a digital copy of their NBI clearance online.
- A renewal takes as little as five minutes and costs ₱160 total (₱130 clearance fee plus a ₱30 convenience fee).
- Door-to-door delivery is optional and adds a separate location-based courier charge on top of the ₱160.
- The launch was attended by First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos and DICT Secretary Henry R. Aguda.
How NBI eClearance works on eGovPH
The service is built into the eGovPH Super App, the government's single mobile app for public services. Once you are a verified eGovPH user, you can do three things from the app without visiting an NBI branch:
- Renew an existing NBI clearance.
- Retrieve your latest issued clearance.
- Access a digital copy of the renewed clearance.
The renewal runs on a secure, interoperable government platform, which means your identity and records are checked against existing government data instead of being re-encoded from scratch. That is what allows the process to finish in as little as five minutes. During the launch, DICT Undersecretary David L. Almirol Jr. led a live demonstration of the renewal flow.
One practical reminder from the rollout: after you submit a renewal, save your reference number. You will need it to track and verify the status of your NBI eClearance.
How much NBI eClearance costs
The price of a clearance stays the same as the over-the-counter rate. The only add-on is a small convenience fee for the digital transaction.
| Item | Amount |
|---|
| NBI clearance fee | ₱130 |
| Convenience fee | ₱30 |
| Total (pickup at an NBI Clearance Center) | ₱160 |
| Door-to-door delivery | ₱160 + variable courier fee |
If you choose to pick up your renewed clearance at any NBI Clearance Center, there is no delivery fee, so you pay ₱160. If you prefer to have it delivered to your address, a location-based delivery charge is added on top of the ₱160.
Payments can be made through several channels, including over-the-counter (OTC) payment centers, online banking, ECPay, 7-Eleven, Visa, Mastercard, GCash, Maya, ShopeePay, and Dragonpay.
Who can use it
The online renewal is open to verified eGovPH users. In practice, that means you first need to download the eGovPH Super App and finish its identity verification step before the NBI eClearance option becomes usable. The service is aimed at renewals and at retrieving a digital copy of a clearance you already have on record.
Part of a bigger eGovPH push
NBI eClearance is the latest service folded into eGovPH, which the government has been building into a one-stop "super app" for public transactions. Since its 2023 launch, the app has passed 14 million registered users and facilitated more than 200 million digital transactions nationwide.
Earlier plans announced by the DICT also include integrating Beep card top-ups for MRT and LRT commuters and access to the Bureau of Internal Revenue's electronic Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) system. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has repeatedly urged Filipinos to download the app, framing the expansion around a simple promise of "no lines, no fixers, no corruption." The DICT and eGovPH have also opened a July coding contest tied to the same digital-government drive.
Why It Matters
An NBI clearance is one of the most requested documents in the country, needed for jobs, travel, and government transactions, and the in-person process has long meant early-morning queues and, at times, fixers. Moving renewal into eGovPH removes the trip and fixes the price at a transparent ₱160, which matters most for workers who cannot easily take a day off to line up. It also nudges more Filipinos toward the single-app model the government wants, since you need a verified eGovPH account to use it in the first place.
FAQ
How much does an NBI eClearance renewal cost?
A total of ₱160: the standard ₱130 clearance fee plus a ₱30 convenience fee. Pickup at an NBI Clearance Center has no delivery fee; door-to-door delivery adds a separate courier charge based on your location.
Do I still need to visit an NBI office?
No. Verified eGovPH users can renew and download a digital copy of their clearance entirely within the app. You only need to visit a branch if you choose to pick up a physical copy instead of using delivery.
How long does the renewal take?
The agencies say a renewal can be completed in as little as five minutes for verified users, because the app checks your details against existing government records.
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