For foreign nationals planning to come to the Philippines for the purposes of business, tourism, or health related reasons; a 9(a) tourist visa is required.
The nationals of the one-hundred-fifty-seven (157) countries (listed below) receive a thirty (30) day visa upon arrival with the exception of Brazil, Gibraltar and Israel which are given fifty-nine (59) days.
There are forty-one (41) countries that require a visa(listed below). For these countries the tourist visa must be obtained before entering the Philippines.
All visitors are required to have a passport that is valid for no less than six (6) months and an outbound ticket.
Tourist Visa Extention
Foreign nationals who have received the thirty (30) day tourist visa, may apply for an extension of twenty-nine (29) days and subsequently apply for either one (1) month, two (2) months, or six (6) months extensions, seven days before expiry of their current tourist visa.
Foreign nationals who have received the fifty-nine (59) day tourist visa, may apply for an extension of twenty-nine (29) days and subsequently apply for either one (1) month, two (2) months, or six (6) months extensions, seven days before expiry of their current tourist visa.
Visa Upon Arrival
1.Andora 2.Angola 3.Antigua & 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 (9a-59 days) 17.Brunei 18.Bulgaria 19.Burkina Faso 20.Burundi 21.Cambodia 22.Cameroon 23.Canada 24.Cape Verde 25.Central African Rep 26.Chad 27.Chile 28.Colombia 29.Comoros 30.Congo 31.Congo, Democratic Rep 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.Eretia 45.Estonia 46.Ethiopia 47.Fiji 48.Finland 49.France 50.Gabon 51.Gambia 52.Germany 53.Ghana 54.Greece 55.Grenada 56.Guatemala 57.Guinea 58.Guinea- Bissau 59.Guyana 60.Haiti 61.Honduras 62.Hungary 63Iceland 64.Indonesia 65.Ireland 66.Israel (9a-59 days) 67.Italy 68.Jamaica 69.Japan 70.Kazakhstan 71.Kenya 72.Kiribati 73.Korea (ROK) 74.Kuwait 75.Kyrgyzstan 76.Laos 77.Latvia 78.Lesotho 79.Liberia 80.Liechtenstein
81.Lithuania 82.Luxembourg 83.Madagascar 84.Malawi 85.Malaysia 86.Maldives 87.Mali 88.Malta 89.Marshall Island 90.Mauritania 91.Mauritius 92.Mexico 93.Micronesia 94.Monaco 95.Mongolia 96.Morocco 97.Mozambique 98.Myanmar 99.Namibia 100.Nepal 101.Netherlands 102.New Zealand 103.Nicaragua 104.Niger 105.Norway 106.Oman 107.Palau 108.Panama 109.Papua New Guinea 110.Paraguay 111.Peru 112.Poland 113.Portugal 114.Qatar 115.Romania 116.Russia 117.Rwanda 118.St Kitts & Nevis 119.Saint Lucia 120.St Vincent and the Grenadines
121.Samoa 122.Sam Marino 123.Sao Tome and Principe 124.Saudi Arabia 125.Senegal 126.Seychelles 127.Singapore 128.Slovak Republic 129.Slovenia 130.Solomon Islands 131.South Africa 132.Spain 133.Suriname 134.Swaziland 135.Sweden 136.Switzerland 137.Tajikistan 138.Tanzania 139.Thailand 140.Togo 141.Trinidad and Tobago 142.Tunisia 143.Turkey 144.Turkmenistan 145.Tuvalu 146.Uganda 147.United Arab Emirates 148.UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 149.USA 150.Uruguay 151.Uzbekistan 152.Vanuatu 153.Vatican 154.Venezuela 155.Vietnam 156.Zambia 157.Zimbabwe
Visa Required Countries
1.Afghanistan 2.Albania 3.Algeria 4.Armenia 5.Azerbaijan 6.Bangladesh 7.Belarus 8.Bosnia-Herzegovina 9.Byelorussia 10.China
11.Cuba 12.East Timor 13.Egypt 14.Georgia 15.Hongkong CI/DI/TD 16.India 17.Iran 18.Iraq 19.Jordan 20.Lebanon
21.Libya 22.Macedonia 23.Malaysia CI/TD 24.Moldova 25.Nauru 26.Nigeria 27.North Korea 28.Pakistan 29.Palenstine 30.Serbia
31.Sierre Leone 32.Sri Langka 33.Somalia 34.Stateless 35.Sudan 36.Syria 37.Taiwan/ROC 38.Tonga 39.Ukraine 40.Yemen 41.Yugoslavia