Visa for Foreign Tourists in Iloilo - Philippines
If you are a foreign tourist who is interested to visit Iloilo in the Philippines for just a few days (not more than twenty-one (21) days), you may not need to apply for a visa if you are a citizen from any of the following countries:
Andorra Lithuania
Angola Luxembourg
Antigua and Barbuda Madagascar
Argentina Malawi
Australia Malaysia
Austria Maldives
Bahamas Mali
Bahrain Malta
Barbados Marshall Islands
Belgium Mauritania
Benin Mauritius
Bhutan Mexico
Bolivia Micronesia
Botswana Monaco
Brunei Darussalam Mongolia
Bulgaria Morocco
Burkina Faso Mozambique
Burundi Myanmar
Cambodia Namibia
Cameroon Nepal
Canada Netherlands
Cape Verde New Zealand
Central African Republic Nicaragua
Chad Niger
Chile Norway
Colombia Oman
Comoros Palau
Congo Panama
Costa Rica Papua New Guinea
Cote dIvoire Paraguay
Cyprus Peru
Czech Republic Poland
Democratic Republic of the Congo Portugal
Denmark Qatar Republic of Korea
Djibouti Romania
Dominica Russia
Dominican Republic Rwanda
Ecuador Saint Kitts and Nevis
El Salvador Saint Lucia
Equatorial Guinea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Eritrea Samoa
Estonia San Marino
Ethiopia Sao Tome and Principe
Fiji Saudi Arabia
Finland Senegal
France Seychelles
Gabon Singapore
Gambia Slovakia
Germany Slovenia
Ghana Solomon Islands
Gibraltar Somalia
Greece South Africa
Grenada Spain
Guatemala Suriname
Guinea Swaziland
Guinea Bissau Sweden
Guyana Switzerland
Haiti Thailand
Honduras Togo
Hungary Trinidad and Tobago
Iceland Tunisia
Indonesia Turkey
Ireland Tuvalu
Italy Uganda
Jamaica United Arab Emirates
Japan United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
Kenya United Republic of Tanzania
Kiribati United States of America
Kuwait Uruguay
Lao Peoples Democratic Republic Venezuela
Latvia Vietnam
Lesotho Zambia
Liberia Zimbabwe
Liechtenstein
Foreign tourists from Brazil and Israel may come to the Philippines for a visit up to fifty-nine (59) days without a visa.
Foreign tourists who are holders of passports issued by the following organization may come to the Philippines for a visit without a visa for only up to seven (7) days:
Hong Kong Special Administrative (SAR)
British National Overseas (BNO)
Portuguese passports issued in Macao
Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR)
Visitors who are blacklisted by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines will not be allowed entrance to the country.
A Philippine visa is only required when foreign tourists wish to stay in the country for a period longer than what is stipulated above. The Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines issue a temporary visit visa to foreign tourists who declare their intention to stay in the Philippines for a legitimate and nonimmigrant purpose only.
It is a requirement that applications for a temporary visa be done in person. A temporary visa for a minor who is under eighteen (18) years of age may be applied for him/her by his/her guardian who responsible for his/her welfare. The minor, together with the guardian, needs to go to the Philippine Consulate for an interview.
Applications for temporary visit visa are processed by the Philippine Embassy or Consulate. Applications should be submitted to the embassy or consulate that has authority over the applicants place of residence. There are visa applicants who are permitted to lodge their applications at any Philippine Embassy or Consulate within or outside their country of origin or legal residence. But there are also applicants who are only allowed to submit applications at their country of origin or legal residence.
The visa requirements for foreign tourists to the Philippines are the following: passport/travel document valid for at least six (6) months beyond the foreign tourists intended period of stay in the Philippines
Visa application forms accomplished with complete information
Two (2) pieces passport photos
Evidences that the applicant is a legitimate tourist or businessman
Confirmed tickets for return or onward destination
