Recently, the Philippines has reached another milestone as it has ranked at the 76th spot in the 2020 Henley Passport Index, a global ranking system that scores which passport can get you to the most number of destinations without a prior visa. Imagine this: you only need a passport to visit 67 destinations outside the Philippines without needing a visa!
Hopefully, we will continue to climb on this ladder and get more destinations within our reach. If you already have a passport, then plan out your next travel with the barkada or with the family. If you don’t, I suggest you already get one yourself as it is quite readily accessible to take one and will only take a little amount of time with the proper requirements and preparation.
If you’re already getting your planners and pens ready, then here are the destinations you can go to:
ASIA
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Hong Kong (SAR China)
- Indonesia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan *
- Laos
- Macao (SAR China)
- Malaysia
- Maldives *
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal *
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka **
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan *
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste *
- Vietnam
AFRICA
- Cape Verde Islands *
- Comores Islands *
- Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Djibouti *
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau *
- Kenya *
- Madagascar *
- Malawi *
- Mauritania *
- Mauritius *
- Morocco
- Mozambique *
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Seychelles *
- Somalia *
- Tanzania *
- Togo *
- Uganda *
OCEANIA
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Marshall Islands *
- Micronesia
- Niue
- Palau Islands *
- Papua New Guinea *
- Samoa *
- Tuvalu *
- Vanuatu
CARIBBEAN
- Barbados
- Dominica
- Haiti
- St. Lucia *
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago *
AMERICAS
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- Nicaragua *
- Peru
- Suriname
MIDDLE EAST
- Armenia *
- Iran *
- Israel
- Palestinian Territory
*NOTE: You will need to acquire a visa upon arrival
**NOTE: Requires an eTA (Electronic Travel Authority)
67 is a lot, so be sure to plan wisely and accordingly on what you like to do or a bucktetlist of sorts to know where you’d like to go. If you’d want to swim and relax while drinking a fruit cocktail under the sun, you can come to the Maldives, Barbados, or Fiji.
If you’re planning on a nature escapade or a trip of soul searching, I’d recommend Indonesia or Laos. If you like the festivities of an urban adventure, Brazil and Singapore is a good pick.
Again, 67 is a lot, so be sure to choose wisely!
(This article was first seen on VisMin.ph, the fast-rising digital magazine highlighting the best of Visayas and Mindanao.)
