Here's something interesting from the mailbox: "Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr. announced that visa reforms to be implemented soon will boost the competitiveness of the Philippines as a tourism destination." The more relaxed visa policy will be implemented on Chinese nationals travelling to the Philippines as part of a tour group (30-day visa-free stay) and Indian nationals who have a valid American, Japan, Australian, Canadian, Schengen, Singapore, or United Kingdom visa (14-day visa-free stay). Likewise, visa-free privileges for 166 ... Continue Reading...
No visa required for Filipinos (updated)
As chart above shows (via Henley & Partners website), passport holders of Scandinavian countries Denmark, Sweden and Finland have the greatest freedom to travel among citizens of the world. This is according to the Henley Visa Restrictions Index which ranks countries according to the travel freedom their citizens enjoy."Score" represents the number of countries they can go to without the need of a visa. In Asia, getting the highest scores were the Japanese (visa-free travel to 170 countries), Singapore (164 countries), South Korea (163 countries) and Malaysia ... Continue Reading...
Countries where the Philippine passport can take you, visa-free
A few of my girl friends who are married to foreigners have told me, not once, but a number of times that they will adopt their husbands' citizenship when the time comes, if only for the chance to change their passport.According to them, travelling between countries is a hassle when you're holding the Philippine passport. Visa and immigration officers tend to give one a hard time, a sad fact of life that comes with being the citizen of the Third World whose enterprising countrymen can come up with anything - from fake LVs to fake documents. Yes, including what am ... Continue Reading...
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