Philippines Visa for Indians 2026: Visa-Free Entry, e-Visa, Requirements and Fees

Do Indians Need a Visa for the Philippines? (2026 Quick Answer)

For a short holiday, no. As of October 2026, Indians have two tourism-only visa-free options and a visa route for everything else:

• 14 days visa-free, since June 2025, under DFA Foreign Service Circular 2025-019 and Bureau of Immigration (BI) Memorandum Circular 2025-003. Conditions: a passport valid at least six months beyond the stay, a confirmed hotel booking, proof of funds, a return or onward ticket and a free eTravel registration.
• 30 days visa-free under Foreign Service Circular 2025-020, for holders of a valid visa or permanent residence permit from the US, Japan, Australia, Canada, a Schengen country, Singapore or the UK.
• A 9(a) e-Visa from evisa.gov.ph for longer stays, meetings, conferences and other non-tourism trips.

Neither visa-free stay can be extended or converted to another visa. The DFA's e-Visa system still lists India as "no visa required for a stay not exceeding fourteen (14) days", and we found no newer circular.

The e-Visa is filed with one of four Philippine posts in India, chosen by your state of residence. The fee is paid in rupees by bank transfer within 48 hours and is non-refundable. Official processing is 7–12 working days for single entry and 15–21 for multiple entry.

The official e-Visa fee for Indians could not be confirmed; the portal shows it after login, before payment.

Visa-Free Entry for Indians - Who Qualifies and for How Long

The 14-day route comes from DFA Foreign Service Circular 2025-019, "14-Day Visa-Free Entry for Indian Nationals", implemented by BI Memorandum Circular 2025-003. It covers every Indian passport holder coming for tourism.

What to show at inspection

• Passport valid at least six months beyond the contemplated stay
• Confirmed hotel booking
• Proof of financial capacity, such as a bank statement or certificate of employment
• Return ticket or onward ticket to the next destination
• Registration or update in the eTravel system

No official minimum bank balance is set. Admission also depends on a clean check against BI's derogatory databases.

Length and ports of entry

The stay is up to 14 days. It can start at any international port of entry, by air or sea, including cruise ship arrivals.

Official texts do not say whether the arrival day counts or whether leaving and re-entering gives a fresh 14 days. We recommend booking a return flight within 14 days, counting the arrival day.

What it does not cover

• Extensions, or conversion to any other visa category
• Meetings, conferences, training, long stays and other non-tourism activities, which need an appropriate Philippine visa
• Transit onward to a third country, for which BI's circular requires a Philippine transit visa

Visa-Free Entry with a US, UK, Japan, Australia, Canada, Schengen or Singapore Visa

Indians who hold a visa or residence status from one of seven issuers, grouped in Philippine rules as AJACSSUK (America, Japan, Australia, Canada, Schengen, Singapore, United Kingdom), may get an initial stay of up to 30 days under Foreign Service Circular 2025-020.

Conditions

• Passport valid at least six months beyond the stay
• A valid visa or residence permit from one of those issuers; BI's circular names permanent residence permits, and transit and seafarer visas do not count
• Return or onward ticket
• No derogatory record in any of BI's databases
• eTravel registration

The visa has to be valid on arrival, so an expired one does not qualify. The DFA's text says "visas or residence permits", while BI's says permanent residence permits. Holders of temporary residence cards should check with the Philippine post or carry their visa as well.

The 30-day list leaves out a hotel booking and proof of funds. We still recommend carrying both, because admission is decided by immigration officers at the port of entry.

This stay is tourism-only and cannot be extended or converted. For more than 30 days, the circular points to a visa from a Philippine post in India, in your country of legal residence, or in any country that requires entry visas for Indians.

Philippines e-Visa for Indians - How to Apply

The standard visa for Indian visitors is the 9(a) Temporary Visitor's Visa, covering business, pleasure, medical treatment, training, conferences and meetings; tourism is sub-category 9(a-2). The e-Visa is electronic, is not affixed to the passport, and can be filed from a phone or computer.

