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Revision as of 20:21, 4 June 2018
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Visa requirements for Philippine citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of the Philippines by the authorities of other territories. As of February 2018, Philippines citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 63 countries and territories, ranking the Philippine passport 75th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Azerbaijani, Cape Verdean and Cuban passports) according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
Visa requirements map
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Visa requirements
UN member and observer countries
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Visa required[5] | 3 Monate |
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Electronic Entry Visa[7] | ||
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[9] | 120 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[23][24] | 30 days / 8 days |
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Visa not required[26] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[29] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[30] | 14 days | |
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Visa not required[34] | 21 days | |
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Visa on arrival[38] | ||
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Visa not required[45] | 180 days |
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Visa on arrival[46] | 45 days | |
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Visa required[47] | ||
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Visa not required[49] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[50] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[56] | 31 days | |
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Visa not required[57] | 21 days | |
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Visa not required[60] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[66] | ||
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Visa not required[67] | 4 months | |
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Visa required[69] |
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eVisa[71] |
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Visa not required[72] | 90 days |
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eVisa[74] | ||
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[81] | 90 days | |
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Visa required[82] | ||
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Visa not required[83] | 3 Monate | |
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e-Visa[87] | 60 days |
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Visa not required[90] | 30 days | |
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Visa on arrival[91] | 30 days[92] | |
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Visa not required[95] | 3 Monate | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[102] | 3 Monate | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[107] | 1 month |
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Visa not required[108] | 30 days | |
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eVisa[111][112] | ||
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Free visa on arrival[119] | 30 days | |
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Visa on arrival[120] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[121] | 30 days | |
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Visa on arrival[122] | 30 days | |
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Visa on arrival[125] | 90 days | |
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Visa on arrival[126] |
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Visa on arrival[127] | 60 days[128] | |
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Visa required[129] |
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Visa not required[131] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[134] | 21 days | |
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Visa not required[136] | 90 days | |
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Visa on arrival[137] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[138] | 14 days[139] |
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Visa on arrival[142] | 90 days | |
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Visa on arrival[146] | 90 days | |
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Visa on arrival[153] | 30 days | |
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Visa on arrival[155] | 60 days | |
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Visa not required[157] | 183 days | |
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eVisa[160][161] | ||
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Visa not required[164][165] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[166] | 30 days | |
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Visa on arrival[167] | 6 weeks | |
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Visa not required[168] | 1 month | |
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Entry Permit on arrival[169] | 60 days | |
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eVisa[171] |
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Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[176] | 3 Monate | |
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Visa required[177] | ||
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Visa not required[178] | 30 days | |
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Visa on arrival[182] | 30 days |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[186] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[188] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[193] | 45 days |
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Visa on arrival[195] | ||
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Visa not required[196] | 30 days |
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Visa on arrival[197] | 30 days | |
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Visa on arrival[198] | 7 Tage | |
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Visa required[202] | 30-day |
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Visa on arrival[206] | 1 month | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[207] |
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Visa not required[215] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[218] | 21 days |
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eVisa[222] |
Certain countries allow Filipino citizens to enter without a visa if they are in a possession of a valid visa or resident permit for Canada, Ireland, the Schengen area, the United States or the United Kingdom.
Territories and disputed areas
Visa requirements for Filipino citizens for entry to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:
Africa | ||
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Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Special permit required | Special permit required.[223] |
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Travel permit required | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[224] |
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Visa required[225] | |
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Entry Permit required | Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).[226] |
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eVisa[227][228] | |
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Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[229] |
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Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
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Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[230][231] |
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Travel permit required | All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. |
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Travel permit required | Separate travel permit is required.[232] |
Asia | ||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Visa required[233] | Visa not required for 15 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (5 or more people)[234] |
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Visa not required[235] | 14 days |
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PAP/RAP required | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for all of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[236][237][238][239][240] |
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Special permission required | Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[241] |
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Visa not required | Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[242]
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Visa not required[243] | 30 days |
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Permission required | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[244] |
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Special permit required | People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) |
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Visa required[245] | Unknown by Timatic. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[246] |
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Visa not required[247] | 14 days from 1 November 2017 to 31 July 2018.[248] eVisa is also available until 8 October 2018.[249] Must possesses at Valid entry visa or resident or permanent resident card issued by Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, any of the Schengen countries, the United Kingdom, or the United States [250] |
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OIVR permit required | OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[251][252][253] |
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Special permission required | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[254] |
Caribbean and North Atlantic | ||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Visa required[255] | |
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Visa required[256] | Visa free if U.S., UK, Canada or Schengen Area resident permit holder or cruise ship passenger staying not more than 48 hours[257] |
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Visa required | 180 days, Permanent residents of the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom do not require a visa. |
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Visa required[258] | Visa free if U.S., UK, Canada or Schengen Area resident permit holder or cruise ship passenger staying not more than 48 hours[257] |
