PUBLIC ADVISORY

EXTENSION OF

TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TRAVEL TO THE PHILIPPINES

 (as of 21 April 2021)

The public is informed that, in accordance with the Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) Resolution No. 110, series of 2021 dated 15 April 2021, the following guidelines are implemented:

• Entry of foreign nationals in the Philippines remain suspended until 2359H of 30 April 2021, except for the following:

• Diplomats and members of international organizations, and their dependents provided that they hold valid 9(e) or 47(a)(2) visas, as the case may be, at the time of entry;

• Foreign nationals involved in medical repatriation and their escort/s duly endorsed by the Department of Foreign Affairs - UMWA and the Overseas Filipino Workers Administration (OWWA) provided that they have valid visas at the time of entry;

• Foreign seafarers arriving through seaports under the “Green Lanes” program for crew change provided that they hold 9(c) crew list visas at the time of entry;

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

• Emergency, humanitarian, and other analogous cases approved by the NTF COVID-19 or his duly authorized representative, provided that they have valid visas at the time of entry.

• All Filipino citizens shall be allowed to return to the Philippines.

21 April 2021, Phnom Penh