No visa needed

Do citizens of Chad need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Chad don’t need a visa for the Philippines and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Chad: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; N'Djamena — Manila: ≈ 11,330 km, about 14.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Philippines without a visa on a Chad passport?

Yes, citizens of Chad don’t need a visa for the Philippines for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Philippines visa rules at a glance

With a Chad passport you can visit 24 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 102 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Chad passport ranks 161st of 199.
Chad passport: visa-free access to 24 countries; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Chad and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Malaysia, Singapore, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Chad. Chad visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

N'Djamena — Manila: about 11,330 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: N'Djamena 12:00 — Manila 19:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 179th closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Chad.