No visa needed

Do citizens of Eswatini need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Eswatini 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 Eswatini: the passport opens 41 countries visa-free; Lobamba — Manila: ≈ 10,700 km, about 14 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 Eswatini passport?

Yes, citizens of Eswatini 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 Eswatini passport you can visit 41 countries visa-free, 22 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 89 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Eswatini passport ranks 121st of 199.
Eswatini passport: visa-free access to 41 countries; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Eswatini and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Rwanda, Seychelles, Palestine, Malaysia, Singapore, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Taiwan, Haiti, Vanuatu, Fiji, Micronesia, and Kiribati.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Eswatini. Eswatini visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Lobamba — Manila: about 10,700 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Lobamba 12:00 — Manila 18:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 150th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Eswatini.