Philippine airport entry and exit process and detailed strategy

The Philippines is a country full of dream islands. There are many high-quality islands and beaches here, and all kinds of amazing natural scenery attract tourists from all over the world, which is very suitable for playing with water and taking a holiday. Here, I would like to share with you the detailed entry and exit guidelines and process strategies.

Philippine entry procedures

Step 1: fill in the Philippine entry card on the plane, and the flight attendant will issue you an entry card. Filling it out on the plane can save a lot of time.

20 18 introduced a new entry card in the Philippines. Compared with the previous version, the new version is marked with English/Chinese/Japanese/Korean/. Although the translation is not very accurate, I believe that people who don't know any English can fill it out by themselves!

Philippine new entry card

Sometimes I get an old entry card on the plane. It doesn't matter. These two types of entry cards are very common now.

Philippine old entry card

The most frequently asked address in the Philippines

The most easily questioned problem on the entry card is that the address in the Philippines is not filled in, because now many China people go to the Philippines to work illegally, and sometimes the address filled in is actually the address of a convenience store, which will naturally be questioned.

Then we ordinary tourists only need to fill in the address of the 1 hotel you booked in the Philippines, or simply fill in the name of this hotel (of course, it needs to be written in English, so we need to print the 1 hotel check-in confirmation form, which can be used to copy the address).

Step 2: After arriving at the airport, the arrival hall is very simple. Just follow the crowd! !

There will be a toilet before you arrive at the arrival hall. You can go to the toilet here first, and then follow the "immigration" to the passport check counter in the arrival hall.

When waiting in line, you should queue up to get a foreign passport. Yes, you are a foreigner when you come, and your whole family is a foreigner!

What will immigration officials ask?

The process of customs clearance is simple! At the counter, give him your passport+Philippine visa+entry card.

As long as the entry card is filled in completely, basically you won't be asked any questions, and it will be passed by stamping. There's another problem. What are you doing here? Answer: vacation (to play! ) just fine.

After the customs inspection, it will stamp your passport and indicate the date of entry, indicating that you are welcome to enter the country.

Will you ask me for a tip?

We can't tell you: no, because someone did. However, compared with Viet Nam and Cambodia, it is not common for the Philippines to ask for tips on its own initiative (students who come with the group should not get excited, and they often fool China people with your leader).

Step 3: Pick up the luggage, fill out the customs declaration form, go through the passport check counter, get off the escalator to the baggage hall, and wait for the luggage next to the turntable.

If the stewardess doesn't give you the customs declaration form on the plane, you can take one here to fill it out.

Philippine customs declaration form

If you are sure that there is nothing to declare, you can go through customs directly without filling in the customs declaration form (but some people are called back to fill in and not declare, which is not common).

Please fill in this declaration form truthfully. The following are the declaration requirements for currency, alcohol and tobacco in the Philippines:

(1) The total amount of currency carried by the Philippines: the equivalent of foreign currency exceeding 1 10,000 US dollars must be declared.

(2) The Philippines allows duty-free wine: 2 bottles per person, within 1 liter (1000ml).

(3) Duty-free tobacco can be carried in the Philippines: 400 cigarettes, 50 cigars and 250g cut tobacco. 18 is prohibited.

Step 4: After you get your luggage through the customs, if you want to declare it, take the initiative to declare it. If you don't need to declare, you can go through the customs directly and hand in the customs declaration form.

If you are sure that there is nothing to declare, you can go through customs directly without filling in the customs declaration form (but some people are called back to fill in and not declare, which is not common).

Notes &; Frequently asked questions 1. Passport: valid for at least 6 months. If it is not full, please change your passport.

2. Visa: Please be careful not to lose the Philippine visa, because it is a separate sheet. Even if you go back to China, you still have to keep it! Because, if you apply for a visa in the Philippines next time, you will be asked to provide a copy of your last visa!

3. Minors: If you are carrying or accompanying children under 16, please be sure to bring the child's medical birth certificate or a copy of WEG (this document is required if you are not accompanied by your parents to the Philippines).

4. Air tickets: Please be sure to buy round-trip air tickets or air tickets from other countries.

The process of leaving the Philippines is also very simple. The documents you must bring are: passport+Philippine visa+return ticket confirmation.

Reminder: Please arrive at the airport at least 3 hours in advance. Sometimes it takes 1 hour to check in, and Filipinos who enter the waiting room through security check may also need 1 hour! !

Before you check in two hours in advance, you have to run to the end, and the cabin door will be closed in a few minutes!

Step 1: Check in at the counter When you arrive at the airport, you must check in at the airline counter first, and you can only pay the departure tax after you get your boarding pass.

Outside the check-in area of Manila Airport or Cebu Airport, there will be self-service check-in equipment of AirAsia or Cebu. You need to set up a self-service check-in machine (weighing! ) and checked baggage.

Note: Manila Airport has strict baggage inspection. Every piece of luggage, including backpacks, needs to be weighed and labeled with baggage inspection labels. If there is no baggage inspection label, it may be taken out on the spot and weighed before going to the security check!

Step 2: Buy departure tax. If you leave Cebu Airport, Boracay callipo Airport and Manila Clark Airport, you need to pay the departure tax "TerminalFee".

Some people will say that I have never paid the airport departure tax.

That's because you may leave the country at Manila airport. The air ticket includes the departure tax of NAIA Manila Airport. You paid the money when you bought the ticket, but you have to pay everything else at the airport.

You need to check in at the airline counter and get your boarding pass before you can pay the departure tax.

Take Cebu Airport departure tax as an example. We have to pay 850PHP here The departure tax counter says there are credit cards, but their credit card machines are often disconnected or broken. It is recommended to prepare 850PHP in cash in advance.

Otherwise, it's your turn to queue up in a big circle, find that the POS machine is not working, and you have to queue up again to withdraw money from the ATM, which is really unpleasant.

So let's get the cash ready! After paying 850 pesos, you will get a receipt, and the counter staff will nail it together with the boarding pass.

Step 3: Go through the security check and stamp the departure stamp. Then go through the security check with the departure tax form, boarding pass and passport, and then you can wait for the plane with peace of mind!

Step 4: Use up the Philippine peso and put it in the waiting room. Unless you plan to buy a plane meal or something on the plane, it is most cost-effective to use up the remaining pesos with peace of mind.