Which countries enjoy visa-free entry to Philippines? ABS-CBNnews Posted at 04/15/2014 5:52 PM | Updated as of 04/15/2014 5:52 PM MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs has listed 157 countries where its nationals can travel to the Philippines for tourism or business, visa-free, for a period of stay of 30-days. In a statement on Tuesday, the DFA said it included seven more countries to the list. These are the countries of Belize, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. However, Somalia has been removed from the list. Somali nationals may apply for visas at Philippine embassies or consulates in their countries of origin or residence. Below is the full list of countries granted visa-free privilege to the Philippines: Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Botswana Brazil* Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d’Ivoire Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People’s Democratic Republic 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 Republic of Korea Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint 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 Thailand Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican Venezuela Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe According to the DFA website , Brazilian and Israeli nationals are given 59 days stay based on existing agreements while holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative (SAR) passports and Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) passports are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for a stay not exceeding 14 days. Meanwhile, holders of Macau-Portuguese and Hong Kong British passports may stay in the country without visa for 7 days. Nationals of countries who may enter visa-free can avail of the privilege by presenting a national passport valid for at least six months beyond the contemplated period of stay and a return ticket to the country of origin or onward ticket to the next country of destination.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:47:05 +0000
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