No visa needed

Do citizens of the Netherlands need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Amsterdam — Manila: ≈ 10,390 km, about 13.5 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 Netherlands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Netherlands 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 Netherlands passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Netherlands passport ranks 6th of 199.
Netherlands passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of the Netherlands and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 27 countries, for example: Morocco, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Seychelles, Colombia, Vietnam, Costa Rica, Brazil, and Thailand.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Netherlands. Netherlands visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Amsterdam — Manila: about 10,390 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Amsterdam 12:00 — Manila 18:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 174th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Netherlands.