Make sure you have everything ready before you leave for your trip to the Philippines. Here's a short checklist.

• Passport. Check that your passport is valid for at least six months. Before your trip, renew your passport if it will expire within six months.
• Visa. Citizens of treaty nations can stay in the Philippines for twenty-one days even without a visa. A passport that is valid for the next six months and an airplane ticket for the return trip are required. Visitors who intend to stay longer may get a Visa from the Philippine Embassy in their country.
• Medical Records. Bring a photocopy of your medical history and test results.
• Medicines. Bring enough prescription medicines to last your planned trip.
• Vaccination. The CDC recommends vaccination for Hepatitis A and B, Typhoid, Tetanus-Diphtheria and Measles for travelers to Southeast Asia. If you are not yet vaccinated, get the shots at least four weeks before your trip.

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Treaty Nations

Nationals from countries listed below who are traveling to the Philippines for business and tourism purposes are allowed to enter the Philippines without visas for a stay not exceeding twenty-one (21) days, provided they hold valid tickets for their return journey to port of origin or next port of destination and their passports valid for a period of at least six (6) months beyond the contemplated period of stay. However, Immigration Officers at ports of entry may exercise their discretion to admit holders of passports valid for at least sixty (60) days beyond the intended period of stay.

Nationals from the following countries are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for a period of stay of twenty-one (21) days of less:

A Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Austria B Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Botswana Brazil* Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi C Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d’Ivoire Cyprus Czech Republic D Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic E Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia F Fiji Finland France G Gabon Gambia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana

H Haiti Honduras Hungary I Iceland Indonesia Ireland Israel* Italy J Jamaica Japan K Kenya Kiribati Kuwait L Lao People’s Democratic Republic Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Luxembourg M Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Monaco Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar N Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Norway O Oman P Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal

Q Qatar R Republic of Korea Romania Rwanda S Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Singapore Slovakia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland T Thailand Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Tuvalu U Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay V Venezuela Vietnam Z Zambia Zimbabwe

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*The following are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for a stay not exceeding fifty-nine (59) days:

1. Holders of Brazil passports; and
2. Holders of Israel passports

The following are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for a stay not exceeding seven (7) days:

1. Holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative (SAR) passports
2. Holders of British National Overseas (BNO) passports
3. Holders of Portuguese Passports issued in Macao
4. Holders of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) passports

Source: http://www.dfa.gov.ph/consular/visa.htm

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