Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Where are Pinoys Welcome and Whom do Pinoys Welcome? The Complete Lists


Hahaha! I was trying to re-invent the wheel without knowing it.  It turns out that my little project has already been carried out by Wikipedia.  Thanks to a friend, I was referred to this wiki article which says there are 62 countries in total where Pinoys can travel to visa-free or where visa upon arrival is possibly available (but not certain), and lists them down according to geographical regions. The article relied on data organized by Northwest Airlines, apparently similar to what Delta Air is using; and in case in some countries, no source was cited or the cited source does not really say as much as the wiki article claims. (And Cyprus was not mentioned.) 

From the lists I made below, you can see that there are:
  • 32 countries where Pinoys may travel visa-free, 
  • or 40 countries if you add the 8 countries where Pinoys may obtain a visa upon entry, "probably" free of charge.
  • In contrast, according to our DFA, there are 145 countries whose nationals can enter the Philippines visa-free for up to 21 days (up to 90 days for Brazil and Israel).
According to the maximum length of stay (and not counting countries that issue visa upon arrival for a fee), Pinoys are treated more favorably in 20 countries, and just as favorably in 6 countries compared to the way the Philippines itself treats those countries.  Pinoys can stay visa-free for up to 6 months in Bermuda; 3 months in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Israel, Morocco, and Peru; 59 days in Bolivia; 31 days in Cook Islands; and 1 month in Costa Rica, Micronesia, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Niue, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turks and Calcos Islands, and Vanuatu. Pinoys can stay the same number of days (21 days) visa-free in Cambodia, Dominica, Mongolia, and Vietnam as we allow nationals of these countries to stay in ours.

Since the Philippines apparently requires visas from nationals of Sri Lanka, Turks and Calcos Islands and Vanuatu, we are treating them treating them rather un-neighborly.

Pinoys themselves are treated disfavorably by 105 countries (or probably 113 countries if the 8 countries are added).  Pinoys need a visa to enter these countries but their nationals do not need any visa to enter the Philippines and stay up to 21 days.  They are not just the rich countries like the US, Japan, Italy, etc., but countries much poorer than the Philippines in terms of Human Development Index like Somalia, Papua New Guinea, Chad, and Burkina Faso.

COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES WHERE PINOYS CAN TRAVEL VISA-FREE AS TOURISTS (as per Northwest Airline data):

A
B  Bermuda (up to 6 months)
     Bolivia (up to 59 days)
     Brazil (up to 90 days)
     Brunei (up to 14 days)
C Cambodia (up to 21 days)
    Colombia (up to 90 days)
    Cook Islands (up to 31 days)
    Costa Rica (up to 30 days)
    Cyprus (onward transit only for up to 5 days)
D Dominica (up to 21 days)
E  Ecuador (up to 90 days)
F  Federated States of Micronesia (up to 30 days)
G
H Haiti (up to 3 months)
    Hongkong (up to 14 days)
I  Indonesia (up to 30 days)
    Israel (up to 3 months)
J
K
L Laos (up to 30 days)
M Macau (up to 30 days)
     Malaysia (up to 1 month)
     Mongolia (up to 21 days)
     Morocco (up to 3 months) 
N  Niue (up to 30 days)
O
P  Peru (up to 90 days)
Q
R
S Saint Vincent and the Granadines (up to 1 month)
   Saint Kitts and Nevis (up to 14 days)
   Seychelles (up to 1 month)
   Singapore (up to 30 days)
   South Korea (up to 30 days) 
   Sri Lanka (up to 30 days) *
T Thailand (up to 30 days)
    Turks and Calcos Islands (up to 30 days) *
U
V Vanuatu (up to 30 days)*
    Vietnam (up to 21 days)
W
X
Y
Z
Total No.: 32 countries
* The Philippines requires visas from nationals of these countries.

COUNTRIES WHERE PINOYS CAN OBTAIN A VISA UPON ARRIVAL PROBABLY FOR FREE
I say "probably" because the data of Northwest Airline does not indicate the fee but the wiki article assumes its free of charge.  So, I'm relying here on knowledge by reputation only.  (If I have the time, I just might call up their consulates to check this.)

Egypt (limited to South Sinai only) (up to 14 days)
Fiji (up to 6 months)
Maldives (up to 30 days)
Marshall Islands (up to 30 days)
Palau (up to 30 days)
Samoa (up to 60 days) - a "Visitor's Permit" is issued instead of a visa.
Tajikistan (up to 45 days)
Tuvalu (up to 1 month)

Total No.: 8 countries

COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS MAY ENTER THE PHILIPPINES VISA-FREE FOR UP TO 21 DAYS BUT DEMANDS A TOURIST VISA FROM PINOYS
I'm counting in the countries issuing visas upon arrival, but for a fee (indicated if in US dollars).

A  Andorra
     Angola
     Antigua and Barbuda
     Argentina
     Australia
     Austria
B  Bahamas
    Bahrain
    Barbados
    Belgium
    Benin
    Bhutan
    Botswana
    Bulgaria
    Burkina Faso (visa upon arrival for stays up to 3 monts)
    Burundi
C  Cameroon
    Canada
    Cape Verde
    Central African Republic
    Chad
    Chile
    Comoros
    Congo
    Cote d’Ivoire
    Czech Republic
D Denmark
    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Djibouti (visa upon arrival for stays up to 10 days or 1 month depending on the fee)
    Dominican Republic
E  El Salvador
    Equatorial Guinea
    Eritrea
    Ethiopia
F  Fiji
    Finland
    France
G Gabon
    Gambia
    Germany
    Ghana
    Gibraltar
    Greece
    Grenada
    Guatemala
    Guinea
    Guinea Bissau
    Guyana
H Honduras
    Hungary
I  Iceland
    Ireland
    Italy
J  Jamaica
    Japan
K Kenya (visa upon arrival for stays up to 3 months for USD 50)
    Kiribati
    Kuwait
L  Lesotho
    Liberia
    Liechtenstein
    Luxembourg
M Madagascar
    Malawi
    Maldives
    Mali
    Malta
    Marshall Islands
    Mauritania
    Mauritius
    Mexico
    Monaco
    Morocco
   Mozambique (visa upon arrival for stays up to 30 days for USD 25)
    Myanmar
N Namibia
   Nepal (visa upon arrival for stays up to 60 days for USD 30)
    Netherlands
    New Zealand
    Nicaragua
    Niger
    Norway
O Oman
P  Palau
    Panama
    Papua New Guinea
    Paraguay
    Poland
    Portugal
Q Qatar
R  Romania
     Rwanda
S Santa Lucia (visa upon arrival for stays up to 6 weeks for USD 50)
    Samoa
    San Marino
    Sao Tome and Principe
    Saudi Arabia
    Senegal
    Slovakia
    Solomon Islands
    Somalia
    South Africa
    Spain
    Suriname
    Swaziland
    Sweden
    Switzerland
T Togo
   Trinidad and Tobago
   Tunisia
   Turkey
   Tuvalu
U Uganda (visa upon arrival for stays up to 6 months for USD 50)
   United Arab Emirates
   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   United Republic of Tanzania
   United States of America
   Uruguay
V Venezuela
Z Zambia (visa upon arrival for USD25-80)
   Zimbabwe

Coming Next: Nationals of which countries need a visa to enter the Philippines

1 comment:

  1. have to take out South Korea from the first list COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES WHERE PINOYS CAN TRAVEL VISA-FREE AS TOURISTS (as per Northwest Airline data). this only applies to pinoys who already have visas in certain countries like US and Japan, not Pinoys in general.

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