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  • Advisory | Temporary Restriction of Entry of Foreign Nationals into the Philippines Extended until 30 April 2021

    Pursuant to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) Resolution No. 103 s. 2021, the following revised guidelines shall take effect starting 0001H 22 March 2021 to 2359H 30 April 2021:

    • All Filipino citizens (OFWs and non-OFWs) shall be allowed entry into the Philippines
    • Only the following categories of foreign citizens may enter the Philippines, PROVIDED they are able to present a valid visa at the time of entry and other supporting documents indicated below:
     Category Requirement/s and Condition/s
    Diplomats and members of international organisations and their dependents
    • valid 9e visa or 47a2 visa
    Foreign nationals involved in medical repatriation
    • DFA Office of the Undersecretary of Migrant Workers Affairs endorsement (for more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
    • OWWA endorsement (for more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
    Foreign national seafarers
    • valid 9c visa for crew change (Green Lanes Programme)
    Foreign national spouses and dependent children of Filipino nationals
    • valid 9a visa
    • Proof of relationship with the Filipino national (i.e. civil registry documents)
    • Must be travelling with the Filipino national spouse / parent
    Emergency, humanitarian, and other similar cases
    • Approval by the NTF COVID-19 Chairperson or authorised representative (for more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
    • Valid visa

    Existing guidelines for arriving crew member/s shall continue to be observed.

    The above guidelines is enforced without prejudiced to the exercise of the mandate of the Philippine Bureau of Immigraiton in relation to all arrival and departure formalities.

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  • Travel Advisory | Relaxation of Travel Restrictions on Foreign Citizens Starting 1 May 2021

    Pursuant to IATF Resolution No. 113 s.2021, foreign nationals allowed under previous IATF resolutions shall be allowed to enter the Philippines starting 1 May 2021 subject to the following conditions:

    • With valid and existing visa at the time of entry, except for those qualified under Balikbayan Program under RA 6768;
    • With pre-booked accommodationg for at least seven (7) nights in an accredited quarantine hotel/facility;
    • Subject to COVID-19 testing at the quarantine hotel/facility on the sixth day from the date of arrival; and
    • Subject to the maximum capacity of inbound passengers at the port and date of entry.

    Travel restrictions imposed under IATF Resolution No. 112 s. 2021 shall continue to be in force.

    The following guidelines shall govern the entry of passengers into the Philippines:

    Allowed to enter the Philippines 
    • Filipino citizens with a valid Philippine passport
    • Filipino citizens who are dual citizens under Republic Act 9225, provided they are able to present an Identification Certificate as proof of recognition as a Filipino citizen or as proof that they have reacquired Philippine citizenship under RA 9225.
    • Foreign nationals allowed entry under the Balikbayan Program (RA 6768), provided they are nationals from non-visa required countries under EO 408:
      • Former Filipino citizens, together with their foreign national spouses and children, regardless of age, who are travelling with them;
      • Filipino citizens' spouses and children, regardless of age, who are travelling with them
    • Foreign nationals with valid and existing visas at the time of entry such as holders of valid and existing Special Resident and Retirees Visa (SRRV) or 9a Visas, provided they present, upon arrival, an entry exemption document issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila (the Philippine Embassy is not authorised to issue entry exemption documents);
      • Except for9e Visa holders who are covered by a different testing and quarantine protocols, the entry of all other foreign citizens shall be subject to the following conditions:
        • With pre-booked acommodation for at least seven (7) nights in an accredied quarantine hotel / facility; and 
        • Subject to COVID-19 testing at the quarantine hotel / facility on the sixth day from their date of arrival.

    The pre-booked accommodation for at least (7) nights in a quarantine hotel accredited by the Department of Tourism (DOT) shall be presented for initial check at the immigration counters.  Those who fail to present a pre-booked accommodation shall be denied entry and shall be boarded immediately on the next available flight.

    Foreign nationals who were cleared for entry but subsequently found to have presented a counterfeit or fraudulent pre-booked accommodation upon validation by the DOT, or those who will violate the testing and quarantine protocols of the Department of Health, shall be subject to deportation.
    Not allowed to travel to the Philippines The travel restriction imposed by IATF Resolution No. 112, s. 2021 for ALL travelers coming from India or those with travel history in India within the last fourteen (14) days preceding arrival in the Philippines.

    For enquiries, please email:

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  • Travel Advisory | SRRV-Holders are No Longer Required to Present an Entry Exemption Document to Enter the Philippines

    The Philippine Embassy informs the public of the following updates on existing travel restrictions to the Philippines:

    • Foreign nationals holding Special Resident Retiree's Visas (SRRV) are nallowed to enter the Philippines without need of an entry exemption document.  SRRV-holders are advised to directly contact the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. regarding all matters on enterting the Philippines.
    • The issuance of all 9a single entry visas valid for three (3) months shall continue to require an entry exemption document from the Department.

    Basis: IATF Resolution 119

     

  • Travel Advisory | Testing and Quarantine Protocols Starting 8 May 2021

    The following testing and quarantine protocols shall apply to all passengers arriving in the Philippine starting 0001H of 08 May 2021:

    • Mandatory 14-day quarantine
    • All international arrivals are required to undergo a facility or hotel quarantine for up to ten (10) days upon arrival
    • COVID-19 testing to be conducted on Day 7 (Day 1 is the arrival / check-in date)
    • International arrivals may continue their quarantine at home or in their hotels (as the case may be) from Day 11 up to Day 14, provided the result of the RT-PCR test is NEGATIVE

    For enquiries on arrival / quarantine protocols, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..