Visa assistance for Philippine passport holders

Yes — and as part of our escorted group you travel on a group tourist visa that our team files for the whole group. You will not queue as an individual applicant.

Your passport (valid six months or more), a photo, and the requirements checklist we send at booking. Korea's processing currently takes about ten working days, so we open group filing one to two months before departure.

Through December 31, 2026 the Korean government waives the group tourist visa issuance fee for Filipino group tours, and the group filing is included in your package. We confirm the current fee situation with you at booking — Korea has adjusted this program twice already, and we'd rather quote the live answer than a stale one.

No. The group tourist visa covers tourism only and cannot be converted inside Korea.

Possibly: Korea runs a simplified-document program for certain professionals and eligible bank cardholders (in effect through December 31, 2026). We check whether you qualify when you book.

No. Philippine passports enter Vietnam visa-free for up to 21 days — our four-night trip fits comfortably. Nothing to file: you present your passport and return ticket at immigration.

Vietnam's e-visa covers stays up to 90 days. It is filed per traveler online; we'll walk you through it if you're extending beyond the tour.

No. Philippine passports get a 30-day visa exemption for tourism — well beyond our four-night trip.

Thailand's digital arrival card. Every traveler files it online within three days before landing; it is free on the official portal (lookalike sites charge for it — we send every guest the official link and a walkthrough before departure).

No. The ASEAN exemption gives Philippine passports 30 days in Indonesia — plenty for our four-night escape, though it cannot be extended.

Two things: the All Indonesia arrival card (we send the official link and walkthrough) and Bali's provincial tourist levy, paid separately through the official Love Bali portal. We'll tell you the current levy amount when you book.

Yes — a tourist visa for each traveler; there is no visa-free entry to mainland China for leisure trips on a Philippine passport (transit schemes exist, but they never apply to our routings). Our team guides your application and submits for the group with the visa center.

China's process is online first, then one in-person visit to the visa center. We start the group's files two to three months before departure.

Some narrow schemes exist (Guilin, Xishuangbanna, Hainan) but none covers our Chongqing or Yunnan routes — you still need the visa.

No. Philippine passports get 14 days visa-free in Hong Kong and 30 days in Macau. Bring the usual: passport valid six months, return ticket, hotel confirmation.

No. Immigration expects onward travel, and our routing (Hong Kong stay, Macau departure) provides it on every leg.

No. Philippine passports get 14 days visa-free in Hong Kong and 30 days in Macau. Bring the usual: passport valid six months, return ticket, hotel confirmation.

No. Immigration expects onward travel, and our routing (Hong Kong stay, Macau departure) provides it on every leg.

Yes — Guam is United States territory, so a valid US B1/B2 visa is required. There is no Guam-only waiver for Philippine passports today. Guam has formally asked the US government to add the Philippines to its local waiver program; if that ever changes, we'll be the first to tell you.

Appointment availability moves around. Budget one to three months ahead — our package includes visa consultancy, and we track the appointment system with you.

No — Philippine passports get 14 days visa-free (in effect through July 31, 2027, and extended regularly). One Taiwan-specific note: immigration officers ask Filipino arrivals for hotel booking proof and funds, both of which our package provides or you carry.

Kazakhstan: no, 30 days visa-free per entry. Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan: yes — an e-visa for each, filed online per traveler. Our team runs the walkthrough and tracks every submission.

Kyrgyzstan's review takes five working days per traveler and restarts if corrections are requested, so we file about seven weeks before departure. Uzbekistan's e-visa is filed alongside.

Valid at least six months beyond the trip with two blank pages — Kyrgyzstan's rule is the strictest of the three.

Yes — a visitor visa with in-person biometrics. We prepare your file completely; budget two to three months before departure.

South Africa relaxed its birth-certificate rules in 2019, but we still recommend carrying each child's full birth certificate, and a parent traveling solo needs the other parent's consent affidavit. We hand you the current checklist at booking.

