Philippines – COVID-19: Updates to Entry Protocols and Travel Ban

Entry, Testing and Quarantine Protocols

Fully-vaccinated foreign nationals will be allowed to enter the Philippines subject to the following updated entry, testing and quarantine protocols as follows.

1.      Effective 1 April 2022, foreign nationals may enter the Philippines without an EED provided they comply with the following requirements. They must:

a.  be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, except for minor children below twelve (12) years of age traveling with their fully-vaccinated foreign parent/s;

b.  possess an acceptable proof of vaccination;

c.  present a negative RT-PCR test taken within forty-eight (48) hours or negative laboratory-based antigen test taken within twenty-four (24) hours prior to the date and time of departure from the country of origin / first port of embarkation;

d.  have a passport valid for at least six (6) months at the time of arrival in the Philippines;

e.  have a valid return or outbound ticket to their country of origin or next destination not later than thirty (30) days from date of arrival in the Philippines;

f.  obtain prior to arrival, travel insurance for COVID-19 treatment costs from reputable insurance providers, with a minimum coverage of USD 35,000.00 for the duration of the stay in the Philippines.

2.      A foreign national is fully vaccinated only if the following requisites are met:

a.  Received the second dose in a two-dose series or a single-dose vaccine more than fourteen (14) days prior to the date of departure from the country of origin/port of embarkation.

b.  The vaccine is included in the following:

i.  Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) List or Compassionate Special Permit (CSP) issued by the Philippine Food and Drug Administration; or

ii. Emergency Use Listing of World Health Organization.

3.      Foreign nationals are no longer required to observe facility-based quarantine but must self-monitor for seven (7) days with the first day being the date of arrival.

4.      Foreign nationals with valid and subsisting EEDs issued prior to 1 April 2022, will be allowed entry to the country.

5.      IATF Resolution No. 131-A allowing the interim application for visa issuance (9G-131A and 47A2) will no longer be applied beginning 1 April 2022.