Philippines Visa

Generally, any foreign citizens who wish to visit the Philippines must obtain a visa unless:

• The person is a citizen of a member state of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

• The person is a citizen of a non-ASEAN member state whose nationals are allowed to enter the Philippines visa-free

• The person is a balikbayan and is only returning to the Philippines temporarily

Holders of passports from citizens of European Union and the following 157 countries can visit the Philippines without a visa for the stays of maximum 30 days (unless otherwise stated):

• Andorra
• Angola
• Antigua Barbuda
• Argentina
• Australia
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Barbados
• Belize
• Benin
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Botswana
• Brazil (59 days)
• Brunei
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cape Verde
• Central African Rep
• Chad
• Chile
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Rep. of Congo
• Costa Rica
• Cote d'Ivoire
• D R Congo
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Rep
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Fiji
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guinea

• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong (14 days)
• Iceland
• Indonesia
• Israel (59 days)
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Liechtenstein
• Macau (14 days)
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Micronesia
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nepal
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Norway
• Oman
• Palau
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea

• Paraguay
• Peru
• Qatar
• Russia
• Rwanda
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent Grenadines
• Samoa
• San Marino
• Sao Tome Principe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Singapore
• Solomon Islands
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Suriname
• Swaziland
• Switzerland
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Togo
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• United Arab Emirates
• United States
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Vatican City
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

China citizens traveling holding a valid visa issued by Australia, Canada, Japan, United States or a Schengen Area state may enter and stay without a visa in the Philippines for up to 7 days.

India citizens holding a valid tourist, business or resident visa issued by Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States or a Schengen Area state may enter and stay without a visa for up to 14 days. They may enter from any port of entry in the Philippines.

Holders of passports issued by any country except the following may obtain a visa (for a fee) valid for 59 days on arrival in the Philippines:

• 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

Remarks: The provided information serves as a guideline only. If you have any doubts, please refer to the appropriate authority for clarification.

Visa Requirement