Territories and disputed areas

Visa requirements for Filipino citizens for entry to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

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Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Africa
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[269]
Eritrea outside Asmara	Travel permit required	To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for foreign visitors is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[270]
Mayotte	Visa required[271]
Réunion	Visa required[271]
Ascension Island	eVisa[272][273]	3 months within any year period.
Saint Helena	eVisa[274][275]
Tristan da Cunha	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.[276]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. Filipino citizens may enter the Moroccan controlled zone of Western Sahara without obtaining a visa.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 USD, payable on arrival.[277][278]
Sudan	Travel permit required	All foreign visitors traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Darfur	Travel permit required	Separate travel permit is required.[279]
Asia
Hainan	Visa required[280]	Visa not required for 15 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (5 or more people)[281]
Hong Kong	Visa not required[282]	14 days
India PAP/RAP	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.[283][284][285]
Kazakhstan	Special permission required	Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[286]
Kish Island	Visa not required	Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[287] May stay up to 14 days.
Macao	Visa not required[288]	30 days
Maldives	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.[289]
North Korea outside Pyongyang	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)
Palestine	Visa not required[290]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[291]
Taiwan	Visa not required[292]	14 days from November 1, 2017, to July 31, 2022,[293] and again from September 29, 2022, to July 31, 2024.[294]
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province	OIVR permit required	OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[295][296][297]
Korean Demilitarized Zone	Restricted zone.
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar	Restricted zone.
Yemen	Special permission required	Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[298]
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Anguilla	Visa required[299]
Aruba	Visa required[300]	Visa free if U.S., UK, Canada or Schengen Area resident permit holder or cruise ship passenger staying not more than 48 hours[301]
Bermuda	Visa not required (conditional)	Only if transiting through the United Kingdom or holding a valid visa or resident permit issued by the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom.
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba	Visa required[302]	Visa free if U.S., UK, Canada or Schengen Area resident permit holder or cruise ship passenger staying not more than 48 hours[301]
British Virgin Islands	Visa required[303]	Permanent residents of the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom do not require a visa.
Cayman Islands	Visa required[304]	Up to 30 days visa-free for permanent residents of and traveling directly from: Canada, USA or UK.[305][306][307] Visa free for cruise ship passengers leaving on same day as arrival.[308]
Curaçao	Visa required[309]	Visa free if U.S., UK, Canada or Schengen Area resident permit holder or cruise ship passenger staying not more than 48 hours[301]
French Guiana	Visa required[310]	Visa is not required if you are:[311] In possession of a long-stay visa or hold a valid residence permit issued by a Schengen member state. Holding a residence permit for Andorra or Monaco. A flight crew in the performance of your duties, to travel only in the airport or surrounding areas for the duration of the stopover. A seafarer, holding a "seaman's book" recognised by the French authorities, in order to go ashore in the authorised area for the duration of the stopover. (By authorised area, we mean the port area, the commune of the port of call, the neighbouring communes as defined by the Prefect or the State Representative for certain overseas territories), A passenger of a vessel who will remain on board during the stop. A passenger on a cruise ship and you plan to enter and stay during the period of the stopover, and you hold a valid residence permit issued by a Member State of the European Union, the European Economic Area or Switzerland, or issued by Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Canada, Japan or the United States of America authorising readmission to these States, or if you hold a valid visa issued by a French authority for another part of the territory of France.
French West Indies	Visa required	French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.[312] Visa is not required if you are:[313] In possession of a long-stay visa or hold a valid residence permit issued by a Schengen member state Holding a residence permit for Andorra or Monaco. A flight crew in the performance of your duties, to travel only in the airport or surrounding areas for the duration of the stopover. A seafarer, holding a "seaman's book" recognised by the French authorities, in order to go ashore in the authorised area for the duration of the stopover. (By authorised area, we mean the port area, the commune of the port of call, the neighbouring communes as defined by the Prefect or the State Representative for certain overseas territories), A passenger of a vessel who will remain on board during the stop. A passenger on a cruise ship and you plan to enter and stay during the period of the stopover, and you hold a valid residence permit issued by a Member State of the European Union, the European Economic Area or Switzerland, or issued by Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Canada, Japan or the United States of America authorising readmission to these States, or if you hold a valid visa issued by a French authority for another part of the territory of France.
