Travel News: Extended Visa-free travel to the Philippines

 Philippine Travel News: Extended Visa-free travel to the Philippines 

Travel News: Extended Visa-free travel to the Philippines

Starting August 1, 2013, The Philippines will extend its visa-free stay privilege for visitors from 21 to 30 days. Nationals from 150 countries can avail of this privilege and will not need to report to immigration officers during their stay.

According to the Gov.ph website, this initiative was the brainchild of 5 government agencies, namely, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Immigration (BI), and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA).

Below is a list of countries eligible for this privilege:

1. Andorra
2. Angola
3. Antigua and Barbuda
4. Argentina
5. Australia
6. Austria
7. Bahamas
8. Bahrain
9. Barbados
10. Belgium
11. Benin
12. Bhutan
13. Bolivia
14. Botswana
15. Brazil*
16. Brunei Darussalam
17. Bulgaria
18. Burkina Faso
19. Burundi
20. Cambodia
21. Cameroon
22. Canada
23. Cape Verde
24. Central African Republic
25. Chad
26. Chile
27. Colombia
28. Comoros
29. Congo
30. Costa Rica
31. Cote d’Ivoire
32. Cyprus
33. Czech Republic
34. Democratic Republic of the Congo
35. Denmark
36. Djibouti
37. Dominica
38. Dominican Republic
39. Ecuador
40. El Salvador
41. Equatorial Guinea
42. Eritrea
43. Estonia
44. Ethiopia
45. Fiji
46. Finland
47. France
48. Gabon
49. Gambia
50. Germany
51. Ghana
52. Gibraltar
53. Greece
54. Grenada
55. Guatemala
56. Guinea
57. Guinea Bissau
58. Guyana
59. Haiti
60. Honduras
61. Hungary
62. Iceland
63. Indonesia
64. Ireland
65. Israel*
66. Italy
67. Jamaica
68. Japan
69. Kenya
70. Kiribati
71. Kuwait
72. Lao People’s Democratic Republic
73. Latvia
74. Lesotho
75. Liberia
76. Liechtenstein
77. Lithuania
78. Luxembourg
79. Madagascar
80. Malawi
81. Malaysia
82. Maldives
83. Mali
84. Malta
85. Marshall Islands
86. Mauritania
87. Mauritius
88. Mexico
89. Micronesia
90. Monaco
91. Mongolia
92. Morocco
93. Mozambique
94. Myanmar
95. Namibia
96. Nepal
97. Netherlands
98. New Zealand
99. Nicaragua
100. Niger
101. Norway
102. Oman
103. Palau
104. Panama
105. Papua New Guinea
106. Paraguay
107. Peru
108. Poland
109. Portugal
110. Qatar
111. Republic of Korea
112. Romania
113. Russia
114. Rwanda
115. Saint Kitts and Nevis
116. Saint Lucia
117. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
118. Samoa
119. San Marino
120. Sao Tome and Principe
121. Saudi Arabia
122. Senegal
123. Seychelles
124. Singapore
125. Slovakia
126. Slovenia
127. Solomon Islands
128. Somalia
129. South Africa
130. Spain
131. Suriname
132. Swaziland
133. Sweden
134. Switzerland
135. Thailand
136. Togo
137. Trinidad and Tobago
138. Tunisia
139. Turkey
140. Tuvalu
141. Uganda
142. United Arab Emirates
143. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
144. United Republic of Tanzania
145. United States of America
146. Uruguay
147. Venezuela
148. Vietnam
149. Zambia
150. Zimbabwe

 Info from the gov.ph & dfa.gov.ph websites

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