Supreme Court Application Requirements for the 2023 Bar Examinations – Philippine. The Application Form for the 2023 Bar Examinations shall be accomplished only through Bar Applicant Registration Information System and Tech Assistance (BARISTA), the Court’s new online application platform. Once the application periods below commence, applicants may access BARISTA here
Further, ALL applicants are required to submit, through the online application platform and through courier service, the supporting documentary requirements listed in Annex D beginning August 1, 2023 but no later than October 24, 2023, or thirty (30) calendar days from the last day5 of the 2023 Bar Examinations. Failure to submit these documents within the prescribed period will result in the disqualification of the applicant and the immediate stoppage of the checking of his or her examination answers.
These periods and deadlines shall be strictly observed to enforce efficiency in administrative processes. Application Forms and supporting documentary requirements filed outside the periods set above shall not be entertained, and the applicants thereof shall not be allowed to take the 2023 Bar Examinations or shall be disqualified, as the case may be.
The 2023 Bar Application Fee is Php12,800.00.6 The application fee was
reasonably adjusted to partially cover the increased costs of software licensing, venue rentals for local testing centers, and safety measures, among others, due to inflation. The rest of the expenses will be shouldered by the Supreme Court.
Each applicant shall pay this amount individually and exclusively through the online payment facilities made available in BARISTA.
Applicants who have previously applied for the 2022 Bar Examinations but deferred from taking the same due to the effects of the onslaught of severe tropical storm “Paeng,” must still pay the above application fee and instead request in writing for a refund of the 2022 Bar Fee. Specific refund mechanics shall be addressed in a separate notice from the OBC.
Once paid, the 2023 Bar Application Fee is non-refundable.
