{"question":{"passport":"CHN","destination":"PHL","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"allowed","headline":"Visa-free, 14 days","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"You can travel without arranging a visa."},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":14,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 14 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"JOURNEY_LIMIT","text":"The Government of the Philippines announces that Chinese nationals may enter the Philippines without a visa for a non-extendible and non-convertible period of 14 days for tourism and business purposes"},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"subject to the following conditions: Presentation of a passport valid for at least six (6) months beyond the intended stay; Confirmed hotel accommodation or booking; and A return or onward ticket to the next country of destination"},{"kind":"PORT_OF_ENTRY","text":"Entry under this visa-free privilege shall be allowed only through the following designated ports of entry: Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Metro Manila; Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Cebu"},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"All Chinese nationals availing of the visa-free privilege must have no derogatory records with the Bureau of Immigration"}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"evisaph","url":"https://evisa.gov.ph/page/policy?l1=Non-Immigrant+Visas&l2=Free+to+enter+the+Philippines+without+Visa","passage":"The Government of the Philippines announces that Chinese nationals may enter the Philippines without a visa for a non-extendible and non-convertible period of 14 days for tourism and business purposes, subject to the following conditions:\n\nPresentation of a passport valid for at least six (6) months beyond the intended stay;\nConfirmed hotel accommodation or booking; and\nA return or onward ticket to the next country of destination.\n\nEntry under this visa-free privilege shall be allowed only through the following designated ports of entry:\n\nNinoy Aquino International Airport, Metro Manila\nMactan-Cebu International Airport, Cebu","explanation":"The DFA page states that Chinese nationals may enter without a visa for 14 days effective 16 January 2026, subject to conditions including entry only through the designated ports of NAIA and Mactan-Cebu.","publisher":"Welcome to the Philippine Visa Online Portal\nThe Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the issuance of visas through Philippine diplomatic and consular Foreign Service Posts (FSPs) abroad. The Bureau of Immigration is responsible for the administration of Philippine immigration laws and regulations."},"checkedAt":"2026-08-20","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[{"headline":"Visa-free, 7 days","conditions":[{"kind":"HOLDS_VISA","text":"Mainland Chinese for tourism with a valid or unexpired Australian, Japanese, Canadian, Schengen or US visa"},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"provided that they possess a return or onward ticket"}],"source":{"documentId":"evisaph","url":"https://evisa.gov.ph/page/policy?l1=Non-Immigrant+Visas&l2=Free+to+enter+the+Philippines+without+Visa","passage":"Under FSC No. 112-11, the following may enter the Philippines without a visa for an initial stay not exceeding seven (7) days provided that they possess a return or onward ticket:\n\n1) Holders of Hong Kong British passports; and\n2) Mainland Chinese for tourism with a valid or unexpired Australian, Japanese, Canadian, Schengen or US visa.","explanation":"FSC No. 112-11, reproduced on the DFA page, allows Mainland Chinese tourists holding a valid Australian, Japanese, Canadian, Schengen or US visa to enter visa-free for up to seven days.","publisher":"Welcome to the Philippine Visa Online Portal\nThe Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the issuance of visas through Philippine diplomatic and consular Foreign Service Posts (FSPs) abroad. The Bureau of Immigration is responsible for the administration of Philippine immigration laws and regulations."}}],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}