21-day Visa-Free Entry into the Philippines

Nationals from countries listed below are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for a period of stay of twenty-one (21) days, provided they hold valid tickets for their return journey to port of origin or next port of destination. To be allowed entry into the Philippines, these foreign nationals must have passports that are valid for a period of at least six (6) months beyond the contemplated period of stay. 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.

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

The following nationals 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 nationals are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for a stay not exceeding seven (7) days:

  1. Holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative (SAR) passports
  2. Holders of British National Overseas (BNO) passports
  3. Holders of Portuguese Passports issued in Macao
  4. Holders of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) passports
  5. Chinese nationals from mainland coming for tourism purposes and with either a valid Australian, Canadian, Japanese, Schengen or US visa

Important Note:
Nationals who are subjects of deportation/blacklist orders of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Bureau of Immigration shall not be admitted to the Philippines.