Which post handles your application

Posts are assigned by state of residence:

• Embassy in New Delhi — Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, plus Bhutan and Nepal
• Honorary Consulate General in Mumbai — Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat
• Honorary Consulate General in Chennai — Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Andaman Islands
• Honorary Consulate General in Kolkata — West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and the North-Eastern states

This list is not exhaustive: Delhi NCT, Chandigarh, Ladakh and Bihar, among others, are not named, so we recommend asking the New Delhi embassy which post to choose.

Step by step

• Register an account on evisa.gov.ph
• Fill in the application form and upload documents
• Pay in rupees by bank transfer within 48 hours, or the application has to be lodged again
• Submit original documents only if the post asks for them
• Receive the e-Visa by email and in your e-Visa account

Processing and results

As of October 2026, the DFA quotes 7–12 working days for single entry and 15–21 for multiple entry. Results appear under "Application Status" and by email; an interview happens only if the visa officer requests one. We recommend applying a month ahead.

Validity and entries offered to Indians are visible only after login. The Philippine embassy in Tokyo says e-Visas can be shown digitally or printed; a printout is a sensible backup.

Visarun is a visa agency. We help prepare and check e-Visa applications before submission. The post decides on the visa and BI decides on admission, so no agency can guarantee the outcome.

Documents and Fees

For visa-free entry, carry the documents listed for your route, printed and on your phone. For a 9(a-2) tourist e-Visa, the DFA's minimum list is:

• Passport valid at least six months beyond your departure from the Philippines; only electronic or machine-readable passports are accepted
• Completed visa application form
• Flight tickets or a reservation for entry and exit
• Proof of funds: the latest six months of bank statements or tax payments, an employment certificate with salary, proof of business income, or a sponsor's guarantee letter with the sponsor's proof of funds
• Ties to India, such as an employment certificate or property documents
• Itinerary and hotel booking or other proof of lodging
• For a minor travelling without a parent or guardian, a permission letter from one

Children under 15 who are not accompanied by, or coming to join, a parent also need a Waiver of Exclusion Ground from BI. The guardian can notify the Commissioner of Immigration in writing at least 72 hours before arrival; a PHP 3,120 waiver fee applies unless BI's order waives it.

Fees as of October 2026

• Visa-free entry — no visa fee
• eTravel — free
• e-Visa — charged in rupees, paid by bank transfer, non-refundable even if the application is denied

The official e-Visa fee could not be verified: the evisa.gov.ph lookup needs a login and the New Delhi embassy fee page was unreachable. Agency listings put single entry at around ₹6,240 at the time of writing, which is not officially confirmed. The portal shows the exact amount before payment.

We recommend collecting every document before submitting, since payment is due within 48 hours and is non-refundable.

eTravel Registration and Arrival Checks

eTravel is the online arrival registration for all arriving passengers, Filipino and foreign. Indian tourists need it whether entering visa-free or with an e-Visa. Foreign travellers register for arrival only.

• Where — only etravel.gov.ph or the eGovPH app; the site works in any phone or computer browser
• Cost — free; sites that ask for payment are scams
• When — official texts word the timing differently, so we recommend registering about three days (72 hours) before your flight
• Repeat trips — update your record through "Edit Registration" instead of registering again

The QR code

We recommend saving a screenshot or download of the QR code before closing the site. The airline asks for it before boarding.

• Green QR — straight to immigration inspection on arrival
• Red QR — issued for incomplete or incorrect data, or for illness or exposure to a sick person in the past 30 days; a Bureau of Quarantine check comes first

At the counter

Officers check your documents, your eTravel record and BI's databases. BI's October 2026 advisory warns that foreigners who wilfully give false information may be denied entry. The DFA also notes that even an e-Visa does not guarantee admission.

Extending Your Stay in the Philippines

It depends on how you entered:

• 14-day visa-free — no extension, no conversion
• 30-day AJACSSUK visa-free — no extension, no conversion
• 9(a) e-Visa — the authorised stay cannot be extended, and the visa cannot be converted
• Sticker 9(a) visa from a Philippine post — extension possible through BI

BI's tourist visa section and visa processing centre do not accept extension or conversion applications from Indians admitted visa-free. Staying past the limit falls under the existing overstay rules.

