Eligible Passengers For Travel To The Philippines

IMPORTANT ADVISORY ON ENTRY RESTRICTIONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH PHILIPPINE REGULATIONS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF SARS-COV-2 B.1.617 VARIANT FIRST DETECTED IN INDIA

Travelers departing from or who have been to Romania in the past 14 days before scheduled arrival are NOT ALLOWED to enter the Philippines until October 31, 2021:

NOTES:

All arriving travelers shall undergo fourteen (14) days of quarantine upon arrival. The first ten (10) days of which shall be observed in a quarantine facility, with the remainder to be completed under home quarantine in their respective local government units of destination;
Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) testing shall be conducted on the 7^th day with Day 1 being the day of arrival. Notwithstanding a negative test result, the arriving traveler shall complete the facility-based quarantine period of ten (10) days;
The Bureau of Quarantine shall ensure strict symptom monitoring while in the facility quarantine for ten (10) days;
All passengers, whether Filipinos or foreigners, merely transiting through a Red List country/jurisdiction/territory shall not be deemed as having come from or having been to said country/jurisdiction/territory if they stayed in the airport the whole time and were not cleared for entry into such country/jurisdiction/territory by its immigration authorities;
Upon arrival in the Philippines, passengers covered by the immediately preceding paragraph shall comply with existing testing and quarantine protocols.

“Red List” countries/jurisdictions/territories are those classified by the IATF as “High Risk” countries/jurisdictions/territories, upon recommendation of the sub-Technical Working Group on Data Analytics, based on the following metrics: (i.) for populations greater than 100,000, the incidence rate (cumulative new cases over the past 28 days per 100,000 population) shall be more than 500; and (ii.) For populations less than 100,000, the COVID-19 case counts (cumulative new cases over the past 28 days) shall be more than 500, and testing rate of tests over the past 28 days per 100,000 population, as prescribed by its Technical Advisory Group;

If you are not covered by the travel ban above, please identify your traveler type and prepare documentary and other requirements in the guide below:

Passenger Type	Documentary and Other Requirements *(must be presented upon booking, check-in, and to the Immigration Officer upon arrival in the Philippines)*
Filipino nationals	Philippine Passport Proof of citizenship
Non-Filipino/Foreign spouse⁴ and children⁵ or children with special needs⁵ of a Filipino national	If traveling with Filipino national: Foreign Passport only, no visa needed¹(see notes) Any of the following: For spouses: authentic marriage certificate For children (regardless of age): authentic birth certificate Must meet the additional conditions of the IATF-EID³ If not traveling with Filipino national, Filipino national is currently residing in the Philippines at the intended date of travel: Foreign Passport with Philippine valid entry visa or long-term visa² Any of the following: For spouses: authentic marriage certificate For minor children only (below 18 years old) and children with special needs (regardless of age): authentic birth certificate Must meet the additional conditions of the IATF-EID³
Non-Filipino/Foreign parent of a minor Filipino child⁵ (below 18 years old) or a child with special needs⁵ (regardless of age)	Foreign Passport with Philippine valid entry visa or long-term visa² Authentic birth certificate of the minor Filipino child or child with special needs Must meet the additional conditions of the IATF-EID³
Former Filipinos (Balikbayan Program), Dual Citizens	Foreign Passport AND actual valid, old, or expired Philippine Passport; OR Foreign Passport AND any of the following documents: Authentic Birth Certificate Identification Certificate Certificate of Reacquisition/Retention/Recognition Must meet the additional conditions of the IATF-EID³
Spouse⁴/Children⁵ of Former Filipino Nationals (Balikbayan Program)	If traveling with Filipino national: Foreign Passport only, no visa needed¹ (see notes) Any of the following: For spouses: authentic marriage certificate For children (regardless of age): authentic birth certificate Must meet the additional conditions of the IATF-EID³ If not traveling with Filipino national, Filipino national is currently residing in the Philippines at the intended date of travel: Foreign Passport with Philippine valid entry visa or long-term visa² Any of the following: For spouses: authentic marriage certificate For children (regardless of age): authentic birth certificate Must meet the additional conditions of the IATF-EID³
Accredited foreign government and international organization officials and their dependents	9(E) visa Subject to arrival and quarantine procedures set by the Philippine Department of Health. Click here for the arrival guide. No need for DFA authorization/endorsement Diplomats are exempted from the arrival quota
Non-Filipino/Foreign seafarers with 9(c) visa	Foreign Passport/Seaman’s Book Must meet the additional conditions of the IATF-EID³
Non-Filipino/Foreign nationals in possession of valid certificates	Recognition Certificate (RC) OR Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003 (CRPC) under RA9225 Certificate
Non-Filipino/Foreign nationals with an eligible visa	Foreign Passport with valid and existing visa at the time of entry 9 (a) visas will need DFA or NTF authorization/endorsement or entry exemption document* Must meet the additional conditions of the IATF-EID³ *Entry Exemption Documents (EEDs) and/or Letters to the Bureau of Immigration (LBIs) issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (until February 7, 2021) or National Task Force shall be valid until May 31, 2021 only. EEDs and LBIs issued by the DFA starting February 8, 2021 shall have a validity of 90 days from date of issuance.
Investors granted with Special Investor’s Lane Authority	Passport with valid and existing visa at time of entry Submission of certificate of full vaccination with the completed dose dispensed more than two weeks from intended date of departure An RT-PCR test taken within 48 hours prior to departure from country of origin An RT-PCR test administered upon arrival Quarantine stay at an accredited quarantine hotel or facility until a negative RT-PCR test result is released Transfer to the identified hotel after quarantine clearance No travel history from countries under travel restriction within the last 14 days prior to entry in the Philippines

