VISA UPDATES
List of Approved Visas
Visa-Free Entry to the PH for Indian Tourists
Pursuant to Immigration Memorandum Circular No. 2025-003 (IMC 2025-003), Indian nationals may now enter the Philippines without the need to secure an entry visa, subject to the following guidelines: 14-Day Visa Free Entry for Indian Nationals Conditions: The visit...
BI Resumes Face to Face Interview for Spouse Visa Applications
Following Proclamation No. 297 lifting the Public Health Emergency throughout the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) resumes face to face interviews for Spouse Visa applications (i.e. 13A, TRV, etc.) effective 12 November 2023. The BI has previously...
E-TRAVEL REPLACES E-ARRIVAL CARD
Effective 5 December 2022, all travelers are required to register with e-travel.gov.ph at least seventy-two (72) hours before their arrival to Manila. E-travel registration is like its predecessors, the E-Arrival Card and One Health Pass, wherein the traveler is...
U.S. Tourist Visa for Filipinos in the Philippines
While it is easy for Americans, through their visa-free entry eligibility, to travel to the Philippines for tourism, Filipinos and other nationalities have to undertake a thorough procedure in obtaining a tourist visa, so that they may visit the US for business,...
Tourist Visa Extension Validity Now Reflected On Official Receipts
The Bureau currently stamps the Tourist Visa Extension on the Official Receipt instead of issuing visa extension stickers. Since the authorized stay would no longer be on the passport, we suggest to keep the official receipt with the visa extension stamp as you may...