Philippines visa requirements
The rule for your own passport, from Philippines's official immigration page, with the date it was last checked. The same answer for every guide in Philippines: Palawan, Boracay, Cebu & Bohol, Siargao, Banaue & the rice terraces.
No visa neededup to 30 days
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Extendable inside the country to a total of 36 months. Onward or return travel within 30 days is required and is checked at the departure gate. Everyone must file the eTravel form within 72 hours before arrival.
Visa required in advance
Every other passport
How to get it: Nothing in advance beyond the free eTravel registration at etravel.gov.ph. Sites charging for it are not official.
eTravel — required
When: In the 72 hours before you arrive.
Have ready: passport, flight number, the full address of your first night.
Official form · checked 2026-09-11
Entry rules change often and depend on your passport, your route and the purpose of the trip. Confirm on the official page before booking.
The guides in Philippines
PalawanPhilippinesLimestone islands out of the sea, and lagoons you can only reach by boat
BoracayPhilippinesFour kilometres of white sand that the country closed for six months to clean, and reopened with rules
Cebu & BoholPhilippinesWhale sharks, waterfalls, and the country’s oldest city
SiargaoPhilippinesA teardrop island of coconut palms and reef breaks, still half the price of anywhere else this good
Banaue & the rice terracesPhilippinesTwo thousand years of terracing carved into the Cordillera, and villages you can only reach on foot