Dusk in the city of Kyoto, Japan (photo from: zastavki.com) |
Good news, fellow Pinoys… according to a philstar.com article which was published on April 20, 2014, Japan is now officially a “visa-free” destination (i.e. visa-on-arrival / no need to apply for visa in the Japanese embassy) for Filipinos starting June 2014.
While planning for your next travel to the land of the rising sun, let us help you with a list of the other top countries you can visit without the hassle of applying for visas:
Morocco |
Seychelles |
Myanmar |
India |
Maldives |
Fiji |
Cambodia |
Colombia |
Brazil |
Peru |
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Not contented with our Top 10 list? Here’s a full list of the other countries you can visit where Filipinos have visa-free privileges too!
AFRICA
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Conditions of Access
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Burundi
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Visa issued upon arrival
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Cape Verde
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Visa issued upon arrival for EUR25
A free 24-hr transit visa issued upon arrival at the airport
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Comores
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Within 24 hrs. this must be converted into a full visa at the immigration office in Moroni
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Djibouti
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10 days visa issued upon arrival for DJF3,000; 30 days visa issued upon arrival for DJF5,000
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Gambia
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At port of entry passport 24-72 hr. transit pass is issued. This must be converted into a full visa valid up to 1 month at the immigration department in Banjui
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Kenya
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90 days visa issued upon arrival for US$25
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Madagascar
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90 days visa issued upon arrival for MGA140,000
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Mali
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Visa issued upon arrival
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Morocco
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90 days
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Mozambique
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30 days issued upon arrival for US$25
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Saint Helena
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Visa issued upon arrival
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Seychelles
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30 days
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Tanzania
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Visa issued upon arrival for US$50
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Togo
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7 days issued upon arrival
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Uganda
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180 days visa issued upon arrival for US$50
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Zambia
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90 days visa issued upon arrival for US$50
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ASIA – ASEAN
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Brunei
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14 days
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Cambodia
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21 days
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Indonesia
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30 days
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Laos
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30 days
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Malaysia
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30 days
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Myanmar
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28 day visa issued upon arrival for US$40
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Singapore
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30 days
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Thailand
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30 days
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Vietnam
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21 days
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ASIA – NON ASEAN
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Georgia
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90 days visa issued upon arrival for GEL50 – for a 90 day, single entry visa; GEL100 for a 360, multiple entry visa
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Hongkong
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14 days
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India
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30 days visa issued upon arrival for US$60
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Iran
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30 days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
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Israel
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90 days
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Macau
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30 days
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Maldives
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30 days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
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Mongolia
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21 days
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Nepal
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15/30/90 days visa issued upon arrival for US$25/40/100
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Sri Lanka
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30 days
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Taiwan
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30 days if holding a valid visa for Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Schengen countries, United Kingdom, United States// online registration required
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Timor-Leste
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30 days visa issued upon arrival for US$30
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EUROPE
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Kosovo
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90 days
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OCEANIA
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Cook Islands
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31 days
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Fiji
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120 days Visitor’s permit issued upon arrival (free of charge)
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Marshall Islands
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30 days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
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Federated States of Micronesia
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30 days
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Niue
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30 days
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Palau
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30 days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
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Samoa
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60 days Visitor’s permit issued upon arrival (free of charge)
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Tuvalu
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30 days visa issued upon arrival (free of charge)
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Vanuatu
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30 days
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NORTH AMERICA
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Costa Rica
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30 days
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Dominica
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21 days
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Haiti
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90 days
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Nicaragua
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30 days visa issued upon arrival for US$50
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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14 days
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Saint Lucia
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6 weeks visa issued upon arrival for US$50
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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30 days
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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30 days
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SOUTH AMERICA
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Bolivia
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90 days
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Brazil
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90 days
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Colombia
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90 days
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Ecuador
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90 days
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Peru
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183 days
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Suriname
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90 days
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