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Visa required[259] | Permanent residents of the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom do not require a visa. |
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Visa required[260] | Up to 30 days visa-free for permanent residents of and traveling directly from: Canada, USA or UK.[261][262][263] Visa free for cruise ship passengers leaving on same day as arrival.[264] |
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Visa required[265] | Visa free if U.S., UK, Canada or Schengen Area resident permit holder or cruise ship passenger staying not more than 48 hours[257] |
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Visa required[266] | Schengen visa is required. |
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Visa required | French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.[267] |
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Visa required[268] | Schengen visa is required. |
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eVisa[269] | Multiple entry eVisa valid for 1 year can be obtained through the internet, prior to departure. |
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Visa required[270] | Visa issued by the United States is required. |
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Visa required[225] | Permanent Residents of Canada are exempted from passport and visa requirements for stays of maximum duration of 3 months within a period of 6 months.[271] |
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Visa required[272] | Visa free if U.S., UK, Canada or Schengen Area resident permit holder or cruise ship passenger staying not more than 48 hours[257] |
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Visa required[273] | Visa is required as of 1 April 2015 |
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Visa required[274] | Visa issued by the United States is required. |
Europa | ||
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Special permit required | Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). there is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[276][277] |
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Visa required | Visa issued by Russia is required.[278] |
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Visa not required | 3 months[279][280] |
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Access Permit required[281] | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. |
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Visa required[268] | |
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Visa required[282] | British visa is required. |
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Visa required[283] | British visa is required. |
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Visa required[284] | British visa is required. |
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Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[285] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[286] |
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Visa required[287] | British visa is required. |
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Visa required[288] | Visa free for a maximum stay of 15 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states.[289] |
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Visa required[290][291] | Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.[292] |
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Special authorization required | Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[293] |
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Visa not required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[294][295] |
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Visa not required | Svalbard Treaty allows everybody may live and work in Svalbard indefinitely regardless of country of citizenship. |
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Visa not required | Registration required after 24h.[296][297] |
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Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Special authorisation required | Special authorisation required.[299] |
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Special permit required | Special permit required.[300] |
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Visa not required | 31 days[301] |
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Special permission required | Special permission required.[302] |
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Visa required[303] | |
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Visa required[304] | US visa is required. |
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Visa required[225] | |
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Visa required | US visa is required. |
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Visa not required | 30 days[305] |
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Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[306][307][308] |
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Special permits required | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[309][310][311][312][313][314][315] |
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Visa required[225] | |
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Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Visa required[316] | |
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Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[317][318] |
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APEC Business Travel Card
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Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:[331]
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1 – up to 90 days
2 – up to 60 days
The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:[332]
- no need to apply for a visa or entry permit to APEC countries, as the card is treated as such (except by
Kanada and
Vereinigte Staaten)
- undertake legitimate business in participating economies
- expedited border crossing in all member economies, including transitional members
- expedited scheduling of visa interview (United States)
Non-visa restrictions
Blank passport pages
Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.[333] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.
Vaccination
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Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year[334] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[335]
Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[336][337]
Passport validity length
Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.
However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens[338][339] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[340]
Some countries, such as Japan,[341] Ireland and the United Kingdom,[342] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.
In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,[343] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,[344] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,[345] Philippines,[346] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.[347]
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.
Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.
Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.
Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives[348] and South Africa.
Criminal record
Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[349] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.
Persona non grata
The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning him from entering the country or expelling him if he has already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.[350]
Israeli stamps
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Kuwait,[351] Lebanon,[352] Libya,[353] Syria,[354] and Yemen[355] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.
To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017[update]) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[citation needed]
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.
Biometrics
Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.[356]
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,[357][358] Argentina,[359] Brunei, Cambodia,[360] China,[361] Ethiopia,[362] Ghana, Guinea,[363] India, Japan,[364][365] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[366] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[367] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,[368] Singapore, South Korea,[369] Taiwan, Thailand,[370] Uganda,[371] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation),[372][373][374] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[375]
Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports[376] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[377][378] The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to greatly increase the biometric data it collects at US borders.[379] In 2018, Singapore began trials of iris scanning at three land and maritime immigration checkpoints.[380][381]
See also
References and Notes
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ Visa for Italy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy.
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Countries whose citizens may enter Latvia without a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, 9 October 2017.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ eVisa Lesotho
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Visa, Government of Liechtenstein (in German).
- ^ Do I need a visa?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, 30 August 2017.
- ^ Staying in Luxembourg for less than 90 days, Government of Luxembourg.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Short-stay Schengen visa (90 days or less), Government of the Netherlands.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Transit visa country waiver list
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Persons who do not need a visa to visit Norway, Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Business Visa. Ministry of Interior of Pakistan
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ Third countries whose citizens are required to have a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal.
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- ^ Do I need a visa?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania.
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Consular information and travel visa, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia.
- ^ Visa regimes and visas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Entry requirements, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ List of foreign citizens who require visa for entry into Sweden, Government of Sweden.
