| Guidelines on the Entry of Temporary Visitors to the Philippines |
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| Written by Administrator | |
| Wednesday, 17 December 2008 | |
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Nationals from the following countries are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for a period of stay of twenty-one (21) days or less:
· Andorra · Angola · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Australia · Austria · Bahamas · Bahrain · Barbados · Belgium · Benin · Bhutan · Bolivia · Botswana · Brazil** · Brunei Darussalam · Bulgaria · Burkina Faso · Burundi* · Cambodia · Cameroon · Canada · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Chile · Colombia · Comoros · Congo · Costa Rica · Cote d'Ivoire · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Etiopia · Fiji · Finland · France · Gabon · Gambia* · Germany · Ghana · Gibraltar · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Hungary · Iceland · Indonesia · Ireland · Israel** · Italy · Jamaica · Japan · Kenya · Kiribati* · Kuwait · Lao People's Democratic Republic* · Lesotho · Liberia · Liechtenstein · Luxembourg · 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 · Republic of Korea · Romania · Rwanda · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa* · San Marino · Sao Tome and Principe · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Seychelles · Singapore · Slovakia · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Africa · Spain · Suriname · Swaziland · Sweden · Switzerland · Thailand · Togo · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkey · Tuvalu · Uganda · United Arab Emirates · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · United Republic of Tanzania · United States of America · Uruguay · Venezuela · Vietnam · Zambia · Zimbabwe · *The following are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for a stay not exceeding thirty (30) days: 1. Holders of Burundi passports 2. Holders of Gambia passports 3. Holders of Lao passports 4. Holders of Kiribati passports 5. Holders of Samoa passports
**The following are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for a stay not exceeding fifty-nine (59) days: 1. Holders of Brazil passports; and 2. Holders of Israel passports
The following are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for a stay not exceeding seven (7) days: 3. Holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative (SAR) passports 4. Holders of British National Overseas (BNO) passports 5. Holders of Portuguese Passports issued in Macao 6. Holders of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) passports
Nationals from other countries who are traveling to the Philippines for business and tourism purposes are allowed to enter the Philippines without visas for a stay not exceeding twenty-one (21) days, provided they hold valid tickets for their return journey to port of origin or next port of destination and their passports valid for a period of at least six (6) months beyond the contemplated period of stay, except holders of a Hong Kong (SAR) or Taiwan Certificate of Identity. However, Immigration Officers at ports of entry may exercise their discretion to admit holders of passports valid for at least sixty (60) days beyond the intended period of stay.
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| Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 December 2008 ) |
| A Philippine Visa is an endorsement made on a travel document by a consular officer at a Philippine Embassy or Consulate abroad denoting that the visa application has been properly examined and that the bearer is permitted to proceed to the Philippines and request permission from the Philippine Immigration authorities at the ports of entries to enter the country. The visa thus issued is not a guarantee that the holder will be automatically admitted into the country, because the admission of foreign nationals into the Philippines is a function of the immigration authorities at the port of entry. |
| Monday to Friday |
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| 0900H - 1200H |
- acceptance of |
| visa applications | |
| 1300H - 1600H |
- release of |
| visaed passports |
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Temporary Visitors Visa for Individuals 9 (A) Pleasure Visa
Temporary Visitors Visa for Individuals 9 (A) Business Visa
For Transiting Visitors (Stay not exceeding 72 hours) - 9 (B) Transit Visa
For Seaman/Crew Member Visa - 9 (C) Visa
Temporary Visitors Visa : Tour Groups
Other Visa/Entry Requirements For Foreign Nationals