VISA-FREE ENTRY

Nationals of certain countries are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for pleasure or business purposes for a period of stay of 59 days, 30 days, 14 days, 7 days or less, depending on their nationality and the existing bilateral agreements between the Philippines and their country.

• Citizens or nationals of visa-free countries under Executive Order 408 s. 1960 (E.O. 408)
• Holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or Macau SAR passports (stay period not exceeding fourteen (14) days)
• Former Filipino citizens with balikbayan privilege under Republic Act No. 9174 or a spouse/child of a balikbayan travelling with them

Citizens of 157 countries can enter the Philippines visa-free for tourism/business purposes. Check the full list of visa-free countries and the maximum length of stay for your nationality. Citizens of countries not mentioned in the above list must apply for a visa.

If you are a German passport-holder and wish to travel to the Philippines for tourism/business, you are eligible for the visa-free privilege provided that your stay in the Philippines does not exceed thirty (30) days.

For further information on visas, please visit the Philippine Bureau of Immigration’s website immigration.gov.ph or its Official Facebook Page.

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IMPORTANT!

If you are eligible for visa-free entry, you must still be able to present, at the Philippine borders, the following documents:  

1. A passport valid for at least six (6) months from the date of your departure from the Philippines; and
2. An outbound flight ticket within the thirty (30) day period from the date of your arrival in the Philippines.

If you are eligible for visa-free entry into the Philippines but wish to stay longer than 30 days, you must apply for a Temporary Visitors’ Visa from the Embassy prior to your flight.

Minors under fifteen (15) years old traveling without his/her parent must secure a Waiver of Exclusion Ground.

All travellers to the Philippines, including those who may enter visa-free, must comply with applicable entry protocols. 

Please note that the visa issued is not a guarantee that the holder will be automatically admitted to the country. The admission of foreign nationals into the Philippines is a function of the immigration authorities at the the Post of entry. Philippine immigration authorities will not allow entry into Philippine airports and seaports the following foreign nationals:

• Those holding non-machine readable passports (e.g. hand scripted passports); or
• Those previously deported from the Philippines or included in the “blacklist order” of the Department of Foreign Affairs or Bureau of Immigration; or
• Those with incomplete documentation; or
• Those with circumstances that would render them inadmissible for entry, even with a valid passport and visa issued by a Philippine Embassy or Consulate.

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All travellers to the Philippines are required to register at https://etravel.gov.ph at least 72 hours before their arrival. Travelers need to present their eTravel QR code prior to flight boarding. Registration is FREE OF CHARGE.

For the latest information on entry, testing and quarantine protocols please check the IATF website. 

As of 22 July 2023, no COVID-19 test or vaccination requirement when traveling to the Philippines.

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VISA FREE COUNTRIES

Travellers from the countries listed below may enter the Philippines without a visa for an initial stay of 30 days.

Andorra	Dominican Republic	Liberia	Saint Lucia
Angola	Ecuador	Liechtenstein	Samoa
Antigua & Barbuda	El Salvador	Lithuania	San Marino
Argentina	Equatorial Guinea	Luxembourg	Sao Tome and Principe
Australia	Eritrea	Madagascar	Saudi Arabia
Austria	Estonia	Malawi	Senegal
Bahamas	Ethiopia	Malaysia	Seychelles
Bahrain	Fiji	Maldives	Singapore
Barbados	Finland	Mali	Slovak Republic
Belgium	France	Malta	Slovenia
Belize	Gabon	Marshall Islands	Solomon Islands
Benin	Gambia	Mauritania	South Africa
Bhutan	Germany	Mauritius	Spain
Bolivia	Ghana	Mexico	St. Kitts & Nevis
Botswana	Greece	Micronesia	St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Brazil	Grenada	Monaco	Suriname
Brunei	Guatemala	Mongolia	Swaziland (Eswatini)
Bulgaria	Guinea	Morocco	Sweden
Burkina Faso	Guinea-Bissau	Mozambique	Switzerland
Burundi	Guyana	Myanmar	Tajikistan
Cambodia	Haiti	Namibia	Tanzania
Cameroon	Honduras	Nepal	Thailand
Canada	Hungary	Netherlands	Togo
Cape Verde	Iceland	New Zealand	Trinidad & Tobago
Central African Republic	Indonesia	Nicaragua	Tunisia
Chad	Ireland	Niger	Turkey (Türkiye)
Chile	Israel	Norway	Turkmenistan
Colombia	Italy	Oman	Tuvalu
Comoros	Jamaica	Palau	Uganda
Congo	Japan	Panama	United Arab Emirates
Congo Democratic Republic	Kazakhstan	Papua New Guinea	United Kingdom
Costa Rica	Kenya	Paraguay	United States of America
Cote d’Ivoire	Kiribati	Peru	Uruguay
Croatia	Korea (ROK)	Poland	Uzbekistan
Cyprus	Kuwait	Portugal	Vanuatu
Czech Republic	Kyrgyzstan	Qatar	Vatican
Denmark	Laos	Romania	Venezuela
Djibouti	Latvia	Russia	Vietnam
Dominica	Lesotho	Rwanda	Zambia
			Zimbabwe

1) Passport holders of Brazil and Israel are given 59-day stay based on existing agreements.