- ^ Overview of ID and visa provisions according to nationality, State Secretariat for Migration of Switzerland.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- ^ https://www.evisa.tj
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- ^ Republic of Turkey electronic visa application system website page presented after the Philippines is selected as the passport country accessed 11 February 2016
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Uganda Electronic Visa/Permit Application System
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- ^ UK visa requirements: list for carriers, Government of the United Kingdom, 2 October 2017.
- ^ Travel without a visa, United States Department of State.
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The number of remaining blank pages a passport should have is also an issue. Some travellers have reported arriving with one or less than one full page left and waiting for hours at immigration, until an official reluctantly grants them entry. The FCO lists no hard and fast rules because, in many cases, there aren't any.
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African countries that requires (sic) Yellow Fever vaccination certificate: Countries that require vaccination for all travellers older that 9 months or 1 year: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameron, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'lvoire, DRC, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Niger, Togo.
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African countries that requires Yellow Fever vaccination certificate: Countries that requires (sic) vaccination for travellers from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission or transit for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
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Passport valid for travel to the United States – Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond your period of stay in the United States (unless exempt by country-specific agreements). Each individual who needs a visa must submit a separate application, including any family members listed in your passport.
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Countries whose citizens are allowed to enter Turkey with their expired passports: 1. Germany – Passports expired within the last year / ID's expired within the last year, 2. Belgium - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 3. France - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 4. Spain - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 5. Switzerland - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 6. Luxemburg - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 7. Portugal - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 8. Bulgaria – Valid ordinary passport
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You're not from an EEA country: you must have a valid passport to enter the UK. It should be valid for the whole of your stay.
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Travellers heading west from the UK to New Zealand may soon be able to avoid the onerous requirement to clear US border control during the refuelling stop at Los Angeles airport (LAX). Unlike almost every other country in the world, the US insists on a full immigration check even for passengers who simply intend to re-board their plane to continue onwards to a foreign destination. Air New Zealand, which flies daily from Heathrow via Los Angeles to Auckland, says there are currently "strict requirements for travellers" in transit at LAX. Through passengers to Auckland on flight NZ1 or Heathrow on NZ2 must apply in advance for an ESTA (online visa) even though they have no intention of staying in the US. They also have to undergo screening by the Transportation Security Administration.
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Effective April 27, 2018, border control authorities at all of China's ports of entry, including its airports, will start collecting the fingerprints of all foreign visitors aged between 14 and 70. Diplomatic passport holders and beneficiaries of reciprocal agreements are exempted..
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Will visitors still have their digital photo and fingerprints taken at the immigration desk on arrival? Yes, the need to have photos and fingerprints taken upon arrival is to authenticate that the person who applied for the Visa is the same person at the port of entry
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While a requirement for a biometric entry-exit system has been in law for over a decade, it is not yet a reality. Many reasons for the long gestating development have been documented in BPC's 2014 report Entry-Exit System: Progress, Challenges, and Outlook, including the technological, operational, and cost challenges of creating exit systems and infrastructure where none exist today. However, many critics, especially in Congress, simply accused the Department of Homeland security of dragging its feet... the major operational, logistical, and technical challenge in implementing exit capability at our ports has been the land borders. Unlike airports and seaports, the land border environment is not physically controlled, there is no means to get advance information on who is arriving, and the sheer volume of travel—both vehicular and pedestrian—creates challenges in any system to not further exacerbate delays. While biometric exit for land vehicular traffic is still in the "what if" stage, CBP is moving ahead and piloting systems and technology to use with the large population of pedestrian crossers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Long demanded by lawmakers in Congress, it is considered a critical step to developing a coherent program to curb illegal immigration, as historically about 30 percent to 40 percent of illegal immigrants in the United States arrived on tourist visas or other legal means and then never left, according to estimates by Homeland Security officials.
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Efforts to determine whether visitors actually leave have faltered. Departure monitoring would help officials hunt for foreigners who have not left, if necessary. Domestic security officials say, however, it would be too expensive to conduct fingerprint or facial recognition scans for land departures.
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The breach of privacy is probably the biggest threat to the biometric technique of iris recognition. Secondly, a device error can false reject or false accept the identity which can also have some heinous consequences. Lastly, the method isn't the most cost-effective one. It is complex and therefore expensive. Furthermore, the maintenance of devices and data can also be relatively burdensome. However, thanks to the oil money and spending ability of Dubai, they are economically equipped to effectively embrace this system.
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Unlike with documents, it's very hard for a traveler to present a forged copy of a fingerprint or iris. That's why the U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to vastly expand the amount of biometric data it collects at the borders. According to Passcode, a new program will ramp up a process to scan fingers and eyes in order to stop people entering and exiting the country on someone else's passport.
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Singapore has started scanning travellers' eyes at some of its border checkpoints, its immigration authority said on Monday, in a trial of expensive technology that could one day replace fingerprint verification.
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The iris technology could potentially scan irises covertly, as opposed to the scanning of thumbprints which necessitates active participation.
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