Philippines suspends entry of most foreign nationals

The Philippine government is now allowing all Filipinos to enter the Philippines, but is suspending the entry of most foreign nationals effective 12:01am (Manila time) of March 22 to 11:59pm (Manila time) of April 21.

This supersedes previous announcements on entry restrictions, Philippine Airlines said on its website.

However, the maximum number of passenger arrivals from international flights will continue to be limited to 1,500 a day for all airlines combined into Manila for the period beginning 8am of March 18 up to 8am of April 19.

Flights to and from cities in the GCC affected by the ban include Flight PR 5682/5683 Manila – Dammam – Manila on March 22 and Flight PR 658/659 Manila-Dubai-Manila on March 24.

Restrictions on entry of foreign nationals:

The temporary suspension entry into the Philippines is not applicable for the following:

• All Filipino Citizens, whether Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs) and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs);

• Diplomats and members of international organizations provided they hold a valid 9(e) visa or 47(a)(2) visa at the time of entry;

• Foreign nationals involved in medical repatriation endorsed by the Department of Foreign Affairs - Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs or the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration provided they hold a valid visa at the time of entry;

• Foreign seafarers under the Green Lanes program for crew change provided they hold a 9(c) crew list visa at the time of entry;

• Foreign spouses and children of Filipino citizens travelling with them provided they have valid visas at the time of entry;

• Emergency, humanitarian and other cases approved by the National Task Force on Covid-19 provided foreign nationals have valid visas at the time of entry. – TradeArabia News Service