Saturday 2 February 2013

Visa-Free or Visa-On-Arrival for Filipinos

We always wonder where in the world we can set foot with just our Philippine passports in tow. I had the same queries from time to time so I bookmarked a site about this and it's the same I'm sharing here.

Courtesy of: Wikipedia


These are the territorial entry points where Immigration officers just do the stamp/s to the passport (Visa-Free) without any questions (or maybe a little bit sometimes basically about your trip) nor pay something:
  1. Brunei - 14 days
  2. Cambodia - 21 days
  3. Indonesia - 30 days
  4. Laos - 30 days
  5. Malaysia - 30 days
  6. Singapore - 30 days
  7.  Thailand - 30 days
  8. Vietnam - 21 days
  9. Morocco - 90 days (open-dated)
  10. Seychelles - 30 days
  11. Hongkong - 14 days
  12. Israel** - 90 days
  13. Macau - 30 days
  14. Mongolia - 21 days
  15. Sri Lanka - 30 days (Electronic  Travel Authorization)
  16. Kosovo - 90 days
  17. Cook Islands - 31 days
  18. Micronesia - 30 days
  19. Niue - 30 days
  20. Vanuatu - 30 days
  21. Dominica - 21 days
  22. Costa Rica - 30 days (can extend up to 90 days)
  23. Haiti - 90 days
  24. St Kitts and Nevis - 14 days
  25. St Vincent and Grenadines - 30 days
  26. Turks and Caicos - 30 days
  27. Bolivia - 90 days
  28. Brazil - 90 days
  29. Colombia - 90 days (can extend for another 90 days)
  30. Ecuador - 90 days
  31. Peru - 183 days
  32. Suriname - 90 days
  33. Myanmar - (updated) visa-free 14 days; E-visa 28 days/USD40 but must arrive at Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay Airports
Below additional list however would mostly require us to pay some amount upon arrival at the airport/Immigration but definitely Visa is granted at no further remarks. This is more known as under Visa-on-arrival (VOA) terms.
  1. Burundi - no fee
  2. Cape Verde - EUR25
  3. Comoros - 24hrs free, succeeding with fee
  4. Djibouti - 10 days/DJF3k; 30days/DJF5k
  5. Gambia - 24-72hrs free succeeding up to 1 month with fee (added: 90 days but an entry clearance need to obtain from Gambian Immigration before travel)
  6. Kenya - 90 days/USD25
  7. Madagascar - 90 days/MGA140k
  8. Mali - with fee
  9. Mozambique - 30 days/USD25
  10. St Helena - no fee
  11. Tanzania - USD50
  12. Togo - 7 days with fee
  13. Uganda - 180 days/USD50 (open-dated)
  14. Zambia - 90 days/USD50
  15. Georgia - 90 days/GEL50; 360 days multi/GEL100c (added: eVisa)
  16. India - 30 days/USD60 (added: Electronic Travel Authorization. Major entry ports like Delhi, Mombai, Calcutta, Bangalore accept Visa on Arrival)
  17. Iran - 30 days no fee
  18. Maldives - 30 days no fee
  19. Nepal - 15/30/90 days for USD25/40/100
  20. Timor-Leste - 30 days/USD30
  21. Fiji - 120 days no fee
  22. Marshall Islands - 30 days no fee (added: 90 days)
  23. Palau - 30 days no fee
  24. Samoa - 60 days no fee (entry permit on arrival)
  25. Tuvalu - 30 days no fee
  26. Nicaragua - 30 days/USD50c (added: 90 days)
  27. St Lucia - 6 weeks/USD50

Updates:

  1. Armenia - Visa on arrival - 120 days
  2. Guinea-Bissau - Visa on arrival - 90 days
  3. Kyrgyzstan - Visa on arrival - 30 days
  4. Mauritania - Visa on arrival
  5. Papua New Guinea - Visa on arrival - 60 days
  6. Rwanda - Visa not required - 90 days
  7. Somalia - Visa on arrival - 30 days provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to Airport Immigration Dept at least 2 days from arrival
  8. Tajikistan - Visa on arrival - 45 days


Additional Notes:

Certain countries allow Filipino citizens to enter without a visa if they are in possession of a VALID visa for Schengen area, US or Canada. (Will get that comprehensive list soon) Meantime, we have below...

  • Australia - requires visa but transit* visa is not required
  • Bahamas; Domincan Republic; Jamaica (open-dated); Mexico (open-dated)  - require visa but permanent residents of Canada do not need one and may stay up to 30 days
  • Canada - visa required but Green Card holders in the US do not need one to visit or transit
  • China - visa needed into the mainland yet other than Hongkong and Macao, visa is also not required in entering Hainan
  • Iran - visa required but pre-approved visa can be  obtained up on airport
  • South Korea - mainland requires visa but Jeju Island is open for a 30-day visa-free access
  • St Kitts and Nevis - visa is required but obtainable online
  • Serbia - visa required but visa free for max stay of 90 days for valid visa holders or residents of EU and US
  • Taiwan - visa required but valid visa holders or residents of EU and US can apply online, no fee


*Transit visa is applicable for lay-overs

**Israeli stamps or any other indication of a connection with Israel is  refused admission in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, KSA, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen and MAYBE denied entry into Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Tunisia due to what they  called Arab League boycott with Israel.

Also, many African countries require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. 


Note: Information as of March 6, 2015 modification/updating

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