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  • Flight

    If you are departing from Nagasaki, you can travel use Fukuoka Airport to travel to Manila. Nishitetsu provides an express busk between Nagasaki and Fukuoka Airport.

    Metro Manila has one airport called Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) but has 4 terminals, depending on which airline you use. These terminals are not physically connected and you will need to use a shuttle bus to get in between terminals. If you are flying from Fukuoka using Philippine Airlines, you will land in Terminal 2.

    Documents to print or download into your phone

    • Vaccination documents
    • Itinerary of your flight going and leaving Philippines
    • Contact information of SLH-Nagasaki Philippine staff for emergencies

    Visa requirements

    A visa is generally not required for stays of up to 30 days. It will depend on the passport you are traveling with. If you exceed the 30 days, you will need to obtain a visa at the Immigration Bureau before doing so. The first extension is only available for 30 days. Please do check with the Philippines embassy in Japan or your country for updated information.

    Visa-Free Entry for Temporary Visits

    The following guidelines provide information on the entry of foreigners as temporary visitors to the Philippines without a visa. Temporary visits refer to periods of stay generally NOT exceeding 59 days for purposes of attendance to conferences, company meetings, workshops/seminars, medical treatment, and those trips of a personal nature for pleasure, such as tourism/sightseeing, visiting relatives and/or friends, recreation and amusement.

    Nationals of the countries listed on the website below who are traveling to the Philippines for business or tourism purposes are allowed to enter the Philippines without visas for a stay not exceeding thirty (30) days, provided (1) they hold valid tickets for their return journey to port of origin or to their next port of destination, and (2) their passports are valid for a period of six (6) months beyond their contemplated period of stay in the Philippines.

    Details can be checked on the website below, or from your country's Philippines embassy.

    https://tokyo.philembassy.net/consular-section/services/visa/visa-free-entry-for-temporary-visits/#nav-cat

    Entry requirements due to COVID19

    There are currently no restrictions, but confirm this with your country's Philippines embassy.

    Border control and customs

    The Philippines has introduced a e-travel notification system replacing landing cards. These can be filled in up to 72 hours before your trip. It is recommended that you complete this prior to your flight. Details and application forms can be found at here. Upon completion of the application, you will be provided a QR code. It is recommended that you save this to your phone for ease of access when arriving in the Philippines.

    Upon arrival at the airport, you will be subject to immigration procedures and inspection of your QR code. You will then pick up your checked-in luggage. You might have to declare specific items such as food. They might search your luggage but generally, most passengers are allowed to go through without any search.

    Depending on the terminal that you land, you will have varying options for money changers and buying mobile SIM card.