NBI Clearance (Green Form)

[Guam PHL 1]

I got the information (below) from the K1 Interview Preparation Instructions which pertains to the NBI Clearance (Green Form). I am not sure whether I interpreted this information correctly. My interpretation of this information is that if the the Green Form (NBI Clearance) has "No criminal record" or " No pending case", written on it, a letter of explanation from the NBI office must be obtained by the K1 applicant, am I interpreting it correctly? or does it mean that if the NBI agency cannot "produce" an NBI Clearance (Green Form) for the K1 applicant, the applicant must obtain a letter of explanation from the NBI office? Does anyone know the correct interpretation of this????

NBI CLEARANCE (Green Form). Applicants aged 16 years and older must have a valid Record Clearance (for travel abroad purposes) from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Clearances should be in the applicant’s current name, birth certificate name, maiden name and any aliases or nicknames used, including different spellings you have used of those names. An official letter of explanation from the NBI is required for any notation of “No criminal record” or "No pending case”.

[Tahoma 2,292]

Your first interpretation is correct.

[Greenbaum 12,260]

I got the information (below) from the K1 Interview Preparation Instructions which pertains to the NBI Clearance (Green Form). I am not sure whether I interpreted this information correctly. My interpretation of this information is that if the the Green Form (NBI Clearance) has "No criminal record" or " No pending case", written on it, a letter of explanation from the NBI office must be obtained by the K1 applicant, am I interpreting it correctly? or does it mean that if the NBI agency cannot "produce" an NBI Clearance (Green Form) for the K1 applicant, the applicant must obtain a letter of explanation from the NBI office? Does anyone know the correct interpretation of this????

NBI CLEARANCE (Green Form). Applicants aged 16 years and older must have a valid Record Clearance (for travel abroad purposes) from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Clearances should be in the applicant’s current name, birth certificate name, maiden name and any aliases or nicknames used, including different spellings you have used of those names. An official letter of explanation from the NBI is required for any notation of “No criminal record” or "No pending case”.

Yes your interruption of the instructions is correct. There are many reasons for getting a "hit" ("No criminal record" or " No pending case") and many times it is caused by someone else with the same name or similar name to yours. It can also mean you have "other things" in your background that have not been cleared, or you may never get them cleared, thus you will not receive a visa until you have a clean record with NBI.

Best thing to do, if you have time before the interview, is visit a NBI office near you and see if you can determine what the issues are. Keep in mind, you may not get them satisfied in time for an interview. If they are cleared at the interview you will receive a 221(g) and will need to go to the Manila office and clear the issues. Once they are satisfied and you can get a clean record, NBI will return a letter of explanation to USEM and then your case will begin again its journey.

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