18 Countries Issue Visa on Arrival to Filipino Passport Holders

The Philippine passport power ranks 79th in the world according to the most recent Global Passport Power Rank 2023 by Passport Index. With this, Filipino citizens can travel visa-free to 37 countriesvisa on arrival to 18 countries, and eVisa to 24 countries.

So what is Visa on Arrival (VOA)?

A visa on arrival (VoA) is a type of visa that allows travelers to obtain a visa when they arrive at their destination country's immigration checkpoint or airport, rather than obtaining it in advance from an embassy or consulate. With a visa on arrival, eligible travelers can apply for and receive a visa when they reach the country they intend to visit.

Here are 18 countries that issue Visa on Arrival (VOA) to Filipino citizens

Africa

Chinguetti old city street at Mauritania
  • Angola 👉 pre-visa on arrival
  • Mauritania 👉 visa on arrival
  • Burundi 👉 visa on arrival (30 days)
  • Senegal 👉 visa on arrival (30 days)
  • Somalia 👉 visa on arrival (30 days)
  • Comoros 👉 visa on arrival (45 days)
  • Mauritius 👉 visa on arrival (60 days)
  • Guinea-Bissau 👉 visa on arrival (90 days)
  • Cape Verde 👉 visa on arrival (EASE)

Asia

Maldives
  • Maldives 👉 visa on arrival (30 days)
  • Timor-Leste 👉 visa on arrival (30 days)

North America

Leon, Nicaragua
  • Nicaragua 👉 visa on arrival (30 days)
  • Saint Lucia 👉 visa on arrival (42 days)

Oceania

To Sua ocean trench - famous swimming hole, Upolu, Samoa, South Pacific
  • Palau 👉 visa on arrival (30 days)
  • Tuvalu 👉 visa on arrival (30 days)
  • Marshall Islands 👉 visa on arrival (90 days)
  • Samoa 👉 visa on arrival (90 days)

South America

Balandra Beach, Arima, Trinidad And Tobago
  • Trinidad and Tobago 👉 visa on arrival
Frecelynne Roman

Frecelynne Roman has been writing since 2011, chasing stories through airports, provincial roads, and everything in between. A lifestyle and travel writer from Manila, she founded Frecelynne in 2013, turning family adventures and premium luxury escapes into a destination of their own. She spends her weekdays as a Marketing Director for an international company and her evenings as a Marketing Communications graduate student at UST. Reach her at helloimfrecelynne@gmail.com.

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