Do I need a visa to transfer in the Philippines?

Some friends who need to transfer flights in the Philippines want to know if they need to apply for a visa for transfer flights in the Philippines?

For those who plan to transfer in the Philippines, if they hold a connecting ticket of Philippine Airlines, they will get the boarding pass for the whole journey when they check in at the departure place, and their luggage will be directly linked to the destination. They do not need to enter the Philippines for the transfer. They only need to take the international transfer channel to the boarding gate for the next flight, and they do not need to apply for a transit visa.

In fact, as long as the transit personnel stay in the Philippines for no more than 24 hours, they do not need to apply for a transit visa.

In addition, if citizens holding Chinese passports have already obtained any valid visa for Schengen, Australia, the United States, Canada or Japan, they can enter the Philippines for a stay of 7 days without a visa. Therefore, these holders do not need to apply for visas to transfer in the Philippines.

In addition to the above, if Chinese citizens hold air tickets from a third country and a valid visa from that country, and stay in the Philippines for more than 24 hours, they need to apply for a transit visa in advance, but they can also apply for a three-day Philippine visa on arrival, which will meet the required stay time in the Philippines.

There are many types of visas that Chinese citizens can choose to go to the Philippines, but the validity period and stay time of different visa types in the Philippines are different. However, all entry personnel must apply for corresponding visas according to their entry purpose. If the visa type is inconsistent with the entry purpose, once found, they will be canceled, fined or even repatriated.