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Entry Specifications:
- Dual-citizen Filipinos should hold a valid Philippine passport (travel document), proof of identity or proof of regaining or retaining citizenship.
- Holders of expired Re-Entry Permit (RP) or Special Return Certificate (SRC) can enter the Philippines.
- Hold a valid visa.
Travel Documents and Quarantine Measures:
- From December 1, 2022, all passengers are required to complete the electronic travel declaration on the new platform eTravel .
- Passengers who have fully vaccinated two doses of vaccine (14 days after vaccination):
(1) Prepare proof of vaccination.
(2) Foreign tourists who hold 9A visas, APEC, and visa-free programs must prepare the following documents:
- Return/onward flight ticket (according to the maximum stay time granted by the visa).
- COVID-19 medical insurance with a minimum of US$35,000. (Not necessary, IATF only recommends that passengers prepare according to needs)
- Not yet vaccinated/incompletely vaccinated/unable to verify or show vaccination proof status:
(1) Passengers aged 15 and over must prepare a negative test report in English version of antigen rapid screening within 24 hours before flight departure.
(2) Passengers who have not provided a pre-flight rapid screening test report must undergo a rapid screening test at the airport upon arrival (the test fee is 600 pesos, and US dollars and credit cards can also be used)
(3) Passengers under the age of 15 must follow the quarantine regulations of accompanying parents/adults.
(4) Unaccompanied children and adolescents under the age of 15 who have not been vaccinated should follow the specifications in (1) and (2) of point 3.
**important hint**
- Complete vaccination: Johnson & Johnson vaccine (only 1 dose is required), other vaccines are 14 days after the second dose of vaccine "the next day".
- The booster dose (third dose) does not need to be inoculated for 14 days.
- For the types of vaccines approved in the Philippines, please refer to the official website of the Philippine FDA . From June 7, 2022, the Philippine government has added a high-end vaccine (Medigen) as one of the approved vaccines.
- Certificate of Vaccination Recognized by the Philippines:
(1) WHO - issued ICV
(2) VAXCERTPH (Reciprocal agreement country)
(3) Passengers who are vaccinated locally in the Philippines need to register on VAXCERTPH and obtain a certificate, or obtain a BOQ-approved international version of the vaccination certificate.
(4) Passengers who have been vaccinated in Taiwan can hold a vaccination record card or a digital COVID-19 health certificate .
- For other relevant information, please refer to the official website of the Philippine Immigration Bureau .
Reference sites: China Airlines, Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs