Philippines Visa-free Entry of Fully-vaccinated Nationals of Non-visa Required Countries For Tourism and Business Purposes

What are the requirements?

Qualified foreign nationals from non-visa required countries shall:

• Be fully-vaccinated as defined by Section A(2) of IATF Resolution No. 160-B (see link above), except for minor children below twelve (12) years of age traveling with their fully-vaccinated foreign parent/s;

• Carry/possess an acceptable proof of vaccination recognized under existing IATF regulations:

• WHO International Certificates of Vaccination and Prophylaxis;
• VaxCertPH; or
• National/state digital certificate of the foreign government which has accepted VaxCertPH under a reciprocal arrangement unless otherwise permitted by the IATF. (Note: Vaccination certificates issued by the Japanese government are recognized/accepted.)

• Present a negative RT-PCR test taken within 48 hours prior to the date and time of departure from country of origin/first port of embarkation in a continuous travel to the Philippines, excluding lay-overs; provided, that, traveler has not left the airport premises or has not been admitted into another country during such lay-over

• Have valid tickets for their return journey to the port of origin or next port of destination not later than thirty (30) days from date of arrival in the Philippines (Note: Not applicable to those availing of Balikbayan privilege);

• Have passports valid for a period of at least six (6) months at the time of arrival to the Philippines; AND

• Obtain, prior to arrival, a travel insurance for COVID-19 treatment costs from reputed insurers, with a minimum coverage of USD 35,000.00 for the duration of their stay in the Philippines.

Visa-free foreign nationals who fail to fully comply with the conditions and requisites above shall be denied admission into the country and shall be subject to the appropriate exclusion proceedings.