Is the Philippines visa-free for Chinese citizens?

With the development of tourism in the Philippines, more and more citizens are visiting the Philippines, and more and more people are asking whether the Philippines is visa-free for Chinese citizens?

Is the Philippines visa free?

At present, the Philippines does not exempt ordinary passport holders (because of private passports), and implements a separate visa policy. This also means that Chinese citizens going to the Philippines need to apply for a Philippine visa before traveling. Applicants can enter the Philippines by applying for another paper visa. The time for applying for another paper visa is generally 4 working days. In order to avoid delaying the trip, the Philippine Visa Service Center recommends to apply in advance.

Visa-free conditions and visa-free population in the Philippines

According to the latest Philippine policy, the Philippines will relax its visa policy for Chinese citizens, that is, Chinese tourists can enter the Philippines visa-free for 30 days, but they must participate in tours organized by tour groups, and the tour groups they participate in must be officially recognized by the Philippines.

In addition, the Philippines has implemented a visa-free policy for Chinese diplomatic and official passports (limited to temporary visitors) and Philippine diplomatic and official passports (limited to temporary visitors), which can enter the Philippines visa-free.

Visa-free time in the Philippines

In order to attract more tourists from all over the world and expand the coverage of inbound tourism from different countries, the Philippine government has extended the visa-free stay for citizens of 166 countries and regions from the original 21 days to 30 days.

The Philippine government has stipulated that citizens of many countries, such as Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, can also enter the country visa-free for 30 days.

Citizens of ASEAN countries can enjoy visa-free entry, and other tourists can also obtain a one-month Philippine visa on arrival when they arrive in the Philippines.

Which countries are the Philippines visa-free?

In order to develop tourism, the Philippine government has announced that citizens of the following countries can enter the Philippines visa-free, that is, 166 countries and citizens of the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, Schengen area, Singapore and other countries can stay in the Philippines for 14 days.

The above is the implementation method of the visa-free policy in the Philippines. If you want to travel freely in the Philippines, you still need a Philippine visa. If you have any questions, you can consult EasyGo International.