Philippines eTravel 2026, mandatory: Updated Guide

– Guide updated November 2025 –

The Philippines eTravel (formerly known as eARRIVAL CARD and One Health Pass) is one of the new Requirements to travel to the Philippines imposed after the country reopened in February 2022. Through its official website, we must provide a series of details about our trip in order to receive permission to head to our favorite paradise.

In its early versions, the website was quite a mess until, in 2024, as you’ll see, it got a good facelift. In addition, as we’ve confirmed through the questions you’ve sent us via our different channels and social networks, there are some steps that can cause confusion. For that reason, we’ve prepared this detailed guide on How to get the eTravel for the Philippines quickly and easily, in which we’ll also answer all your doubts.

In a few minutes you’ll have everything ready and you’ll be a little bit closer to our beloved Philippines—let’s get started!

When and where to apply for your eTravel (eARRIVAL Card – One Health Pass)

Before we begin the step-by-step guide showing you how to get your eTravel, it’s important to make two points about the process clear. Where and when.

First, you should know that, as with entry permits for most countries, there are websites that pretend to be official and charge you very high fees to do this process for you (or even to not do it). Therefore, you should know there’s only one official website to process it for free: Official eTravel website (eARRIVAL CARD – One Health Pass).

Secondly, it’s important for you to know that you can officially process the Philippines eTravel within the 72 hours prior to the arrival of your flight to the Philippines. If you try to do it earlier, you’ll see that the website won’t let you select a date beyond that.

It is currently not mandatory to do it before the flight; it can even be done upon landing in the Philippines. But since many airlines, mistakenly, still ask for it in order to board in the country of origin, we recommend doing it in advance. In addition, if you arrive in the Philippines without it, you may face a much longer line at immigration.

What you need to apply for your eTravel

To avoid getting started and then realizing halfway through that you’re missing something, gather the following documents that you’ll be asked for to request this authorization:

• Passport.
• A passport-style photo that you can upload to their website.
• Details of your flight to the Philippines.
• Your departure date from the Philippines.

Got everything together? Then let’s begin:

How to apply for and complete the eTravel Card to travel to the Philippines

Let’s dive in and walk you step by step through the eTravel application to enter the Philippines. You’ll see it’s simple, but this guide will help with any questions that might come up.

To start, you must access the official website to begin the registration. You can do it here:

https://etravel.gov.ph/authentication

 

IMPORTANT: Do not click the option to translate the website into Spanish. If you do, it will likely fail and the data you entered will be lost. This guide has everything detailed so that there’s no need to translate anything. Also, don’t download the app; do everything directly through the website, otherwise the registration may take ages.

The first step is to register on their website (it can be done via the app, but the website tends to fail less). To do this, by entering from the link we just provided, you’ll need to enter an email address and then the 6-digit code they’ll send you to verify. After that, we start with your personal information.

Here, you should do the following:

• The first thing will be to upload a passport-style photo. They don’t specify many details, but try to make the background white and don’t wear anything that might cover your face. You can also take a selfie directly.
• First name.
• Middle name (optional).
• Last name(s).
• Suffix (optional).
• Gender.
• Date of birth.
• Country code and phone number.
• Nationality.
• Country of birth.
• Passport number.
• Passport issuing country.
• Issue date.
• Occupation.

Click “Next”.

We continue with more data—your address:

• Country of residence.
• Your full address.
• If it doesn’t fit in the first line, you can use the optional second line.

Click “Next” and you’ll access a summary of all the data entered. Correct anything if there’s an error. If everything is correct, click “Next”.

After all this, you’ll have created your profile. It’s time to enter your trip details.

• Select “For me” if you’re applying for the eTravel for yourself.
• If you arrive in the country by air, select “Air”.
• Select “Arrival”.

Click Continue to proceed with more trip details:

• Reason: select “Holiday”.
• Traveler type: passenger.
• Airline name.
• Select your flight number.
• Country of origin of the trip.
• Departure airport.
• Departure date.
• Return date.
• Arrival airport.
• Arrival date.
• Destination upon arrival: select “hotel”.
• Use the search to find your hotel — the list by no means includes all the hotels in Manila; you can enter any random one that appears, they won’t check it.

Click “Next” and you’ll see some questions regarding your health

• Countries visited during the last 30 days.
• Have you been in contact with any sick/infectious person during the last 30 days?
• Have you been ill during the last 30 days?

We’re almost done. Now take a look at the list of items prohibited from being brought into the country, select “NO” if you don’t have any of them, and continue with:

• How many minors and adults are traveling with you.
• How many pieces of checked luggage and carry-on luggage you have.
• First time visiting the Philippines?

Again, click “Next”. You’ll need to verify the information entered one last time and sign.

You’re done! If everything is correct, your eTravel for the Philippines will appear—a QR code you must save, either by taking a screenshot or by clicking “Download”. A copy will also arrive in your email.

If you need to modify anything in your Philippines eTravel Card application, you can do so from their homepage by entering your date of birth and the reference number shown below the QR.

Now we’re finished. You’re almost there!

Bear in mind that when you pass through immigration they’ll already see (with your passport number) whether you have the eTravel or not, but you will have to show it when you go through customs. They’ll scan the code there, so keep it handy.

Another essential document for traveling to the Philippines

As we explain in Documents to travel to the Philippines, besides the eTravel there are other documents that are now mandatory to enter the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs itself stresses the huge importance of having one that protects you from the start to the end of your trip.

In our guide Best travel insurance for the Philippines we talk about the one we’ve been using for years and which, on many occasions, saved us more than 20,000 euros in 2019 after three weeks of hospitalization in Manila or, in July 2022, €900 for contracting dengue in Bohol. Besides covering health matters, this policy also protects you in cases of theft, problems with your luggage, issues with flights/transport, and even if you need to be repatriated.

Also, for being a reader of our website, if you purchase it by clicking here (or from any other link you see on our page) you automatically get a 5% discount:

TIP: Now more than ever, we recommend adding the so‑called “Trip Cancellation Add‑on” to the insurance. With it, if you had to cancel your trip for any of the many covered reasons (job dismissal, hospitalization of you or a family member, death of a close relative, etc.), you would be reimbursed up to 6,000 euros of what you’ve spent preparing the trip.

Frequently asked questions about your eTravel

To wrap up, based on the questions you’ve sent us via the website, email and Facebook group, we summarize and answer the most frequently asked questions about the eTravel. If anything else comes up, leave it below in the comments and we’ll try to help and add it to the guide to help other travelers like you.

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That’s the end of the Updated eTravel (eARRIVAL Card – One Health Pass) Guide for the Philippines! We hope we’ve made things a little easier. If you have questions, we’ll be happy to try to help if you ask us below in the comments. Safe travels!