Philippines Criminal Record Check

## Who is the source of the criminal check data in the Philippines? National Bureau of Investigation ## What is the process in the Philippines? The requesting party will request the check from the ATS or their Zinc account. - Automated instructions are delivered to provide some personal details in a dynamic web form - Zinc submits the request to the authorities - Zinc received the results (digitally) and provides a signed digital report - The candidate receives a notification to say the process is completed ## What details are required to submit the check? - **First Name** - **Last Name** - **Birth Date** - **Consent** - **Passport/ID Copy (one of the following)** - **For Citizens:** - Philippine Passport from the Department of Foreign Affairs - Driver’s License - SSS ID - SSS UMID Card from the Social Security System (SSS) - National ID - TIN - **For Foreigners:** - Passport/ACR ## What is covered in the criminal check? This Criminal History Philippines verification has nationwide coverage, including citizens and foreigners over 18 years of age. The provision of the results is subject to the candidate’s explicit consent and is intended to serve the purpose indicated during the application process. The verification is conducted with the National Bureau of Investigation of the Philippines. The reporting contains information on all the following criminal convictions or offences, except those deleted by rehabilitation laws or considered spent: - violence against the person - sexual offences - burglary - robbery - theft and handling of stolen goods - fraud and forgery - criminal damage - drug offences - motoring offences - crimes against national security - crimes against public order crimes against the fundamental laws of the state (such as violation of domicile, crimes against religious worship); and public disorder The legal prescription of a sentence varies, depending on the type of offence committed and the sentence pronounced. ## Period covered by the check The records are kept based on the legal prescription and rehabilitation periods applicable for each type of conviction provided by the local regulations in Philippines. For accurate reporting purposes, cases from up to 10 years ago will be included in the report. ## What is the expected turnaround time? [Here](https://zincwork.com/turnaround-times) ## Privacy statement The details contained in this report should not be used as the sole reason for making a decision. Zinc Work Ltd is not liable for any inaccuracies or incompleteness in the information appearing in this report since it is provided to Zinc Work Ltd by third parties. This report has been produced for the purchaser of the report and Zinc Work Ltd will have no liability to loss. *Last updated: 2025-10-01*