If a U.S. citizen decides to visit the Philippines and neighboring areas for longer than 30 days, there is a possibility to extend the stay for another 29 days by securing a valid tourist visa. According to the U.S. embassy in Manila, a U.S. citizen can stay in the Philippines for only 30 days without a valid tourist visa.
Actual warnings: The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to the Sulu Archipelago and through the southern Sulu Sea, and to exercise extreme caution when traveling to the island of Mindanao, due to continued terrorist threats, insurgent activities, and kidnappings. This replaces the Travel Warning dated April 21, 2016.
- U.S. Embassy Manila
- 1201 Roxas Boulevard
- Manila, Philippines 1000
- Telephone: +(63)(2) 301-2000
- Emergency After-Hours Telephone: +(63)(2) 301-2000 x0
- Fax: (63) (2) 301-2017
- acsinfomanila@state.gov