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ADVISORY NO. 09/2022
REINSTATEMENT OF ALL PRE-PANDEMIC PROCEDURES
ON VISA ISSUANCE

 

The Embassy is pleased to announce to the traveling public that effective 01 April 2022, all Covid-19 restrictions on visa issuances are lifted and all pre-pandemic visa processes are reinstated by virtue of IATF Resolution No. 165 dated 24 March 2022.  This concerns only the procedures for issuing visas or entering visa-free.

The entry, testing and quarantine protocols announced in Advisory No. 06/2022 will continue to be observed, as follows:

A) Foreign nationals (except Ukrainian nationals) entering with visas or visa-free must:

  1. be fully vaccinated except minor children below 12 years of age traveling with fully vaccinated foreign parent(s);
  2. carry / show an acceptable proof of vaccination;
  3. present a negative RT-PCR Test taken within forty-eight (48) hours or a negative laboratory-based Antigen Test taken within twenty-four (24) hours before departing the country of origin in a continuous travel to the Philippines, excluding layovers, provided the passenger has not left the airport premises or was not admitted into the transit country;
  4. have passports valid for at least 6 months at the time of entry;
  5. have a travel insurance for Covid-19 treatment costs with a minimum coverage of USD 35,000.00 for the duration of their stay in the Philippines; and
  6. have valid tickets for their onward / return journey:
    • for nationals from visa-free countries – onward  / return ticket not later than 30 days from date of arrival in the Philippines
    • for nationals from visa-required countries – onward / return ticket within the allowed maximum stay in the Philippines
    • for nationals allowed only a stay of fourteen (14) days or less – onward / return ticket within the allowed maximum stay in the Philippines.

NOTE: The following are exempted from #5 on travel insurance and #6 on return ticket requirements:

  • Foreign spouses and / or children of Filipino citizens;
  • Former Filipino citizens with Balikbayan privileges under RA 9174, including their foreigner spouses or children traveling with them; and
  • Foreign nationals with valid immigrant visas, non-immigrant visas except 9a visa holders, and/or special visas issued by the Bureau of Immigration or competent Philippine government agencies.

B) Ukrainian nationals must:

  1. be fully vaccinated except minor children below 12 years of age traveling with fully vaccinated foreign parent(s);
  2. carry / show an acceptable proof of vaccination;
  3. present a negative RT-PCR Test taken within forty-eight (48) hours or a negative laboratory-based Antigen Test taken within twenty-four (24) hours before departing the country of origin in a continuous travel to the Philippines, excluding layovers, provided the passenger has not left the airport premises or was not admitted into the transit country; and
  4. undergo seven (7) days of self-monitoring for symptoms, with the date of arrival being the first day.

(Ukrainian nationals are governed by CIR-869-OUCSCA-2022 dated 31 March 2022 in relation to IATF Resolution No. 165-D dated 31 March 2022).

 

Warsaw, 07 April 2022.

(Per IATF Resolution No. 165 dated 24 March 2022 and FSC 2022-013 dated 01 April 2022)