No visa needed

Do citizens of Djibouti need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Djibouti 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 Djibouti: the passport opens 17 countries visa-free; Djibouti — Manila: ≈ 8,390 km, about 11 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 Djibouti passport?

Yes, citizens of Djibouti 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 Djibouti passport you can visit 17 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 54 with an e-visa; 101 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Djibouti passport ranks 177th of 199.
Djibouti passport: visa-free access to 17 countries; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Djibouti and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Rwanda, Seychelles, Singapore, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Djibouti. Djibouti visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Djibouti — Manila: about 8,390 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Djibouti 12:00 — Manila 17:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 144th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Djibouti.