VISA REQUIREMENTS

Visa requirements are waived from 14-45 days of stay for citizens of 157 countries with bilateral or diplomatic relations with the Philippines (Visa Waiver). A non-visa entry option also exists for holders of Non-ordinary Passports from some countries. For citizens of other countries who don’t belong to the first two options, there is a Visa on Arrival option with a $25 application fee. If your country of origin does not qualify in the above three options, you need to apply for an Entry Visa at any Philippine Foreign Service Post in your home country.

All entrants regardless of visa status need a valid passport, date of expiry of which at least six months valid from the last day of stay in the Philippines and a return ticket to their home countries.

1. Visa Waiver
Citizens of any of the following countries in which the Philippines has Existing Diplomatic or Bilateral Agreement with don’t need a visa:

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



2. Non-ordinary Passport Holders
Non-ordinary passport holders from the following countries may enter without a visa:

• Armenia - D
• Bangladesh - D O
• China - D O S
• Egypt - D
D
Note: D- Diplomatic, O- Official, S- Service

• India - D O S
• Iran - D S
• Pakistan - D
D
D


3. Visa Application in Home Country
The following foreign nationals need to apply for an entry visa at any Philippine Foreign Service Post in their home countries:

• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Algeria
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bangladesh
• Belarus
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• China
• Cuba
• Egypt
• Georgia
• India
• Iran
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Kosovo
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Macedonia
• Moldova
• Montenegro
• Nauru
• Nigeria
• North Korea
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Sierra Leone
• Serbia
• Somalia
• South Sudan
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Timor-Leste
• Tonga
• Ukraine
• Yemen

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4. Visa on Arrival
All other nationals not covered in numbers 1, 2, and 3 above may apply for visa upon arrival. The application fee costs $25.

For more details, check the Visa section of the Philippines Bureau of Immigration Website and Wikipedia- Philippines Visa Policy.

Disclaimer: All information posted here are on an “as is” basis as sourced from the above websites. We do not guarantee accuracy or timeliness of information and are not responsible for any sudden changes in visa policies. When in doubt, contact the Philippine Embassy or Consulate in your home country.



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