Travel ban imposed on 21 countries ends January 15

Manila, Philippines - Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr. thru a press briefing on January 04, 2021 said that travel restrictions on countries with the new variant, which now include the United Sates will last until January 15, 2021.

There are 21 countries listed in the travel restriction.

“Ayon sa Bureau of Immigration, mag-a-apply ito sa lahat ng mga foreigners, regardless kung anong visa category, or kung may nakuha silang previous endorsement or exemption mula sa Department of Foreign Affairs o mga pribilehiyo sa ilalim ng Republic Act 6768, or yung tinatawag na Balikabayan Program Law, sa panahon ng travel restriction,” said Secretary Roque.

However, the Palace official clarified that Filipinos are not included in the restriction but shall be subjected to an absolute facility-based 14-day quarantine regardless of their RT-PCR result.

Any Filipino national who left the airport or cleared for entry by the layover country, will still be allowed to enter the Philippines, and will be required to undergo an absolute facility-based quarantine period even with a negative RT-PCR test result.

Transiting passengers from the aforementioned countries, who were previously disallowed entry as well, will now be allowed to enter the country provided that these passengers stayed in the airport the whole time during layover and were not granted clearance to enter the said country. They are also not required to undergo the 14-day strict facility-based quarantine and may opt for a home quarantine if their RT-PCR test is negative.

If the transiting passenger who is a foreign national left the airport while on layover or if the foreign passenger was cleared for entry in the layover country, then that passenger will not be allowed to enter the Philippines.

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