Get your backpacks ready this year and start checking your travel bucket list. DFA recently announced additional lists of countries that offer visa-free entry for Filipinos. Be reminded that although some countries don’t require visa upon departure but you need to acquire one upon arrival. We have over 60 countries to travel with visa-free, so sit back and list down your next destinations.
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Members:
- Brunei Darussalam – 14 days
- Cambodia – 21 days
- Indonesia – 30 days
- Laos – 30 days
- Malaysia – 30 days
- Singapore – 30 days
- Thailand – 30 days
- Vietnam – 21 days
Asian Countries, (Non-ASEAN members)
- Azerbaijan – 30 days, visa issued on arrival
- China, Shenzhen – There’s a 7 days visa if arriving from Hong Kong, and is valid in Shenzhen area only.
- Hong Kong – 14 days validity
- India – 30 days visa issued on arrival
- Iran – 15 days, must obtain an e-visa pre-approval code from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Israel – 90 days
- Laos – 21 days, visa on arrival
- Macau – 30 days
- Maldives – 30 days visa issued upon arrival
- Myanmar – 21 days
- Mongolia – 21 days
- Nepal – 21 days visa issued on arrival
- Republic of Georgia – 90 days visa will be issued upon arrival, 360 days visa free to those who have temporary residence of Qatar, Oman,Bahrain and Kuwait
South Korea – 30 days, if arriving at Jeju Island or after visiting Korea 4 times with visa - Sri Lanka – 30 days, but must get an Electronic Visa Authorization prior to departure.
- Taiwan – 30 days, if holding a permanent residence certificate or an unexpired visa from: Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Schengen countries, United Kingdom or United States. And must register online at https://nas.immigration.gov.tw/nase/ prior to arrival.
- Timor-Leste (a.k.a. East Timor)- 30 day visa is issued at the Dili airport and seaport
African Continent
- Burundi – 21 days
- Cape Verde Islands – 21 days
- Comoros – 21 days
- Djibouti – 30 day visa issued on arrival
- Gambia – visa issued upon arrival
- Kenya – 90 days visa issued on arrival
- Madagascar – 90 days visa issued on arrival
- Morocco – 90 days
- Mozambique – 30 days visa issued on arrival
- Saint Helena – visa issued upon arrival
- Seychelles – 30 days, must show sufficient funds & proof of accommodation
- Tanzania – visa issued on arrival
- Togo (Togolese Republic) – 7 days, visa issued on arrival. Requires yellow fever vaccination
- Uganda – 90 day visa issued on arrival at Entebbe Airport
- Zambia – 90 days visa issued on arrival
Central America
- Costa Rica – 30 days Visitor’s Permit issued upon arrival
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua – 90 days visa issued on arrival
More Countries Filipinos Can Travel To Without Visa:
Caribbean
- Anguilla – 21 days
- Dominica – 21 days
- Haiti – 21 days
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 30 days visa issued on arrival
- Turks and Caicos Islands – 21 days
Europe
- Kosovo – 90 days
- Oceania/Pacific Island Nations
- Cook Islands – 31 days
- Fiji – 120 days, Visitor’s Permit issued on arrival
- Marshall Islands – 30 days visa issued on arrival
- Micronesia – 30 days, entry permit required for stays over 30 days
- Nauru – 30 days
- Niue – 30 days
- Northern Marianas – visa issued on arrival
- Palau – 30 days visa issued on arrival
- Papua New Guinea – 60 days, visa given on arrival
- Pitcairn Islands – 14 days, entry permit given on arrival
- Samoa – 60 days Visitor’s Permit issued upon arrival
- Tuvalu – 30 day visitor permit for tourist is issued upon arrival
- Vanuatu – 30 days
South America
- Bolivia – 90 days
- Brazil – 90 days
- Colombia – 90 days
- Ecuador – 90 days
- Peru – 183 days
- Suriname – 90 days
The report that took place on April 22, 2014 regarding visa-free travel for Filipinos to the US, has been denied by the DFA, claiming the report was a hoax. For more travel guides and documents, please visit the DFA’s website at http://www.dfa.gov.ph/