No visa needed

Do citizens of Tuvalu need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu: the passport opens 83 countries visa-free; Funafuti — Manila: ≈ 6,910 km, about 9 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 Tuvalu passport?

Yes, citizens of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu passport you can visit 83 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 40 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tuvalu passport ranks 74th of 199.
Tuvalu passport: visa-free access to 83 countries; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Tuvalu and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Peru, Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Seychelles, and Palestine.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu. Tuvalu visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Funafuti — Manila: about 6,910 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −4 hours.
Local time: Funafuti 12:00 — Manila 08:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 16th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tuvalu.