NBI Clearance at Robinsons Otis

It was not planned but when we passed by the UN Ave in Manila yesterday, I decided to renew my NBI Clearance at Robinsons Otis. I heard it's easier to get the NBI clearance there compared to the main office & other satellite offices. It's no wonder since the mall is kind of small and secluded. I only saw a few number of people inside the mall. I arrived at 1:10pm.

As a first timer of this mall, I didn't had a hard time finding the NBI clearance processing center.  It is located on the level 2, end of the hallway, passing through Handy Man & CD R King.

There isn't a line when I arrived, people are seating on the waiting area. I approached the friendly guard to ask where should I start and if it's ok that I didn't brought my old NBI clearance. He hand over the application form and told me that all I need is a valid I.D. He also explained the procedures:

Step 1: Payment 

I paid Php115. 100 for the Local employment fee and 15 for the documentary stamp. The payment window is on the right side.  I was already seated, waiting for my turn in encoding when I took that photo.  By the way, I wanted to check how long it will take me for this clearance. I started around 1:30pm. Logged it on my mobile. *snicker*

Step 2: Encoding

Only a row before my turn. Hmm..that's fast. I didn't even had a chance to play Angry Birds at my mobile phone.

Step 3: Digital Fingerprinting & Photo taking

This is when I got to wait longer than during the step 2. When I reached this point, there are no more lines in the payment window and people on the encoding waiting area only occupied 2 rows. This made me wished I should have arrived later. ~hohoho. Oooh, we're really into digital age. It was kind of fun doing the digital fingerprinting. Unlike before, where I had to wash my hands a couple of times to remove ink marks on my fingers. Eeew.

Step 4: Wait for your clearance at the separate waiting area

This is it. The final step. Some people left as soon as they finished the latter step.  I guess they live or work nearby so they'll just return again to claim their clearance. What the heck, it only took me a couple of minutes before I heard my name being called. Viola! I got my NBI clearance. As soon as I get a hold of the paper, I listed down the time. It's 2:51pm. It took me 1 hr and 21 minutes. Not bad.

For those interested, here's the address:

NBI Clearance center-Robinson's Place Otis

Schedule: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm (Saturday is for releasing only)

2nd level Robinson's Place Otis

1536 Paz Mendoza Guanzon st., Paco Manila

If you're commuting, whether you're from North or South, ride LRT-1 then drop off on "United Nations Avenue" station. Ride a tricycle, ask the driver to take you to Robinson's Otis. You'll pass by Manila Police District-Petron-Unilever-NFA-Honda-Isuzu. I included a map here, so just check it out.

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Anyway, after acquiring the clearance, we had a late lunch at Tokyo tokyo:

 

TCGB!