Greenland	Visa required[314]	Schengen visa is required.
Montserrat	eVisa[315]	Multiple entry eVisa valid for 1 year can be obtained through the internet, prior to departure.
Puerto Rico	Visa required[316]	Visa issued by the United States is required.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa required[271]	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.[317]
Sint Maarten	Visa required[318]	Visa free if U.S., UK, Canada or Schengen Area resident permit holder or cruise ship passenger staying not more than 48 hours[301]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required[319]	You do not need a visa if you have a valid:[320] US Tourist or Resident Visa (including an H-1B work visa or green card). UK Tourist or Resident Visa. Canadian Tourist or Resident Visa.
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[321]	Visa issued by the United States is required.
Europe
Abkhazia	Visa required[322]
Mount Athos	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.[323][324]
Republic of Crimea	Visa required	Visa issued by Russia is required.[325]
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Visa not required	3 months[326]
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus	Access Permit required[327]	Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe Islands	Visa required[314]
Gibraltar	Visa required[328]	British visa is required.
Guernsey	Visa required[329]	British visa is required.
Isle of Man	Visa required[330]	British visa is required.
Jan Mayen	Permit required	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[331] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[332]
Jersey	Visa required[333]	British visa is required.
Kosovo	Visa required[334]	Visa free for a maximum stay of 15 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states.[334] Do not need a visa a holder of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay)[335]
Russia	Special authorization required	Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[336]
South Ossetia	Visa not required	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[337][338]
Svalbard	Visa not required	Svalbard Treaty allows everybody may live and work in Svalbard indefinitely regardless of country of citizenship.
Transnistria	Visa not required	Registration required after 24 hours.[339][340]
Oceania
American Samoa	Entry permit required[341]	Entry permit may be obtained from Office of Attorney General of American Samoa.[342]
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Special authorisation required	Special authorisation required.[343]
Clipperton Island	Special permit required	Special permit required.[344]
Cook Islands	Visa not required	31 days[345]
Lau Province	Special permission required	Special permission required.[346]
French Polynesia	Visa required[347]
Guam	Visa required[348]	US visa is required.
New Caledonia	Visa required[271]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required	US visa is required.
Niue	Visa not required	30 days[349]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[350][351][352]
United States Minor Outlying Islands	Special permits required	Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[353][354][355][356][357][358][359]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa required[271]
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Falkland Islands	Visa required[360]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[361][362]
Antarctica		Special permits required for  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[363][364][365][366][367][368][369][370][371][372][373][374]

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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.^[377] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

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^[378] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.^[379]

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.^[380][381]

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^[382][383] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).^[384]

Some countries, such as Japan,^[385] Ireland and the United Kingdom,^[386] 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,^[387] 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,^[388] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,^[389] Philippines,^[390] 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.^[391]

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^[392] and South Africa.

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,^[393] 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 entry into that country. 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.^[394]

Israeli stamps

Kuwait,^[395] Lebanon,^[396] Libya,^[397] Syria,^[398] and Yemen^[399] 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.^[400]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,^[401][402] Argentina,^[403] Brunei, Cambodia,^[404] China,^[405] Ethiopia,^[406] Ghana, Guinea,^[407] India, Japan,^[408][409] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),^[410] Malaysia upon entry and departure,^[411] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,^[412] Singapore, South Korea,^[413] Taiwan, Thailand,^[414] Uganda,^[415] 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 domestic legislation),^{[416][417][418]} intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.^[419]

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^[420] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.^[421][422]