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Visa-Free Countries for Philippines Passport Holders (2026)

Philippines passport holders can visit 73 of 246 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 40 visa-free, 10 with an electronic travel authorization and 23 with a visa on arrival. 51 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 119 require a visa before travel. That puts the Philippines passport at #80 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 40
  • ETA 10
  • On arrival 23
  • E-visa 51
  • Visa 119
  • Special 3
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Visa-free access

73

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#80 of 208

E-visa online

51

Visa required

119

Visa-free for Philippines passport holders

40 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Barbados90 daysBolivia90 daysBrazil90 daysBrunei14 daysChad90 daysColombia90 daysCook Islands31 daysCosta Rica30 daysDominica21 daysFiji120 daysGambia90 daysHaiti90 daysHong Kong14 daysIndonesia30 daysIvory Coast90 daysKazakhstan30 daysKiribati90 daysLaos30 daysMacau30 daysMicronesia30 daysMongolia21 daysMorocco90 daysMyanmar14 daysNiue30 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysPalestinePeru90 daysPitcairn Islands14 daysRwanda90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSingapore30 daysSuriname90 daysSvalbardFree movementTaiwan14 daysTajikistan30 daysTransnistria45 daysVatican City90 daysVietnam21 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for Philippines passport holders

10 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Cambodia30 daysCape Verde30 daysIsrael90 daysJeju Island30 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia30 daysPakistan30 daysSeychelles90 daysSri Lanka30 daysThailand30 days

Visa on arrival for Philippines passport holders

23 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Bahrain90 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysEthiopia90 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysKyrgyzstan30 daysMadagascar90 daysMalawi90 daysMaldives30 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMauritius60 daysMozambique30 daysNepal90 daysNicaragua30 daysPalau30 daysSaint Lucia42 daysSenegal30 daysSyriaTanzania90 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTrinidad and Tobago30 daysTuvalu30 daysVanuatu120 days

E-visa for Philippines passport holders

51 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Albania90 daysAngolaAnguilla90 daysAntigua and BarbudaArmenia120 daysAscension Island90 daysAustraliaBahamas90 daysBenin90 daysBhutan90 daysBotswana90 daysBurkina Faso30 daysCameroon180 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEcuadorEquatorial Guinea90 daysGabon180 daysGeorgia30 daysGuinea90 daysGuyanaIndia180 daysIran30 daysIraq30 daysJordan90 daysLesothoLiberiaLibya30 daysMauritania2 yearsMoldova90 daysMontserrat180 daysNew ZealandNigeria90 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysQatar90 daysRussia30 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis30 daysSao Tome and PrincipeSerbia90 daysSierra Leone30 daysSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanTogo90 daysUganda90 daysUkraine30 daysUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistan30 daysZambia90 daysZimbabwe90 days

Visa required for Philippines passport holders

119 destinations. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AbkhaziaAfghanistanAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraArgentinaArubaAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBelizeBermudaBonaireBosnia and HerzegovinaBritish Virgin IslandsBulgariaCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChileChinaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicEgyptEl SalvadorEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaHondurasHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanKosovoKurdistan Region of IraqKuwaitLatviaLebanonLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaliMaltaMartiniqueMayotteMexicoMonacoMontenegroNamibiaNauruNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNigerNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPanamaParaguayPolandPortugalRepublic of the CongoRéunionRomaniaSabaSaint BarthélemySaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaudi ArabiaSint EustatiusSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomalilandSouth KoreaSouth OssetiaSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandTokelauTongaTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUS Virgin IslandsVenezuelaWallis and FutunaYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

3 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

British Indian Ocean TerritoryJan MayenWestern Sahara

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Philippines passport: common questions

How many countries can Philippines passport holders visit without a visa?

73 destinations: 40 visa-free, 10 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 23 with a visa on arrival. Another 51 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do Philippines passport holders need a visa for the United States?

Yes. Philippines passport holders need a visa for the United States, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Philippines passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

Yes. Philippines passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Philippines passport holders need a visa for France?

Yes. Philippines passport holders need a visa for France, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Philippines passport holders need a visa for Italy?

Yes. Philippines passport holders need a visa for Italy, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Philippines passport holders need a visa for Spain?

Yes. Philippines passport holders need a visa for Spain, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Which countries need an ETA for Philippines passport holders?

Cambodia, Cape Verde, Israel, Jeju Island, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Thailand. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for Philippines passport holders?

119 destinations, including Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan and Bangladesh. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

Armenia#79 · 74 destinationsGhana#79 · 74 destinationsCape Verde#80 · 73 destinationsRwanda#80 · 73 destinationsMongolia#81 · 72 destinationsZimbabwe#81 · 72 destinations
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Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.