The latest Philippine entry policy, quarantine hotel reservations and what to pay attention

The Philippine Inter-Agency Epidemic Prevention Task Force (IATF) has approved the conditional elimination of mandatory hotel quarantine measures for inbound passengers who are fully vaccinated against new coronary pneumonia starting from October 14.

1. Entry to Philippines Exemption from Quarantine Requirements:

Entry into the Philippines from low-risk (green) countries (China is currently on the green list);

Full vaccination of the new crown vaccine approved by the Philippine authorities for more than 2 weeks;

Passengers are required to present a negative new crown test report within 72 hours before departure.

2. entry into the Philippines under quarantine for at least 6 days:

Entry into the Philippines from low-risk (green) countries;

No new crown vaccination or new crown vaccination has not been completed;

Unable to submit negative new crown test report within 72 hours;

The vaccinated new crown vaccine is not recognized by the Philippine authorities;

Minors who travel with their parents or guardians who have been fully vaccinated will be accompanied by their parents or guardians.

3. below is a list of green and red countries and regions entering the Philippines:

Reservation of 4. Entry Philippine Quarantine Hotel (Personal Suggestions for Reference)

We are also well aware that the documents in the Philippines indicate that those who are fully vaccinated are exempt from hotel quarantine, and those who are not vaccinated need to book a 6-day quarantine hotel. However, since there is still no model basis for whether the passenger's vaccine certificate has been recognized by the Philippine authorities, the nucleic acid test will be reported 24-48 hours on the 5th day (according to experience, the test report will be reported from 5: 00 p.m. to 6: 00 p.m. on the second or third day), so it is not enough for us to book an isolated hotel for 6 days according to the number of days suggested in the document. The following is an example:

Here are a few points of attention, I need to explain to you: (everyone should look carefully)

1. For those who are not fully vaccinated, if your scheduled flight arrives in the Philippines (Manila) before 2 pm, you have to book an extra night, because the basic hotel in the Philippines does not check in until 2 pm. (Here I suggest that you have to book one more night before booking an isolated hotel. Sometimes the Philippine customs is more serious. It is good for customs clearance to book one more night. Why is this so, you know-money)

2. Even if you are fully vaccinated, you may have to be quarantined by the hotel, depending on whether the vaccine certificate is approved by B0Q at the airport. (Personally, I suggest that a lot of money is spent on air tickets and visas. In order to enter the country safely, it is acceptable to spend 2,000 or 3,000 more to book a few nights of hotels. After all, smooth entry is the key.)

3. If you don't have a fully vaccinated partner, you should book a quarantine hotel for at least 7 days and 6 nights.

Issues that must be paid attention to when 5. enter the Philippines:

When the new Philippine policy comes out, it will take some time to test the cooperation of various departments, such as China Customs, various aviation departments, Philippine Customs, Philippine Entry Nucleic Acid Testing Team, Philippine BOQ Department (Philippine Quarantine Bureau), etc.

1. For example, some small partners reported that when the Philippines issued its entry policy for at least 10 days, Cebu Airlines and Philippine Airlines allowed passengers to board and leave the country with 9-night hotel orders, but Xiamen Airlines required passengers to board and leave the country with more than 10-night hotel orders. (So it is recommended that you book an extra hotel for one night)

2. When entering the Philippines (currently, you basically have to enter the Philippines with a business visa), then you have to prepare materials (passport, approval, invitation letter, work permit, contract, hotel reservation form, etc. to be printed out)

3. After entering the Philippines, if you want to be isolated, you must not leave the house without permission. (The Philippines is now very strict in management. If you are caught by the police, you will probably be repatriated directly to your country.)