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The Philippines has opened its border to tourists who want to enjoy the beauty of its natural landscape or simply to have a view of its numerous historical sites. The Philippine authorities have provided visa-on-arrival (VoA) facilities for eligible countries in order to ensure a seamless entry procedure.
Keep reading the information below to find out all eligible countries for the Philippines’s visa on arrival, including its requirement, fee, and validity.
Philippines visa on arrival countries
More than 150 nationals around the world are eligible to apply for a Philippines visa on arrival. All the visitors need to do is bring all the required documents and submit them when they arrive in the Philippines, along with the visa payment.
The following is the list of countries eligible for a Philippine visa on arrival:
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Beliz
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil*
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Cote d’Ivoir
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Norway
- Oman
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Republic of Korea
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovak Republic
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Spain
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United Republic of Tanzania
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Philippines visa on arrival requirements
Before flying to the Philippines, visitors must prepare all the required documents below:
- a filled out visa on arrival application form
- a passport with at least six (6) months of validity
- a return ticket or a ticket for the onward destination
- a QR code received after registering through the eTravel platform at least 72 hours before arrival in the Philippines
Upon arriving in the Philippines, travelers can get in line and apply for a Philippine on arrival visa.
Philippines visa on arrival validity
Passport holders from most of the listed countries above can stay up to 30 days in the Philippines. However, visitors with the following passports are given exception:
- Brazilian passport holders are given permission to stay up to 59 days according to the current agreement.
- Hong Kong Special Administrative (SAR) and Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) passport holders are allowed to stay up to 14 days.
- Macau-Portuguese and Hong Kong British passport holders are allowed to stay up to 7 days.