Notes:

¹You may enter into the Philippines visa-free if you are a national of a country listed under Executive Order 408. Click here for the list of countries whose nationals may enter the Philippines without a visa.

² You must apply and secure a Philippine entry or long-term visa from your country’s Philippine Consulate or at your nearest Philippine Foreign Service Post.

³Conditions of the IATF-EID:

Must have a valid and existing visa at the time of entry unless otherwise stated in the table above
With pre-booked accredited quarantine facility/hotel for at least 10 days at the traveler’s expense*;
Must undergo RT-PCR testing on the 7th day of quarantine. Non-OFWs and non-Filipinos on PAL flights arriving in Manila will be swabbed by Detoxicare Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory for arrivals in NAIA Terminal 2, or by the Philippine Airport Diagnostics Laboratory for arrivals in NAIA Terminal 1. Those arriving in Laoag will be swabbed by Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center.*
*Effective October 8, 2021, Fully vaccinated individuals coming from “Yellow” List countries/territories/jurisdictions, need to undergo facility-based quarantine until the release of their negative Reverse Transcription - Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) testing taken on the fifth (5th) day. After which, they shall be required to undergo home quarantine until their tenth (10th) day, with the day of arrival being the first day. The Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) shall ensure strict symptom monitoring while in the facility. Foreign nationals shall be required to secure their own pre-booked accommodation of at least six (6) days;

Fully vaccinated individuals coming from “Green” list countries shall follow the revised testing and quarantine protocols effective October 14, 2021,

For foreign nationals
- a negative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test shall be required to be taken within seventy-two hours (72 hrs) prior to departure from the country of origin.
- Upon arrival, no facility-based quarantine will be further required but the passenger is enjoined to self-monitor for any symptoms until the fourteenth (14th) day with the first day being the date of arrival.
For Filipinos (any) of the following depending on the choice of the arriving international passenger:

Facility-based quarantine until the release of a negative RT-PCR test taken in the quarantine facility upon arrival; or
Presentation of a negative RT-PCR test result taken within 72 hrs prior to departure from the country of origin, no facility-based quarantine shall be required but the passenger is enjoined to self-monitor for any symptoms until the fourteenth (14th) day with the first day being the date of arrival.

For more information on the eligibility, guidelines, and testing and quarantine protocols for fully vaccinated travelers, visit https://bit.ly/PALTravelsToPH-Vaccinated.

For purposes of verification/confirmation of vaccination status, any of the following shall be acceptable:

1. (i) For Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their spouse, parent/s, and/or children traveling with them vaccinated in the Philippines or abroad,
(ii) Non-OFWs vaccinated in the country or abroad, and
(iii) Foreigners vaccinated in the Philippines

• VaxCertPH digital vaccination certificate or
• Bureau of Quarantine/World Health Organization-issued International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICV), or
• National/state digital certificate of the foreign government where they were vaccinated, which has accepted VaxCertPH under a reciprocal arrangement unless otherwise specified by IATF

2. For foreign nationals vaccinated abroad
• WHO-issued ICV, or
• National/state digital certificate of the foreign government which has accepted VaxCertPH under a reciprocal arrangement unless otherwise specified by IATF.

Subject to the maximum capacity of inbound passengers as set by the National Task Force for COVID-19.

⁴ Only marriages under the provisions of the Philippine Family Code shall be honored.

⁵ For adopted children, please prepare additional documentary proof (e.g., adoption papers).

In cases of foreign law enforcement officers who will enter the Philippines to accept the physical transfer of custody of the person being extradited to the requesting State must follow the testing and arrival protocols as prescribed below:

If staying less than 72 hours in the Philippines, a negative RT-PCR test taken within 48 hours prior departure from the country of origin shall be presented upon check-in and arrival
If staying more than 72 hours in the Philippines, an RT-PCR test shall be administered upon arrival.

Please be advised that eligible passengers for travel to the Philippines, including documentary and additional requirements are subject to change and assessment of the Immigration Officer upon arrival in the Philippines:

Telephone: (+632) 8465-2400, (+632) 8524-3769
Facebook: immigration.helpline.ph, officialbureauofimmigration
Website: www.immigration.gov.ph
E-mail: immigPH@gmail.com, binoc_immigration@hotmail.ph, immigration.helpline.ph@gmail.com

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