Philippines Reopens to Tourists Starting February 10, 2022
If you have been planning to visit the tropical country and sunny beaches of the Philippines, then here’s some great news! Philippines will reopen to vaccinated tourists starting February 10, 2022. More than 150 countries will not require a visa! These countries include the UK, the UAE, Ireland, the US, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, South Africa, and many countries in Europe. The quarantine requirements for travelers are lifted as well.
Before Traveling to the Philippines
Travelers must have a passport that is valid for at least six months at the time of arrival. They also need to have return or outbound flight tickets to their country of origin or onward destination.
All fully vaccinated foreign travelers will need to present a negative PCR test taken no more than 48 hours before departure. No quarantine measures will apply to fully vaccinated tourists arriving in the Philippines, although all travelers must self-monitor for symptoms for seven days after arrival. Children under 18 years old are exempt from showing proof of vaccination. They are also required to obtain, prior to arrival, travel insurance for COVID-19 treatment costs from reputed insurers, with a minimum coverage of USD 35,000.00 for the duration of their stay in the Philippines. (IATF Resolution 160-B s-2022)
On the other hand, unvaccinated travelers are still not be allowed to enter.
List of Countries who Can Enter the Philippines Without a Visa:
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo, Democratic Republic
- Costa Rica
- Cote d’ Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- 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
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea (ROK)
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- 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
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- 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
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
However, only a few countries with their vaccine certificate will be accepted in the Philippines. As of February 7, 2022, the Philippines will accept the vaccine certificates of the following countries as proof of COVID-19 vaccination status:
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bahrain
- Canada
- Colombia
- Czech Republic
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- India
- Iraq
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Monaco
- New Zealand
- Oman
- Qatar
- Samoa
- Singapore
- Slovenia
- Sri Lanka
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- The Netherlands
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- USA
- Vietnam
Vaccinated OFWs – No Quarantine Needed!
Countries will no longer be classified using the traffic-light system (red, yellow, green), Filipino authorities said during a press briefing on Friday. Starting February 1, the government’s pandemic task force has temporarily suspended the green, yellow and red classification of destinations pertaining to risk levels of COVID-19 in each nation.
However, arrival and quarantine requirements for all arriving passengers will be based on their vaccination status. No mandatory quarantine will be required for fully vaccinated travelers entering the Philippines from any destination with a negative PCR test. Unvaccinated Filipinos returning to the Philippines can still travel, so long as they have a negative PCR test result taken no more than 48 hours before arrival but will have to undergo at least five days of quarantine in a facility.
If a negative PCR test result is received on day five, they will be allowed to complete the remainder of the 14-day quarantine at home.
After nearly two years, Philippines will finally open its borders to tourists. To learn more, read IATF Resolution No. 159, s-2022.
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we are formerly filipinos but now holding an austrian passport andwe want to visit phils, my husband was 79 years old and i 65 and we have philhealth and sss in the phils. my question is shozuld we still get travel insurance when visiting phils. thank you and hoping for your replay
Good day, you will need an insurance which covers COVID-19