Philippines Reopens to Tourists Starting February 10, 2022

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:

  1. Andorra
  2. Angola
  3. Antigua and Barbuda
  4. Argentina
  5. Australia
  6. Austria
  7. Bahamas
  8. Bahrain
  9. Barbados
  10. Belgium
  11. Belize
  12. Benin
  13. Bhutan
  14. Bolivia
  15. Botswana
  16. Brazil
  17. Brunei
  18. Bulgaria
  19. Burkina Faso
  20. Burundi
  21. Cambodia
  22. Cameroon
  23. Canada
  24. Cape Verde
  25. Central African Republic
  26. Chad
  27. Chile
  28. Colombia
  29. Comoros
  30. Congo
  31. Congo, Democratic Republic
  32. Costa Rica
  33. Cote d’ Ivoire
  34. Croatia
  35. Cyprus
  36. Czech Republic
  37. Denmark
  38. Djibouti
  39. Dominica
  40. Dominican Republic
  41. Ecuador
  42. El Salvador
  43. Equatorial Guinea
  44. Eritrea
  45. Estonia
  46. Ethiopia
  47. Fiji
  48. Finland
  49. France
  50. Gabon
  51. Gambia
  52. Germany
  1. Ghana
  2. Greece
  3. Grenada
  4. Guatemala
  5. Guinea
  6. Guinea-Bissau
  7. Guyana
  8. Haiti
  9. Honduras
  10. Hungary
  11. Iceland
  12. Indonesia
  13. Ireland
  14. Israel
  15. Italy
  16. Jamaica
  17. Japan
  18. Kazakhstan
  19. Kenya
  20. Kiribati
  21. Korea (ROK)
  22. Kuwait
  23. Kyrgyzstan
  24. Laos
  25. Latvia
  26. Lesotho
  27. Liberia
  28. Liechtenstein
  29. Lithuania
  30. Luxembourg
  31. Madagascar
  32. Malawi
  33. Malaysia
  34. Maldives
  35. Mali
  36. Malta
  37. Marshall Islands
  38. Mauritania
  39. Mauritius
  40. Mexico
  41. Micronesia
  42. Monaco
  43. Mongolia
  44. Morocco
  45. Mozambique
  46. Myanmar
  47. Namibia
  48. Nepal
  49. Netherlands
  50. New Zealand
  51. Nicaragua
  52. Niger
  53. Norway
  54. Oman
  1. Palau
  2. Panama
  3. Papua New Guinea
  4. Paraguay
  5. Peru
  6. Poland
  7. Portugal
  8. Qatar
  9. Romania
  10. Russia
  11. Rwanda
  12. Kitts and Nevis
  13. Saint Lucia
  14. Vincent and the Grenadines
  15. Samoa
  16. San Marino
  17. Sao Tome and Principe
  18. Saudi Arabia
  19. Senegal
  20. Seychelles
  21. Singapore
  22. Slovak Republic
  23. Slovenia
  24. Solomon Islands
  25. South Africa
  26. Spain
  27. Suriname
  28. Swaziland
  29. Sweden
  30. Switzerland
  31. Tajikistan
  32. Tanzania
  33. Thailand
  34. Togo
  35. Trinidad and Tobago
  36. Tunisia
  37. Turkey
  38. Turkmenistan
  39. Tuvalu
  40. Uganda
  41. United Arab Emirates
  42. United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
  43. United States of America
  44. Uruguay
  45. Uzbekistan
  46. Vanuatu
  47. Vatican
  48. Venezuela
  49. Vietnam
  50. Zambia
  51. 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:

  1. Armenia
  2. Australia
  3. Austria
  4. Belgium
  5. Bahrain
  6. Canada
  7. Colombia
  8. Czech Republic
  9. France
  10. Georgia
  11. Germany
  12. Hong Kong
  13. India
  14. Iraq
  15. Italy
  16. Japan
  17. Kazakhstan
  1. Kuwait
  2. Monaco
  3. New Zealand
  4. Oman
  5. Qatar
  6. Samoa
  7. Singapore
  8. Slovenia
  9. Sri Lanka
  10. Switzerland
  11. Thailand
  12. The Netherlands
  13. Tunisia
  14. Turkey
  15. United Arab Emirates
  16. United Kingdom
  17. USA
  18. 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.

Safe travels!

2 replies
  1. LOLITA VIDUYA
    LOLITA VIDUYA says:

    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

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