TRAVELING TO THE PHILIPPINES
Since April 1, the Philippines has been open to all fully vaccinated foreign tourists. They won’t be required to quarantine anymore.
Children below 12 years old do not need to be fully vaccinated.
Those who have been vaccinated need to carry an acceptable proof of vaccination and their passport, valid for a period of at least 6 months at the time of their arrival to the Philippines.
Fully vaccinated individuals still need to provide a negative RT-PCR test, but if they have received at least one booster shot, they no longer need to present this.
A Bureau of Quarantines (BOQ) e-Health Declaration Card (e-HDC) is still required to be filled up upon arrival. This includes children.
It can be filled up three days in advance of your departure through the BOQ’s One Health Pass webpage.
Save a copy of the transaction number and QR code, which will be required by Philippine immigration authorities.
Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated travelers are still required to quarantine and are required to obtain travel insurance which covers treatment costs for COVID-19 from a “reputable insurance provider.” The requirements state that the plan must provide a minimum coverage of $35,000 USD for the duration of their stay in the country.
For local government rules, make sure to check the alert level of the city or municipality you are going to, so that you avoid any challenges for entering their territories.
All local governments as of the end of June are still at most on Alert Level 2, which means the vaccinated would only need proof of vaccination before entry in local areas if ever they are stopped at a checkpoint.
Most of the time, no one is stopped anyway, but it would be prudent to have your proof of vaccination ready.
TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES
As of June 12, the United States CDC no longer required travelers into the states to present a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19.
Proof of vaccination is still required for non-US citizen nonimmigrants.
Non-immigrant and non-US citizen travelers still need to be fully vaccinated and must show proof of this before boarding the plane to the US.
Check the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website for additional information and our Health Alert.
The CDC will consider exceptions to COVID-19-related vaccination and testing requirements on an extremely limited basis.
