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Following an album we posted about the journey from Singapore to Europe (Russia) by land, undertaken by TripZilla’s very own Editor, Dina, a lot of our Filipino readers have been asking about visa requirements.
We certainly don’t want to stop you from fulfilling your travel dreams because of visa restrictions! Therefore, we’ve quickly dished out a rough visa guide to help you recreate this EPIC land trip.
To recap, this is the sequence of countries that Dina traversed:
Singapore → Malaysia → Thailand → Laos → Vietnam → China → Mongolia → Russia
Filipinos obviously will not have a problem traversing through the Southeast Asian countries included in this itinerary. Dina spent about two weeks in this leg of her journey but you can go longer, especially if it is your first time in these countries.
Also read: Backpacking Southeast Asia: 10 Days in 5 Countries with Just ₱25k (All-In)
Here’s a quick guide on how long you can stay, visa-free, in each Southeast Asian country:
Unfortunately, visa-free entry to China for Filipinos is only applicable to Hainan Province (15 days), Hong Kong (14 days) and Macao (30 days). If you want to visit Beijing as Dina did, you will have to get yourself a Chinese visa prior to your trip.
The following are the basic requirements to get a Chinese visa:
The following documents are also being required:
Visa fee are as follows:
Number of Entries | Price (Philippine Passport) |
Single | ₱1,400 |
Double | ₱2,100 |
6 months Multiple | ₱2,800 |
Over 6 months Multiple | ₱4,200 |
You can submit your application in person, through someone you trust or via a travel agency. Regular processing time is 4 working days however you can have it released after 3 days for an additional ₱1,100 or after 2 days for an additional ₱1,700 per visa. Express and rush services are not applicable for first time applicants.
For more details, check this link.
Rejoice because Filipinos can stay in Mongolia for up to 21 days without a visa! Now you can go and enjoy the vast desert landscapes of the country for three weeks at most.
Filipinos will have to apply for a single or double entry (very rare) tourist visa to Russia, which allows them to stay in the country for no longer than 30 days.
The following paperwork should be submitted to the Consulate to obtain a visa:
Visa Type | Regular (2 weeks) | Express (1 week) |
Single entry | ₱6,050 | ₱8,470 |
Double entry | ₱8,712 | ₱12,584 |
For more details, check the links here and here.
Since you’re already in Moscow, you probably would like to head out to Europe and travel even more because…why not? From Russia, there are various land connections to cities like Paris, Berlin, or even London!
You have two options to enter Europe:
If you would like to explore Belarus, you need to apply for a tourist visa by submitting the following documents to the local Consular office:
For more details, check this site.
To enter these places, you will need to apply for a Schengen Visa passport and you should be able to visit 23 more EU and EFTA member countries.
Whew. That’s a whole bunch of visas to apply for but nothing’s impossible when you want to fulfill your dreams, right? You might even want to head to Canada, USA or South America (mostly visa free!!!) and you will have gone on an epic trip around the world! Congrats!
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