Under Executive Order No. 408 and related issuances, the Department of Foreign Affairs allows nationals from eligible countries to enter the Philippines without a visa. 

To avail of this privilege, travelers must present the following documents at the Philippine border control:

1. A passport valid for at least six (6) months beyond the intended departure from the Philippines
2. A return ticket to their home country or an onward ticket to their next destination 

Nationals from 157 countries may enter the Philippines without a visa for tourism or business, with stays of 59, 30, 14, or 7 days, depending on their nationality and the Philippines' bilateral agreements with their country.

To confirm eligibility and the allowed length of stay for your nationality, please refer to the complete list below.

Citizens of countries not included in the list will need to apply for a visa prior to travel.

If you are a Kuwaiti passport-holder and wish to travel to the Philippines for tourism/business, you are eligible for the visa-free privilege provided that your stay in the Philippines does not exceed thirty (30) days.

For further information on visas, please visit the Philippine Bureau of Immigration’s website immigration.gov.ph or its Official Facebook Page.

VISA FREE COUNTRIES

1. Nationals from the following countries are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for an initial stay of thirty (30) days:



1	Andorra	53	Ghana	105	Oman
2	Angola	54	Greece	106	Palau
3	Antigua and Barbuda	55	Grenada	107	Panama
4	Argentina	56	Guatemala	108	Papua New Guinea
5	Australia	57	Guinea	109	Paraguay
6	Austria	58	Guinea Bissau	110	Peru
7	Bahamas	59	Guyana	111	Poland
8	Bahrain	60	Haiti	112	Portugal
9	Barbados	61	Honduras	113	Qatar
10	Belgium	62	Hungary	114	Republic of Korea
11	Belize	63	Iceland	115	Romania
12	Benin	64	Indonesia	116	Russia
13	Bhutan	65	Ireland	117	Rwanda
14	Bolivia	66	Israel*	118	Saint Kitts and Nevis
15	Botswana	67	Italy	119	Saint Lucia
16	Brazil*	68	Jamaica	120	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
17	Brunei Darussalam	69	Japan	121	Samoa
18	Bulgaria	70	Kazakhstan	122	San Marino
19	Burkina Faso	71	Kenya	123	Sao Tome and Principe
20	Burundi	72	Kiribati	124	Saudi Arabia
21	Cambodia	73	Kuwait	125	Senegal
22	Cameroon	74	Kyrgyzstan	126	Seychelles
23	Canada	75	Lao People’s Democratic Republic	127	Singapore
24	Cape Verde	76	Latvia	128	Slovak Republic
25	Central African Republic	77	Lesotho	129	Slovenia
26	Chad	78	Liberia	130	Solomon Islands
27	Chile	79	Liechtenstein	131	South Africa
28	Colombia	80	Lithuania	132	Spain
29	Comoros	81	Luxembourg	133	Suriname
30	Congo	82	Madagascar	134	Swaziland
31	Costa Rica	83	Malawi	135	Sweden
32	Cote d’Ivoire	84	Malaysia	136	Switzerland
33	Croatia	85	Maldives	137	Tajikistan
34	Cyprus	86	Mali	138	Thailand
35	Czech Republic	87	Malta	139	Togo
36	Democratic Republic of the Congo	88	Marshall Islands	140	Trinidad and Tobago
37	Denmark	89	Mauritania	141	Tunisia
38	Djibouti	90	Mauritius	142	Turkey
39	Dominica	91	Mexico	143	Turkmenistan
40	Dominican Republic	92	Micronesia	144	Tuvalu
41	Ecuador	93	Monaco	145	Uganda
42	El Salvador	94	Mongolia	146	United Arab Emirates
43	Equatorial Guinea	95	Morocco	147	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
44	Eritrea	96	Mozambique	148	United Republic of Tanzania
45	Estonia	97	Myanmar	149	United States of America
46	Ethiopia	98	Namibia	150	Uruguay
47	Fiji	99	Nepal	151	Uzbekistan
48	Finland	100	Netherlands	152	Vanuatu
49	France	101	New Zealand	153	Vatican
50	Gabon	102	Nicaragua	154	Venezuela
51	Gambia	103	Niger	155	Vietnam
52	Germany	104	Norway	156	Zambia
				157	Zimbabwe



2. *Brazilian and Israeli nationals are allowed to enter the Philippines visa-free for a stay of fifty-nine (59) days based on existing agreements.


3. Indian nationals may be granted a visa-free entry for an initial stay not exceeding fourteen (14) days under the Foreign Service Circular (FSC) No. 36-12, provided, that they possess:
   
   
   1. Valid or unexpired Japanese, Australian, Canadian, Schengen, Singapore, UK, or US visa or permanent residence permit;
   2. A national passport valid at least six (6) months beyond the contemplated stay;
   3. Return or onward ticket to the next country of destination;
   4. No derogatory record with the Bureau of Immigration, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), and the International Police (Interpol).
   
   The 14-day visa-free entry may be extended by an additional seven (7) days for a maximum twenty-one (21) days.


4. Under FSC No. 112-11, the following may enter the Philippines without a visa for an initial stay not exceeding seven (7) days provided that they possess a return or onward ticket:
   
   
   1. Holders of Hong Kong British passports; and
   2. Mainland Chinese for tourism with a valid or unexpired Australian, Japanese, Canadian, Schengen or US visa.
   
   The 7-day visa-free entry may be extended by an additional fourteen (14) days to complete a maximum twenty-one (21) days.
   Hong Kong SAR passport holders may enter the Philippines visa-free for an initial stay of fourteen (14) days.
   
   
5. Under FSC No. 122-11, Macau SAR passport holders may enter the Philippines without a visa for an initial stay of fourteen (14) days, provided that they possess a return or onward ticket.


6. Under Operations Order No. SBM-2015-018, MECO ETA holders may enter the Philippines visa-free for an initial stay of thirty (30) days.