OFFICE OF THE BAR CHAIRPERSON - Bar Bulletin No. 2 - January 11, 2024 - Application for the 2024 Bar Examinations: Period, Process, Requirements, Fees, and Venue Assignment

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Bar Bulletin No. 2 dated January 11, 2024 sets out the application period and end-to-end process for the 2024 Bar Examinations, including online account creation in the Bar Applicant Registration System and Tech Assistance (BARISTA), profile completion, application form submission, upload of documentary requirements, and payment of the P12,800 fee. It explains timelines for submitting printed signed forms and physical documents, rules for deferred requirements, refund requests, and venue assignment through Local Testing Centers. It also provides checklists for mandatory documentary requirements for new applicants, with provisions addressing birth certificate legibility and special cases.

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Application for the 2024 Bar Examinations

Application period and online process

Submission of forms and documentary requirements

Refund request and venue assignment

Contact and official information sources

Checklist of Documentary Requirements

New applicants

Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court Manila OFFICE OF THE BAR CHAIRPERSON BAR BULLETIN No. 2 January 11, 2024 APPLICATION FOR THE 2024 BAR EXAMINATIONS: PERIOD, PROCESS, REQUIREMENTS, FEES, and VENUE ASSIGNMENT The application period for the 2024 Bar Examinations \#BarNiJLo2024 \#MostValuableLaban shall be from January 15, 2024 to April 5, 2024. All new applicants, previous takers, and refreshers, who do not have existing accounts with the Supreme Court’s online platform Bar Applicant Registration System and Tech Assistance (BARISTA), must create their individual account at [https://barista.judiciary.gov.ph/](https://barista.judiciary.gov.ph/. All)[. All](https://barista.judiciary.gov.ph/. All) applicants are required to complete/update their respective profile, fill out the application form, upload/re-upload digital copies of the documentary requirements, and pay P12,800.00 application fee exclusively through the modes provided in the BARISTA. Within ten (10) calendar days from the notice of approval of application, all applicants must submit the printed and signed copies of their application forms, together with the physical copies of the mandatory documentary requirements to the Office of the Bar Confidant (OBC) . Similarly, all applicants must upload digital copies and submit physical copies of the deferred documentary requirements to the BARISTA and OBC, respectively, until October 15, 2024. For reference, attached in this bulletin are the checklists of mandatory and deferred documentary requirements for each type of applicant. New applicants who failed to complete their law degree, and refreshers who failed to complete their refresher course and/or take their pre-bar review course may request to refund the application fee on or before September 6, 2024 using the OBC Help Desk which may be accessed at [https://bit.ly/2024BarExamsHelpdesk](https://bit.ly/2024BarExamsHelpdesk). Finally, the Court shall establish various Local Testing Centers (LTCs) in key cities across the National Capital Region, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. All applicants must select three (3) cities ranked by order of preference. The process of venue assignment shall consider the applicants’preference subject to the availability of slots. To ensure fair assignment of venues, the process shall only commence after the last day of the applications. The applicants may check their assigned LTCs in the BARISTA. Matters regarding the guidelines and rules of conduct for the 2024 Bar Examinations will be announced in subsequent bar bulletins. The public may contact the OBC Help Desk, or call (02) 8552 9690 / (02) 8552 9642 for further concerns. The Court reminds the public that only information posted on the 2024 Bar Microsite at [https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/bar-2024/](https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/bar-2024/), and the following online platforms are true and accurate: Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/SupremeCourtPhilippines/](https://www.facebook.com/SupremeCourtPhilippines/) Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/supremecourtph/](https://www.instagram.com/supremecourtph/)[ ](https://www.instagram.com/supremecourtph/)Twitter/X: [https://twitter.com/SCPh_PIO](https://twitter.com/SCPh_PIO) Threads: [https://www.threads.net/@scph_pio](https://www.threads.net/@scph_pio) Viber: [https://bit.ly/2024BarExamsViber](https://bit.ly/2024BarExamsViber) On behalf of the Supreme Court, I hope that your dreams take flight in the new year. The best is yet to come for your \#MarVeLousBar. Happy 2024! MARIO V. LOPEZ Chairperson, 2024 Bar Examinations CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS A. NEW APPLICANTS1 1. Accomplished Bar Applicant Registration System and Tech Assistance (BARISTA)-generated Application Form 2. A legible original copy of the Birth Certiﬁcate, issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) a. If the PSA-copy is not legible, the applicant must submit a legible original orcertiﬁed true copy (CTC) of the B

FAQs

What is the application period for the 2024 Bar Examinations?

The application period runs from January 15, 2024 to April 5, 2024.

What is the required application fee and how must it be paid?

The application fee is P12,800. It must be paid exclusively through the modes provided in BARISTA.

How are Local Testing Center (LTC) venues assigned?

Applicants must select three cities ranked by order of preference. Venue assignment considers preference based on slot availability and begins only after the last day of the applications.

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