‘Love the Philippines’: Which nationalities can enter the country visa-free?

From its natural beauty to the warm hospital of Filipinos, the Philippines truly is one of a kind.

No wonder the Philippines recorded a whopping 9.15% increase in tourists in 2024 (5,949,350) compared to the same period in 2023 (5,450,557), according to a Department of Tourism (DOT) report in January.

The top 10 nationalities with the most tourists in the Philippines in 2024 were South Koreans, Americans, Japanese, Chinese, Australians, Canadians, Taiwanese, Singaporeans, British, and Malaysians.

In the same year, the Pearl of the Orient Seas bagged eight titles at the World Travel Awards, including Asia’s Leading Dive Destination, Asia’s Leading Beach Destination, and Asia’s Leading Island Destination, cementing the Philippines’ status as one of Asia’s premier travel destinations.

According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, as of April 2025, there are 157 nationalities allowed to enter the country visa-free for business and tourism purposes, for a stay not exceeding 30 days. Lucky for them indeed:

• Andorra
• Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Barbados
• Belgium
• Belize
• Benin
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Brunei Darussalam
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cape Verde
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Chile
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Congo
• Costa Rica
• Cote d’Ivoire
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Denmark
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Ethiopia
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Greece
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guinea Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Indonesia
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Lao People’s Democratic Republic
• Latvia
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Malta
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Micronesia
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Norway
• Oman
• Palau
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Poland
• Portugal
• Qatar
• Republic of Korea
• Romania
• Russia
• Rwanda
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• San Marino
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Singapore
• Slovak Republic
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• South Africa
• Spain
• Suriname
• Swaziland
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Togo
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• United Republic of Tanzania
• United States of America
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Vatican
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Based on existing agreements, tourists and business travelers from Brazil and Israel are given a 59-day stay visa-free.

Meanwhile, Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) passport holders can enter the Philippines visa-free for a stay no longer than 14 days.

Additionally, Macau-Portuguese and Hong Kong British passport holders are allowed to enter the country for a stay no longer than seven days.

In January, DOT inked a partnership with Klook Philippines to make the travel experience in the Philippines accessible not just for foreigners but also to Filipinos.

The packages available on the travel platform include a Culture, Heritage & Arts Tour in Ilocos Region, Palawan, Bicol, Calabarzon, and Western Visayas.

See you soon! — LA, GMA Integrated News