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. Your passport valid for at least six (6) months after the applicant’s date of departure from the Philippines; and
2. An outbound flight ticket within the thirty (30) day period from date of arrival.

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

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