Not if you hold a valid US, Canadian, UK, Japanese, or Schengen multiple-entry visa stamped in your passport, or permanent residence of those countries — that visa substitutes for Mexico's and covers stays up to 180 days. If you don't, we file your visitor visa at the Mexican Embassy with you. We check every guest's passport at booking and tell you which path applies.

Yes — a B1/B2 visitor visa. There is no ESTA or visa waiver for Philippine passports.

No — US applications are individual by design: your own online form, your own appointment profile, and your personal appearance at both appointments. What we do is prepare you completely (documents, form walkthrough, interview coaching) and track the appointment system with you.

Almost always now. Since October 2025 US rules require in-person interviews for everyone, including children and seniors. The exception: renewing a B1/B2 that expired within the last 12 months, issued when you were 18 or older, with a clean record — that renews by document drop-off without an interview.

Up to ten years, multiple entry, for Philippine applicants under the US reciprocity schedule. How long you stay per trip is decided by immigration at entry, not by the visa.

Good news here: the Philippines is on the US "Six-Month Club" list, so your passport only needs to be valid for your intended stay. Our six-month standard remains the safe default for everything else in your travel plans.

Appointment availability is currently under half a month in Manila but moves month to month. Budget one to three months all-in (planning guideline, not an official figure).

Yes — a Schengen visa, filed at the consulate of the country where you'll spend the most time. We map your itinerary to the right consulate before anything else.

Depends on the country: VFS for Germany, Italy, Switzerland and the Netherlands; TLScontact for France; BLS for Spain. We prepare your complete file and book the appointment; you appear once to submit and give fingerprints.

The law says 15 days; appointments are the real bottleneck, so budget a month or more. You can file up to six months early — for group waves we lock slots as soon as the calendar opens.

No — they are reused for just under five years (59 months) once captured. Children under 12 are exempt.

Yes, and travel history builds it: with lawfully used visas behind you, the rules step you up to one-year, then two-year, then five-year multiple-entry. Granting is always at the consulate's discretion; we build your file to deserve the longer validity.

EES is live: your passport is scanned at EU borders — no action from you. ETIAS is not operating and, importantly, does not apply to Philippine passports at all: you need the visa regardless.

Yes — the Standard Visitor visa. The UK's electronic travel authorisation (ETA) does not apply to Philippine passports.

Up to six months per visit. If you travel to the UK regularly, longer-term visas (two, five, or ten years) are available — each visit still capped at six months.

The official target is a decision within about three weeks, and you can apply up to three months early. Paid priority options exist.

The UK only requires validity for the whole of your stay — but our six-month rule stays the standard we recommend.

Each traveler files individually, including children. We manage the whole group's files and appointments so it feels like one.

Yes — but this is the one we run end to end for you through Japan's official application center.

Yes, Japan's eVisa — currently only for travelers on package tours arranged with designated agencies, single entry up to 15 days, shown on your phone at the airport. We tell you at booking whether your trip qualifies for the paperless lane.

Officially at least five working days after the embassy accepts the application; longer if they ask for more documents. We file early.

Yes — up to five years for tourists with travel history and financial documentation, and Japan runs faster tracks for professionals and frequent travelers. The final grant is Japan's call, and a multiple-entry request can come back single-entry.

Japan reworked its worldwide visa fees July 1, 2026, and the embassy's Philippines-specific announcement was still pending as of mid-July. The visa itself has historically been issued gratis to Filipinos; we confirm the live fee situation with you at booking rather than quoting a number that may already be wrong.

Yes — the Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online.

Not for Philippine passports. The ETA and eVisitor lists don't include the Philippines — the 600 it is.

You lodge online (we prepare your complete file first), then every applicant attends a quick biometrics appointment within 14 days — Manila, Cebu, or Davao. We book it and walk you through both steps.

Home Affairs' own advice: apply at least three months before travel. The published median looks faster, but the 600's times genuinely vary — three months is the window we plan around.

Whatever your grant letter says — typically around three months, longer in some cases, and it can be single or multiple entry.

For stays under six months, usually none. Six months or more means a medical and chest x-ray at an accredited clinic — the Philippines is on Australia's higher-TB-risk list, so we check your plans against the threshold at booking.