Filipino Visa is not required for Ghanaians
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Citizens of Ghana traveling to the Philippines with the intention to stay for 30 days or less do not require a visa.
- A visa is required for a stay exceeding 30 days.
- Visitors are required to have a passport valid for up to six months beyond the stay in the Philippines.
- Visitors should have at least two blank pages on their passport for stamps on arrival and departure.
- Ghanaians traveling to the Philippines are required to show proof of Yellow Fever vaccination.
- A visitor is required to have an onward or return ticket to the country of origin or next country of destination.
- Children below 15 years of age who are unaccompanied by a parent, are not allowed to enter the Philippines. In order for them to be admitted into the Philippines, the applicant’s parents must comply with a Philippine requirement called Waiver of Exclusion Ground (WEG) to be submitted at the port of entry.
- Visitors who were previously deported from the Philippines or included in the “blacklist order” of the Department of Foreign Affairs or Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines will not be allowed entry to the Philippines.
- The Consular Officer reserves the right to request additional documents from the applicant.
- Ghanaians visiting the Philippines with pets must obtain a certificate of vaccination and an import license from the embassy or the high commission.
- Ghanaians visiting the Philippines must check for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, yellow fever, rabies, meningitis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis), chickenpox, shingles, pneumonia, and influenza vaccines.
- Direct flights are available from the Kotoka International Airport Accra, Ghana to Manila, Philippines. The estimated flight time is between 10 – 11 hours.
- Christianity is the most widely practiced religion in the Philippines.
- Because the time zone currently used in the Philippines is the Philippine Standard Time (GMT+8), Philippine is 8 hours ahead of Ghana.
- Getting around in the Philippines is possible through various public means of transportation including Domestic flights, Ubar and Grab car in Central Manila, Car hires Buses, Jeepneys, Tricycles, Ferries.
- The Climate of the Philippines is either tropical rain-forest, tropical savanna or tropical monsoon, or humid subtropical (in higher-altitude areas) characterized by relatively high temperature, oppressive humidity and plenty of rainfall. The Philippines has five types of climates: tropical rain-forest, tropical monsoon, tropical savanna, humid subtropical and oceanic (both are in higher-altitude areas) characterized by relatively high temperature, oppressive humidity and plenty of rainfall.
- The best time to visit the Philippines during the cooler months of December to February.
- Although Filipino is the most widely spoken language in the Philippines, English is also widely spoken and visitors should have very little difficulty with communication when relating to the Philippines.
- Visitors might want to pick up some basic Filipino phrases to help them navigate communications in rural spaces.
- Visitors taking pictures are advised to be respectful and conscious of their environment while at it. Photo subjects or their guardians might need to be tipped in some cases.
- Visitors are advised to be careful when carrying out monetary transactions in the Philippines, from currency changes to relatively expensive purchases.