REQUIREMENTS FOR THE  AFFIDAVIT OF INVITATION

Important:

The inviting party/ies is/are required to appear personally.

For travelling minors or those below (18) years of age travelling unaccompanied by parents, parental travel permit and clearance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development are required.

Note:

REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS

AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS SIGNED IN MALAYSIA

Important:

If the owner or signatory of the document/s cannot appear at the Embassy, a representative may submit the documents. The owner or signatory of the documents must issue an authorization letter to said representative, and enclose a copy of the IC/passport of both owner and representative.

AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS SIGNED IN THE PHILIPPINES

Important:

Clients are reminded to bring their complete sets of documents, including originals and photocopies, as well as copies of signatories' IC or passport.

If the owner or signatory of the document/s cannot appear at the Embassy, a representative may submit the documents. The owner or signatory of the documents must issue an authorization letter to said representative, and enclose a copy of the IC/passport of both owner and representative.

Non-Filipino minors below fifteen (15) years of age, who are traveling unaccompanied and are not joining a parent in the Philippines, are required to apply for a WAIVER of EXCLUSION GROUND (WEG) at the Philippine Embassy in order to be admitted entry in the Philippines regardless of whether or not the minor requires a visa. 

Applications for the WAIVER of EXCLUSION GROUND (WEG) are approved and processed by the Bureau of Immigration in Manila, subject to the following conditions:

1. Submission of Affidavit of Request and Consent by either parent or legally appointed guardian of the child, naming the person who will be accompanying the child to the Philippines and with whom the child will reside while in the Philippines, and

(a) Clear photocopy of the data page of the child’s passport, 
(b) Clear photocopy of the data page of the passport of accompanying adult; or guardian;

2. Payment of the WEG fee at the Bureau of Immigration-NAIA upon arrival of the minor child/children; 
3. Payment of notarization fee (in cash).

Nationals from countries listed below who are traveling to the Philippines for business and tourism purposes are allowed to enter the Philippines without visas for a stay not exceeding thirty (30) days, provided they hold valid tickets for their return journey to port of origin or next port of destination and their passports valid for a period of at least six (6) months beyond the contemplated period of stay.

Nationals from the following countries are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for a period of stay of thirty (30) days or less:

Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Botswana Brazil* Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d’Ivoire Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Germany Ghana

Gibraltar Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland Indonesia Ireland Israel* Italy Jamaica Japan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Lao People’s Democratic Republic Latvia Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Monaco Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Norway

Oman Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Thailand Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe

*The following are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for a stay not exceeding fifty-nine (59) days:

1. Holders of Brazil passports; and
2. Holders of Israel passports

 

The following are allowed to enter the Philippines without a visa for a stay not exceeding seven (7) days:
3. Holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative (SAR) passports
4. Holders of British National Overseas (BNO) passports
5. Holders of Portuguese Passports issued in Macao
6. Holders of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) passports

 

Important Note:
Nationals who are subjects of deportation/blacklist orders of the Department and the Bureau of Immigration shall not be admitted to the Philippines. Further inquiries may be addressed to the Visa Division (Telephone numbers:556-0000 and ask the operator to connect you to Visa Division), Department of Foreign Affairs, 2330 Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City or to any Philippine Embassy or Consulate abroad.

(Source: http://dfa.gov.ph/main/index.php/consular-services/visa)