Country Name |
Country Name |
Country Name |
Country Name |
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1 |
Andorra |
41 |
Ecuador |
81 |
Lithuania |
121 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
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2 |
Angola |
42 |
El Salvador |
82 |
Luxembourg |
122 |
Saudi Arabia |
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3 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
43 |
Equatorial Guinea |
83 |
Madagascar |
123 |
Senegal |
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4 |
Argentina |
44 |
Eritrea |
84 |
Malaysia |
124 |
Seycheles |
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5 |
Australia |
45 |
Estonia |
85 |
Malawi |
125 |
Singapore |
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6 |
Austria |
46 |
Ethiopia |
86 |
Maldives |
126 |
Slovak Republic |
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7 |
Bahamas |
47 |
Fiji |
87 |
Mali |
127 |
Slovenia |
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8 |
Bahrain |
48 |
Finland |
88 |
Malta |
128 |
Solomon Islands |
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9 |
Barbados |
49 |
France |
89 |
Marshall Island |
129 |
South Africa |
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10 |
Belgium |
50 |
Gabon |
90 |
Mauritania |
130 |
Spain |
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11 |
Belize |
51 |
Gambia |
91 |
Mauritius |
131 |
St. Kitts & Nevis |
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12 |
Benin |
52 |
Germany |
92 |
Mexico |
132 |
St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
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13 |
Bhutan |
53 |
Ghana |
93 |
Micronesia |
133 |
Suriname |
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14 |
Bolivia |
54 |
Greece |
94 |
Monaco |
134 |
Swaziland |
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15 |
Botswana |
55 |
Grenada |
95 |
Mongolia |
135 |
Sweden |
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16 |
Brazil** |
56 |
Guatemala |
96 |
Morocco |
136 |
Switzerland |
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17 |
Brunei |
57 |
Guinea |
97 |
Mozambique |
137 |
Tajikistan |
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18 |
Bulgaria |
58 |
Guinea-Bissau |
98 |
Myanmar |
138 |
Tanzania |
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19 |
Burkina Faso |
59 |
Guyana |
99 |
Namibia |
139 |
Thailand |
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20 |
Burundi |
60 |
Haiti |
100 |
Nepal |
140 |
Togo |
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21 |
Cambodia |
61 |
Honduras |
101 |
Netherlands |
141 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
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22 |
Cameroon |
62 |
Hungary |
102 |
New Zealand |
142 |
Tunisia |
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23 |
Canada |
63 |
Iceland |
103 |
Nicaragua |
143 |
Turkey |
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24 |
Cape Verde |
64 |
Indonesia |
104 |
Niger |
144 |
Turkmenistan |
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25 |
Central African Republic |
65 |
Ireland |
105 |
Norway |
145 |
Tuvalu |
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26 |
Chad |
66 |
Israel** |
106 |
Oman |
146 |
Uganda |
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27 |
Chile |
67 |
Italy |
107 |
Palau |
147 |
United Arab Emirates |
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28 |
Colombia |
68 |
Jamaica |
108 |
Panama |
148 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland |
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29 |
Comoros |
69 |
Japan |
109 |
Papua New Guinea |
149 |
United States of America |
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30 |
Congo |
70 |
Kazakhstan |
110 |
Paraguay |
150 |
Uruguay |
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31 |
Congo, Democratic Republic |
71 |
Kenya |
111 |
Peru |
151 |
Uzbekistan |
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32 |
Costa Rica |
72 |
Kiribati |
112 |
Poland |
152 |
Vanuatu |
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33 |
Cote d' Ivoire |
73 |
Korea (ROK) |
113 |
Portugal |
153 |
Vatican |
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34 |
Croatia |
74 |
Kuwait |
114 |
Qatar |
154 |
Venezuela |
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35 |
Cyprus |
75 |
Kyrgyzstan |
115 |
Romania |
155 |
Vietnam |
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36 |
Czech Republic |
76 |
Laos |
116 |
Russia |
156 |
Zambia |
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37 |
Denmark |
77 |
Latvia |
117 |
Rwanda |
157 |
Zimbabwe |
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38 |
Djibouti |
78 |
Lesotho |
118 |
Saint Lucia |
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39 |
Dominica |
79 |
Liberia |
119 |
Samoa |
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40 |
Dominican Republic |
80 |
Liechtenstein |
120 |
San Marino |
- Tax-free maximum purchase in the amount of one thousand United States dollars (US$1,000.00) or its equivalent in other acceptable foreign currencies at Philippine duty-free shops subject to certain limitations as specified in Section 4 of RA 6768;
- For foreign passport holders with the exception of certain nationals*, visa-free entry to the Philippines for a period of one (1) year;
- Travel tax exemption as provided under Presidential Decree No. 1183, Executive Order No. 283, and other allied laws;
- Must travel together with the Filipino or former Filipino spouse or parent;
- Must travel with a valid passport with a period of validity not less than six months beyond the contemplated period of stay in the Philippines;
- Must be able to present a return ticket to country of origin or next country of destination;
- Must be able to show proof of blood relations to the overseas Filipino/former Filipino spouse or parent (i.e. NSO Marriage Contract / Report of Marriage, Report of Birth / Foreign Birth Certificate with English translation, etc.) to the satisfaction of the immigration authorities at the port of entry.
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The term “balikbayan” shall mean a Filipino citizen who has been continuously out of the Philippines for a period of at least one (1) year, a Filipino overseas worker, or a former Filipino citizen and his family, as this term is defined hereunder, who had been naturalized in a foreign country and comes or returns to the Philippines; and
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The term “family” shall mean the spouse and the children of the balikbayan who are not balikbayans in their own right traveling with the latter to the Philippines.
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*Family members of balikbayans as well as former Philippine citizens who acquired the citizenship of countries NOT LISTED under EO 408 are not entitled to the Balikbayan privilege. THEY MUST SECURE APPROPRIATE ENTRY VISAS PRIOR TO THEIR TRAVEL TO THE PHILIPPINES.
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Furthermore, nationals who are subjects of deportation/blacklist orders of the Philippine Bureau of Immigration are not covered by the Balikbayan privilege.