jimbo728
Member
Do I need a passport to go to Phillipines?
Jim
Jim
Passport?
- Thread starter jimbo728
- Start date
Register to hide this ad
Yes. If you stay for more than 30 days, it looks like you'll also need a Visa.
These links should help…
Where Can U.S. Citizens Travel Without a Passport?
Philippines International Travel Information
These links should help…
Where Can U.S. Citizens Travel Without a Passport?
Philippines International Travel Information
Personally I take my passport with me anytime I leave the country, whether a visa is required or not. It will come in handy if you have issues and need help.
You'll also need a return ticket to show that you're leaving the country. While I was working there and not coming back to the US, I'd spend one weekend in Macao (China) every month to reset both my 1E business visa and to satisfy Philippine requirements. That was a really cheap flight and Macao is beautful, with some parts very much Las Vegas (with familiar casinos) mixed with Lisbon in the older business and residential areas.
Enjoy, and stay completely out of the Sulu Archipelago and anywhere on Mindanao (except Cagayan de Oro, Surigao City, or Davao - DO NOT stray into the countryside!). Palawan/Puerto Princesa is beautiful, as is most of the country. Both Iloilo and Romblon are undiscovered treasures.
For international flights, if you don't bring your passport and have a return ticket, you won't get pass the ticket counter
I work and live all over the world, including the PI. You don't need a visa to get in and you can stay up to 30 days without a visa. You can get, 30, 60 and 90 day extensions in lieu of a visa. Many get around this by taking a short trip to another country and returning, which re-starts the 30 day clock. Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand are popular places for this. Having a US passport gets you in to most countries for 30+ days without a visa.
I work and live all over the world, including the PI. You don't need a visa to get in and you can stay up to 30 days without a visa. You can get, 30, 60 and 90 day extensions in lieu of a visa. Many get around this by taking a short trip to another country and returning, which re-starts the 30 day clock. Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand are popular places for this. Having a US passport gets you in to most countries for 30+ days without a visa.
Last edited:
- Joined
- Mar 24, 2006
- Messages
- 3,277
- Reaction score
- 2,584
Yep, passport required for Philippines and yes it helps to go through customs passport stamp on the way in and out of country.
We flew into the country on a military charter plane. No customs involved. We left a month later and the passport people freaked out about it. We had a lot of documents and eventually they let us leave.
We flew into the country on a military charter plane. No customs involved. We left a month later and the passport people freaked out about it. We had a lot of documents and eventually they let us leave.
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
Forget needing one to enter the Philippines, you'll need it to get back in the USA.
Sent from my motorola one 5G using Tapatalk
Sent from my motorola one 5G using Tapatalk
