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Foreigners who have been properly vaccinated may enter the Philippines for business or tourism.

Foreign nationals traveling to the Philippines for business or tourism will be able to enter without a visa starting February 10 if they meet certain requirements, Malacanang announced on Friday.

Foreign travelers may be allowed to enter the country visa-free if they are former Filipino citizens with Balikbayan privilege under the Balikbayan Program law, including their spouse and children who are not balikbayans and are traveling with them, provided they are not restricted nationals, according to acting presidential spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles.

Foreign nationals of nations eligible for a stay of up to 30 days under Executive Order 408, S. 1960, including South Korea, Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany, will be granted visa-free access to the Philippines, according to Nograles.

This link will take you to a list of other countries: https://dfa.gov.ph/list-of-countries-for-21-day-visa.

Other requirements, as specified in Resolution 160-B of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF), include:

-has had a full vaccination against Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and has acceptable evidence of vaccination, with the exception of minors under the age of 12 traveling with their fully-vaccinated foreign parent or parents;

-a negative RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) Covid-19 test was taken within 48 hours of departure from the country of origin/first port of embarkation in a continuous trip to the Philippines, excluding layovers; provided, that he/she has not left the airport premises or been admitted into another country during such layover;

-valid return tickets to their port of origin or next port of departure within 30 days of their arrival in the Philippines;

-passports that are valid for at least six months when they arrive in the Philippines;

-travel insurance from reputed insurers for Covid-19 treatment costs, with a minimum coverage of USD35,000 (about PHP1.7 million) for the period of their stay in the Philippines (obtained before arrival).

“Visa-free foreign citizens who do not completely comply with the rules and requisites will be denied access into the country and would face appropriate exclusion proceedings,” Nograles added.

Foreign nationals are no longer required to adhere to facility-based quarantine once admitted but must self-monitor for Covid-19 symptoms for seven days.

He did say, however, that if they develop any symptoms, they must report to the local government unit of their destination.

In the meanwhile, foreign nationals from visa-required or restricted countries may enter the Philippines using an entry exemption paperwork (EED).

These foreign nationals, according to Nograles, must be completely vaccinated, with the exception of children under the age of 12 who are traveling with fully vaccinated parents.

They must also have appropriate confirmation of immunization and a negative RT-PCR test done within 48 hours of their departure, according to him.

There has been a rebound in tourism.

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) anticipates that with the reopening of borders, the number of tourists visiting the nation will gradually increase.

Commissioner Jaime Morente said in a statement that after nearly two years of restrictions due to the epidemic, he expects a steady increase in the number of tourists.

According to figures from the Bureau’s Airport Operations Division, arrivals in 2021 were much lower than in 2020.

“We only had 1.4 million visitors last year, which is much less than the 3.6 million expected in 2020.” “Pre-pandemic, we were averaging 16.9 million arrivals,” Morente added.

Tourist extension applications fell by 53% in 2021, according to the BI.

The BI’s Tourist Visa Section (TVS) only handled 111,781 applications for tourist extension of stay, a 53 percent decrease from the 240,276 such applications it got in 2020.

“We continue to believe that 2022 will be a better year for foreign travel, especially now that our borders will be reopened.” “It’s hoped that foreign tourism will gradually regain momentum,” Morente remarked.

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