Filipino nationals or pinoys nowadays are fond of travelling, I may say that some has become part of their lifestyle where in they would save part of their hard earned salaries for travel purposes. Most of the time many countries requires a visa place but no worries, there are lots of counties also where Filipino nationals holding a Philippine passport can travel freely without any visa requirements. Among others are enumerated below:
Asian Countries, member of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
In a reciprocity visa free agreement among member nations within the ASEAN countries:
Asian Countries, member of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
In a reciprocity visa free agreement among member nations within the ASEAN countries:
- 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
- Armenia - 120 days, visa issued on arrival
- China, Shenzhen - 7 days, if crossing from Hong Kong, and is valid in Shenzhen area only.
- Hong Kong - 14 days validity
- India - 30 days, eTourist visa online, (limited only to New Delhi and Mumbai airports)
- Iran - 15 days, must obtain an e-visa pre-approval code from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Israel - visa-free for tourists (no. of days of stay will depend on Immigration); visa-free for holders of diplomatic and official passports; visa required for business)
- Kyrgyzstan - 30 days, visa on arrival
- Laos - 21 days, visa on arrival
- Macau - 30 days
- Maldives - 30 days visa issued upon arrival except those who visited Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone within the previous 21 days
- Myanmar - 21 days
- Mongolia - 21 days
- Nepal - 15/30/90 days visa issued upon arrival for around US$25/40/100
- 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, Filipinos holding valid visas or permanent resident cards for USA, Canada, Japan, UK, EU Schengen, Australia and New Zealand. Additionally, they must not have been employed as blue collar workers in Taiwan before and are only permitted to stay in Taiwan for 30 days. Filipinos who are qualified to travel to Taiwan visa-free should register their passports and personal data online at https://nas.immigration.gov.tw/nase/ to apply for approval. Upon obtaining approval, they must then print out the Authorization Certificate and present it to the airline counter when checking in. Those who arrive at a Taiwan airport and are unable to show valid visas or permanent resident cards for the above-mentioned countries will be refused entry into Taiwan.
- Tajikistan - 45 days, visa on arrival
- Timor-Leste (a.k.a. East Timor)- 30 day visa issued at the Dili airport and seaport
African Continent
- Cape Verde Islands – 21 days
- Comoros – 21 days
- Djibouti – 30 day visa issued on arrival
- Gambia – visa issued upon arrival, but must get prior clearance from immigration.
- Guinea-Bissau - 90 days visa issued on arrival
- Kenya - 90 days visa issued on arrival
- Madagascar - 30 days visa issued on arrival
- Mauritania - visa issued on arrival
- Morocco - 90 days
- Mozambique - 30 days visa issued on arrival
- Rwanda - 90 days
- Saint Helena - visa issued upon arrival
- Senegal - 30 days issued on arrival, invitation letter required. Visa available online.
- Seychelles – 30 days permit, must show sufficient funds & proof of accommodation.
- Somalia - 30 days on arrival, invitation letter by sponsor submitted 2 days before arrival.
- 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 for tourism, 30 dyas for business
- Costa Rica - 30 days Visitor's Permit issued upon arrival
- Nicaragua - 90 days visa issued on arrival
- 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
- Georgia - Visa issued on arrival. Preferably with invitation.
- Kosovo - 90 days
- Cook Islands - 31 days
- Fiji - 120 days, Visitor's Permit issued on arrival
- Marshall Islands - 90 days visa issued on arrival
- Micronesia - 30 days, entry permit is 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
- Bolivia - 90 days
- Brazil - 90 days
- Colombia - 90 days
- Ecuador - 90 days
- Peru - 60 days
- Suriname - 90 days
There has been a lot of articles written about visa free countries where Filipinos can travel but I am writing this once again in order to refresh and remind our fellow kababayans who are planning for their next trip. Check on your bucket list and include more beautiful countries to travel like Morocco, Maldives, Brasil, Peru and a lot more.
Please bear in mind that visa exemption is for tourist visit purpose only. Your passport must be the latest one (ePassport) which is the machine readable passport. Visas are usually issued upon arrival. Return tickets, proof of accommodation, valid IDs and sufficient funds are usually required to obtain visa at arrival. GOODLUCK! on your next travel. ENJOY! and bring home good memories.
The above information may change due to new updates so kindly check the immigration website of the country or territory you would want to visit.
"ONCE a year GO some place YOU'VE never been before."
- Delai Lama
"TRAVEL while you're young and able. Don't worry about the MONEY, just make it work. EXPERIENCE is far more VALUABLE than money will ever be."