If the trip may run longer

The DFA advises getting a regular machine-readable sticker visa from a Philippine post in your country of origin or legal residence instead of an e-Visa. A Philippine embassy page written for Japan-based applicants frames the basic 9(a) visa for stays of up to 59 days; India-specific details are not published openly, so ask the post in India before you travel.

Sticker 9(a) extensions

• Where — any BI office, or online through BI's eServices platform
• When — BI's FAQ says seven days before the current visa expires
• Documents — passport and the visa extension form TVS-C-VE-2016
• Representative — allowed with a Special Power of Attorney
• Maximum — up to 24 months in total for visa-required nationals such as Indians, counted from the latest arrival

A stay of more than 59 days on a Temporary Visitor's Visa requires an ACR I-Card. We could not confirm current extension fees, because BI's published fee tables date from 2014.

BI's 2014 tables show a PHP 500 monthly overstay fine for non-visa-required nationals; the amount for Indians may differ.

Recent Changes (2025-2026)

• 16 March 2015 — BI circular SBM-2015-003-A gave Indians with AJACSSUK visas 14 days visa-free, extendable by seven days to a maximum of 21 days, a rule since replaced.
• 28 October 2024 — according to a Manila Times report, e-Visa operations started at the New Delhi embassy and the honorary consulates in Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai.
• 19 May 2025 — the DFA issued Foreign Service Circulars 2025-019 and 2025-020 after a presidential directive to boost tourism from India.
• 26 May 2025 — BI signed Memorandum Circular 2025-003 implementing both.
• 8 June 2025 — the DFA's start date: 14 days visa-free for Indian tourists and 30 days for AJACSSUK holders, with no extension for either.
• November 2025 — BI reminder: sticker 9(a) holders can extend online via eServices.
• October 2026 — BI advisory reminding travellers to register or update eTravel before travel, on the website or the eGovPH app.

As of October 2026, we found no newer circular for Indians. BI's circular list, updated in September 2026, still shows MC 2025-003 as the latest on Indian entry, and the DFA's e-Visa system still lists the 14-day rule. Pages quoting a 21-day maximum describe the old 2015 rule.

FAQ

Is the Philippines visa-free for Indians in 2026?

Yes, for tourism. Indians can stay up to 14 days with a passport valid six months beyond the stay, a hotel booking, proof of funds, a return or onward ticket and eTravel. A valid AJACSSUK visa or permanent residence permit raises the limit to 30 days.

Can I extend the 14-day visa-free stay?

No. It cannot be extended or converted, and neither can the 30-day AJACSSUK stay. If you may need more time, ask a Philippine post in India about a sticker 9(a) visa before travelling.

Does a valid US or UK visa get me 30 days?

Yes, if it is valid on arrival and you also have a passport valid six months beyond the stay, a return or onward ticket, eTravel and no derogatory BI record. Transit and seafarer visas do not count.

How much does the Philippines e-Visa cost for Indians?

The official fee could not be verified as of October 2026, because the lookup needs a login. Agency listings suggest around ₹6,240 for single entry, which is not an official figure. Processing takes 7–12 working days for single entry, and the fee is non-refundable.

Do Indians get a visa on arrival in the Philippines?

Not as tourists. Going by BI's eligibility list, its visa-upon-arrival programme is meant for endorsed investors, sports and conference delegates and similar cases. Tourists use visa-free entry or an e-Visa.

Is eTravel free, and when should I fill it in?

It is free and available only on etravel.gov.ph or the eGovPH app. We recommend completing it about three days (72 hours) before your flight and saving the QR code for the airline.

How much money do I need to show for visa-free entry?

No official minimum exists. The circular asks for proof of financial capacity, such as a bank statement or certificate of employment. We recommend recent statements that cover your hotel and daily costs.

I am only transiting through Manila. Do I need a visa?

BI's circular says Indian transit passengers holding visas to a destination beyond the Philippines need a Philippine transit visa. We found no official airside exemption, so we recommend checking with the Philippine post or your airline.

Can I apply for my parents' e-Visa?

Yes, if they cannot apply on their own, for example as senior citizens or persons with disability. The DFA allows proxy applications for spouses, minor children, parents and siblings, with proof of the relationship uploaded.