Tuvaluan Visa is not required for Filipinos
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Tuvalu grants visa on arrival to Philippine nationals for a span of 30 days of stay.
- The following documents are required to visit Tuvalu:
- An international passport that is valid for at least 6 months from the date of their entry and the reservation of a minimum of empty pages on their passport for necessary stampings.
- A return ticket or ticket for travellers transiting to other countries and visas for those countries if required.
- Provision of proof of hotel reservation or any other means of accommodation when in the country.
- Presentation of a police report showing that you are crime-free.
- Medical Insurance covering the duration of your entire stay in Tuvalu and the presentation of documents confirming the purpose of your travel.
- Failure to meet all the above-listed document required can cost you a visa denial.
- An airport tax of AUD 30 is levied on passengers travelling outside of Tuvalu.
- The average expected time for airlines to travel to Funafuti, Tuvalu from Manila, Philippines is 26 hours.
- Some airlines flying to Tuvalu from the Philippines are Philippine Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Fiji Airways and Qantas.
- The standard time zone of Tuvalu is (GMT+12), while that of the Philippines is also (GMT+8). This indicates Tuvalu is 4 hours ahead of the Philippines.
- Tuvalu’s telephone code is (+688), serving as a medium for both national and international communication.
- Banks in Tuvalu are inoperative on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays).
- There is no restriction to the foreign currency you can bring in or take out of the country.
- A veterinarian health certificate and rabies vaccination certificates are required from those coming into Tuvalu with their pets.
- Tuvalu’s capital city is Funafuti, while its local currency is the Australian Dollar (AUD).
- Tuvaluan and English are the official languages spoken in Tuvalu by its 11,000 people.
- Tuvalu’s religion is predominantly a Christian religion.
- Nanumea lagoon, Niulakita island, Vaitupu, Fongafale etc are the places to tour when you are in Tuvalu for tourism.
- The national foods of Tuvalu are coconut crab, fish, seafood, seabirds like taketake, akiaki, or white tern.
- Tuvalu’s plug type is of type I. The standard supply voltage is 220V with the frequency of 50Hz.