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Philippine One-Stop Electronic Travel Declaration System
#Philippines: Online-only departure card from 1st May, 2023
#Philippines to scrap paper-based departure card from May 1, 2023
Platform consolidates immigration, health declaration formalities at country’s airports
Manila: Paper-based departure cards will be phased out from May 1, 2023, the Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration (BI) has announced.
Instead, passengers need to fill out the online departure cards via the eTravel portal — etravel. gov. ph.
The platform, initially launched in December 2022, “harmonises” and consolidates immigration and health declaration formalities at the country’s international travel gateways.
What happens from April 15
From April 15, paper-based cards will “gradually disappear”, the bureau said.
Departing travellers should be able to access the site as early as 72 hours and no later than 3 hours prior to their scheduled flight.
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Philippine One-Stop Electronic Travel Declaration System
In response to the IATF directive, the One Health Pass is officially replaced with the electronic Travel (eTravel).
The One Health Permit platform, which the government had previously used for travel health declaration checklist, was similarly replaced by the eTravel platform.
According to BI Commissioner Norman Tansiongco, the eTravel system’s expansion will simplify the formalities for departing passenger and speed things up without compromising security.
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He expects quicker and more efficient immigration processes at the country’s major travel gateways. Eventually, both departing and incoming passengers would use the eTravel platform, he said.
“This is a major step in streamlining documents presented by departing travelers, allowing for faster and more efficient immigration processing,” Tansingco said in a statement.
How to use e-Travel platform:
(1) Log in to the web portal etravel.gov.ph before your flight
(2) Fill up all the required fields in the online form.
(3) Hit the submit button.
(4) You will get an acknowledgement email.
Data privacy
The government assures the privacy of customer data.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC), the Department of Transportation (DoTr), the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the Department of Tourism (DOT), the Bureau of Quarantine (BoQ), and the Bureau of Customs (BoC) are all partners in the eTravel system project.
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Entry Guidelines
As per IATF Resolution No. 2 (s. 2022) on the ENTRY, QUARANTINE and TESTING Requirements of inbound travelers to the Philippines
A. FULLY VACCINATED (Filipino and Foreign Travelers)
– No pre-departure COVID-19 Test requirement – Must have received the 2nd dose in a 2-dose series or a single dose COVID-19 vaccine more than fourteen (14) days prior to the date and time of departure from the country of origin/port of embarkation.
B. UNVACCINATED or PARTIALLY VACCINATED (Filipino and Foreign Travelers)
1. Travelers 15 years and older shall present a remotely supervised/laboratory-based Rapid Antigen Test administered and certified by a healthcare professional in a healthcare facility, laboratory, clinic, or other similar establishment taken 24 hours prior to the date and time of departure from country of origin/first port of embarkation in a continuous travel to the Philippines, excluding lay-overs; provided that, he/she has not left the airport premises or has not been admitted into another country during such lay-over. 2. Travelers 15 years and older who fail to present a negative pre-departure testing shall be required to undergo a laboratory-based Antigen Test UPON ARRIVAL at the airport. 3. ACCOMPANIED minors below 15 years of age who are NOT VACCINATED for any reason whatsoever shall follow the quarantine protocols of their parent/s or an accompanying adult/guardian traveling with them. 4. UNACCOMPANIED minors below 15 years of age who are NOT VACCINATED for any reason whatsoever shall follow the protocols set forth in Section B (1) and (2) above. NOTE:- Any inbound traveler, whether Filipino or Foreign national, who shall test positive for COVID-19 through rapid antigen test shall be subjected to the latest prevailing quarantine and isolation protocols of the DOH.