Wednesday, January 11, 2012

No Visa Required for Pinoys

Maraming Pinoy ang nagugulat pag sinasabi ko sa kanilang hindi kelangan ng visa sa Brazil.  I mean, kung tourist ka at mananatili ka duon ng di naman matagal.  Madalas, kelangan ko pang ipakita ang passport ko para ipakitang wala akong visa for Brazil pero maraming Immigration entry or exit.


Stone Waterfalls Surfing in Paraty, Brazil (300+ km from Sao Paolo, Brazil).  November, 2000.


The one with the Orange shorts.  =). 
 

About to skydive @ Ipanema Beach.  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  January, 2001
(Of course I had a cigarette on my right hand.  Ikaw na tumalon jan!)




Kinukuwento ko pa na ang mga Pinoy sa Brazil sa "fast lane" nakapila.  At iyong mga Americano dun sa mahabang pila, hehe.  Meron kasing reciprocity policy ang Brazil.  Ibig sabihin kung pinapapasok ang mga citizens nila sa mga bansa na di kelangan ang visa, di rin nila ni-re-require ng visa ang mga tao dun.  Fair lang.





Very useful ang website na ito: http://twentyfive.hubpages.com/hub/Visa-Exemption-for-Filipinos

Cinut and paste ko ang listahan ng mga bansang inilista nito na di na kelangan ng visas para sa mga Pinoys.


No Visa Required for Filipinos in the Following Countries


Asia

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

•Brunei Darussalam - 14 days

•Cambodia - 21 days

•Indonesia - 30 days

•Laos - 30 days

•Malaysia - 30 days (sufficient fund must be at least 500USD)

•Singapore - 30 days

•Thailand - 30 days

•Vietnam - 21 days

Non- ASEAN

•Azerbaijan - 30 days visa issued upon arrival

•Taiwan - 30 days if holding a valid visa for Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Schengen countries, United Kingdom or United States. Check at https://nas.immigration.gov.tw/nase/ to meet the requirements.

•Georgia – 90 days visa issued upon arrival, 360 days visa free to those who have temporary residence of Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait

•Hong Kong - 14 days

•India - 30 days visa issued upon arrival

•Iran - 15 days visa issued upon arrival if holding an e-visa pre-approval code obtained via email from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at www.mfa.gov.ir

•Israel - 90 days (3 months)

•South Korea (if arriving at Jeju Island only) - 30 days

•Macau - 30 days

•Maldives - 30 days visa issued upon arrival, extension of maximum 90 days is possible by paying MVR 750

•Mongolia - 21 days

•Nepal - 15/30/90 days visa issued upon arrival for around US$25/40/100

•Sri Lanka - 30 days visa obtain upon arrival if holding Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA). You can get this prior to arrival at www.eta.gov.lk

•Timor-Leste - 30 days single entry visa issued upon arrival for around US$30, extension is possible up to 90 days


EUROPE

•Kosovo - 90 days



Oceania


•Cook Islands - 31 days

•Fiji - 120 days Visitor's Permit issued upon arrival and can be extended

•Marshall Islands - 30 days visa issued upon arrival and can be extended

•Micronesia - 30 days

•Niue - 30 days

•Palau - 30 days visa issued upon arrival, additional USD 50 for extension

•Samoa - 60 days Visitor's Permit issued upon arrival

•Tuvalu - 30 days visa issued upon arrival

•Vanuatu - 30 days


NORTH AMERICA

•Costa Rica - 30 days Visitor's Permit issued upon arrival

•Dominica - 21 days

•Haiti - 90 days

•Nicaragua - 90 days visa issued upon arrival

•Saint Lucia – 6 weeks Visitor's Permit issued upon arrival

•Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 30 days visa issued upon arrival

•Turks and Caicos Islands - 30 days


SOUTH AMERICA

•Bolivia - 90 days

•Brazil - 90 days

•Colombia - 90 days

•Ecuador - 90 days

•Peru - 183 days

•Suriname - 90 days

AFRICA

•Burundi – 1 month visa issued upon arrival

•Cape Verde Islands – visa issued upon arrival around £ 25

•Comoros – visa issued upon arrival

•Djibouti – 1 month visa issued upon arrival

•Gambia – visa issued upon arrival

•Kenya - 90 days visa issued upon arrival for US$50

•Madagascar - 90 days visa issued upon arrival for MGA140,000

•Morocco - 90 days

•Mozambique - 30 days visa issued upon arrival. Extension of 30 days is possible around USD 66

•Saint Helena - visa issued upon arrival

•Seychelles – 1 month Visitor’s Permit issued upon arrival if holding return ticket, sufficient funds (minimum USD150 per day of stay, and proof of accommodation)

•Tanzania - visa issued upon arrival for around USD50 to USD200

•Togo - 7 days visa issued upon arrival if with return ticket, 3 passport photos, and yellow fever vaccination certificate

•Uganda - visa issued upon arrival for US$50

•Zambia - 90 days visa issued upon arrival for USD 50/80/160 single/double/multiple entry

**UPDATED and CHECKED: January 3, 2012

**Information is intended for tourist visit purpose only
**Sources: International Air Transport Association (IATA), Qantas, Wiki, Visalink, VisaHq.ph

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