PUBLIC ADVISORY

UPDATED TRAVEL RESTRICTION GUIDELINES FOR ALL TRAVELERS FROM COUNTRIES WITH CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 STRAIN (SARS-COV-2 VARIANT DETECTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND SOUTH AFRICA)

The Philippine Consulate General in Chongqing would like to reiterate the earlier advisory on the travel restriction for foreign nationals coming from or with travel history within the last 14 days prior to arrival in the Philippines in the following countries/jurisdictions:

United Kingdom        Iceland              Denmark
Italy                           Ireland               Lebanon
Japan                        Singapore           Australia
Sweden                    Israel                  South Korea
The Netherlands       South Africa        Hong Kong SAR
Canada                     Switzerland         Spain
France                      Germany              United States
Portugal                    India                   Finland
Norway                    Jordan                Brazil                                                                                                                     Austria

Exempted from the above travel restriction are the following:

1. Diplomats and representatives of international organizations accredited to the Republic of the Philippines and their qualified dependents with valid and subsisting 9e visas, who shall likewise be exempted from quarantine protocols provided that: (a) they undergo Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) testing upon arrival at the airport; (b) submit/present a duly executed Undertaking to the Department of Health-Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) personnel at the port of entry; and (c) observe strict 14-day self-quarantine at their declared accommodation or quarters;

2. Foreign dignitaries who shall observe existing testing and quarantine protocols upon arrivals in the Philippines; and

3. Foreign nationals traveling to the Philippines for medical and emergency cases, including their foreign medical escorts, if any.

Notwithstanding the above exemptions, diplomatic and consular missions and international organizations will still be required to submit a request for exemption (a) from the temporary suspension of visa issuance and (b) from mandatory facility quarantine, in favor of their respective diplomats and representatives, as well as their qualified dependents who come from or have travel history within the last 14 days from the abovementioned countries/jurisdictions.

11 January 2021
Chongqing, People’s Republic of China