🇵🇭 Philippines: visa, entry rules and travel facts
The Philippines grants visa-free entry to a wide range of nationalities for short tourist stays, with extensions available once you are in the country. Entry is spread across several international gateways, Manila and Cebu being the busiest.
A Philippines passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 105 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Manila
- Currency
- Philippine peso
- Languages
- English, Filipino
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa-free
161 passports enter Philippines visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 30 days |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | 30 days |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 30 days |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 30 days |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 30 days |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 30 days |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 30 days |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 30 days |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | 30 days |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 30 days |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | 30 days |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | 30 days |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 30 days |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 30 days |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | 30 days |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 59 days |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | 30 days |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 30 days |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 30 days |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | 30 days |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 30 days |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 30 days |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 30 days |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 30 days |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 30 days |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | 30 days |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 30 days |
| 🇨🇳 China | 14 days |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | 30 days |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | 30 days |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | 30 days |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 30 days |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 30 days |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 30 days |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 30 days |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 30 days |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 30 days |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | 30 days |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 30 days |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | 30 days |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 30 days |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 30 days |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 30 days |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 30 days |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 30 days |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 30 days |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | 30 days |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 30 days |
| 🇫🇷 France | 30 days |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | 30 days |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | 30 days |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 30 days |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | 30 days |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 30 days |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | 30 days |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 30 days |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | 30 days |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 30 days |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | 30 days |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | 30 days |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | 30 days |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 14 days |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 30 days |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | 30 days |
| 🇮🇳 India | 14 days |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 30 days |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 30 days |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 59 days |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 30 days |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 30 days |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 30 days |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 30 days |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 30 days |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | 30 days |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 30 days |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 30 days |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 30 days |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | 30 days |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 30 days |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 30 days |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | 30 days |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 30 days |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 30 days |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 30 days |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | 14 days |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 30 days |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | 30 days |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | 30 days |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | 30 days |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | 30 days |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 30 days |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 30 days |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 30 days |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 30 days |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 30 days |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | 30 days |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 30 days |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 30 days |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | 30 days |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | 30 days |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 30 days |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 30 days |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 30 days |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | 30 days |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 30 days |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | 30 days |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | 30 days |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 30 days |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 30 days |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 30 days |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | 30 days |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 30 days |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 30 days |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | 30 days |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 30 days |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 30 days |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 30 days |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 30 days |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 30 days |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 30 days |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | 30 days |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | 30 days |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | 30 days |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | 30 days |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 30 days |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 30 days |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 30 days |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 30 days |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 30 days |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 30 days |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | 30 days |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 30 days |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 30 days |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 30 days |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 30 days |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | 30 days |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | 30 days |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 30 days |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 30 days |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 30 days |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 30 days |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 30 days |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | 30 days |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 30 days |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 30 days |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 30 days |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 30 days |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 30 days |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 30 days |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | 30 days |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 30 days |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 30 days |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | 30 days |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 30 days |
eTA (electronic authorization)
1 passports need an electronic travel authorization (not a visa).
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 30 days |
Visa required
36 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | – |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | – |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | – |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | – |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | – |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | – |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | – |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | – |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | – |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | – |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | – |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | – |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | – |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | – |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | – |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | – |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | – |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | – |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | – |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | – |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | – |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
Frequently asked questions
What do I need to arrange before flying to Philippines?
Beyond the visa rule there is a mandatory pre-arrival formality: eTravel registration (Philippine One-Stop Electronic Travel Declaration System) (Within 72 hours (3 days) before arrival in the Philippines). Without it you can be refused entry even when no visa is required.
Do I need a visa for Philippines?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: United States: visa-free, 30 days; United Kingdom: visa-free, 30 days; Germany: visa-free, 30 days; Canada: visa-free, 30 days. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in Philippines?
Philippine peso.
What language is spoken in Philippines?
English, Filipino.
⚠️ Mandatory before you fly
A visa is not the only thing this destination checks. The following must be completed in advance, even when no visa is required.
eTravel registration (Philippine One-Stop Electronic Travel Declaration System)
When: Within 72 hours (3 days) before arrival in the Philippines
Free: etravel.gov.ph is the only official site and never asks for payment. Diplomats, foreign dignitaries and holders of diplomatic or official passports are exempt. You get a QR code that the airline checks before boarding.
Checked against the official source on 2026-08-22 · Official portal
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Visa-free | 30 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Germany | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Canada | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Australia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| India | Visa-free (up to 14 days) | 14 days |
| Russia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| China | Visa-free (up to 14 days) | 14 days |
| France | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Japan | Visa-free | 30 days |
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