No visa needed

Do citizens of Norway need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Norway 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 Norway: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; null — Manila: ≈ 9,690 km, about 12.5 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 Norway passport?

Yes, citizens of Norway 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 Norway passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 31 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 Norway passport ranks 27th of 199.
Norway passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Norway 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, Vietnam, Macau, Thailand, Taiwan, and Colombia.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Norway. Norway visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

null — Manila: about 9,690 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: null 12:00 — Manila 18:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 166th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Norway.