Visa services 路 Indian passport holders 路 Checked 2026-11-07
Philippines visa India
Visa-free
Apply for a visa that needs filing
You apply on Takeotrip. We file with the official channel. Government sites stay as citations below, not as the button.
14 days for tourism needs no visa. A longer stay or a non-tourist purpose needs a visa.
Official pages disagree. The DFA news release of 7 June 2025 limits the 14-day visa-free stay to tourism. The e-visa policy page also says business. Do not assume a business visit is visa-free.
The Department of Foreign Affairs announced on 7 June 2025 that, from 8 June 2025, Indian nationals may enter without a visa for 14 days for tourism. The stay is not extendible and not convertible. You need a passport valid at least six months beyond the stay, a confirmed hotel booking, proof of financial capacity, and a return or onward ticket. Takeotrip does not sell an application for that 14-day tourism stay.
The same announcement says Indian nationals who hold a valid current visa or residence permit from the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, a Schengen state, Singapore, or the United Kingdom may enter without a visa for 30 days for tourism, with the passport and onward-ticket conditions. That stay is not extendible. No derogatory record with the Bureau of Immigration.
Transit, a long stay, or a non-tourism purpose needs a visa from a Philippine embassy or consulate, or an e-visa at evisa.gov.ph if you are eligible. The e-visa site says an issued e-visa is not extendible and not convertible.
Visa types we could source
- 14-day visa-free tourism. Stay: 14 days. Not extendible and not convertible to another status. Fee: No visa fee. DFA announcement of 7 June 2025. The e-visa policy page, read on 7 November 2026, also mentions business in the 14-day sentence. The DFA news release says tourism. They disagree. Verify with official source before you travel for business without a visa. No Takeotrip application.
- 30-day visa-free tourism with an AJACSSUK visa or residence permit. Stay: 30 days for tourism. Not extendible. Fee: No visa fee. Only with a valid current American, Japanese, Australian, Canadian, Schengen, Singapore, or UK visa or residence permit, plus a passport valid six months beyond the stay and a return or onward ticket. No Takeotrip application.
- 9(a) temporary visitor visa or e-visa. Stay: The DFA news release does not set the stay for the visa itself. The e-visa policy page says an e-visa cannot be extended or converted. Verify the stay length with official source. Fee: The Philippine Embassy in New Delhi FAQ states 2,840 Indian rupees for a single-entry 9(a) visa, paid by demand draft to the embassy. A direct download of that page returned 403 on 7 November 2026, so treat the figure as needing a fresh check. The e-visa FAQ says the fee is paid by bank transfer within 48 hours and is not refunded. It does not print the amount. For transit, a long stay, or a purpose that is not the visa-free tourism stay. The embassy FAQ says processing is at least eight working days after every document, including any extra document an officer asks for, is received. File only when the visa-free stay does not cover the trip. Takeotrip can file this.
Documents named by the official source
- 14-day tourism: passport valid at least six months beyond the stay, confirmed hotel accommodation, proof of financial capacity, and a return or onward ticket. The announcement does not define the proof of funds or a photo size.
- 30-day tourism with another visa: the passport rule and a return or onward ticket, plus that other visa or residence permit.
- Photo size and a bank-statement format for the e-visa: not on the pages we could read. Verify with official source.
Processing time
Visa-free entry is decided at the airport. For a 9(a) visa, the New Delhi embassy FAQ says at least eight working days after a complete file. The e-visa FAQ we read does not state a number of days.
Fees
Visa-free stays: no visa fee. Single-entry 9(a) at the embassy in New Delhi: 2,840 INR on the embassy FAQ. E-visa amount: not printed on the FAQ we read.
The 2,840 INR figure is already in rupees on the embassy FAQ. No conversion. Confirm it, because the page returned 403 to a direct download on 7 November 2026.
How to apply
- You apply on Takeotrip. We do not send you to a government site to finish the form.
- Takeotrip checks the file and submits it through the official channel named on this page.
- You follow Submitted, Under Review, Documents Needed, Applied to Embassy, Processing, Approved, Rejected, or Completed on the private tracking link.
- The government decides. Takeotrip is not an embassy and cannot approve entry.
Official links
- DFA, visa-free privileges for Indian nationals
- Philippine e-visa
- e-visa policy, including the India note
- Embassy in New Delhi, short-stay notes
- MEA: visa facility for Indian ordinary passports
Sources recorded for this page: https://www.mea.gov.in/VFFIN.htm 路 https://dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/statements-and-advisoriesupdate/36660-visa-free-privileges-for-indian-nationals-entering-the-philippines 路 https://evisa.gov.ph/page/policy 路 https://evisa.gov.ph/frequently-ask-questions 路 https://newdelhipe.dfa.gov.ph/index.php/newsroom/announcements/1117-faqs-for-short-staying-visitors
