Minimum income
$2,000/month
$24,000/year
Stay
12 → 24
months, renewable
Application fee
$250
Tax
Exempt
Non-tax resident, foreign income exempt
Path to staying
- Visa12 months
- Renewup to 24 months
- Leads to residency
- Leads to citizenship
Overview
- Country
- Philippines
- Visa name
- Digital Nomad Visa
- Local name
- —
- Program type
- Formal dn visa
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Max duration
- 24 months
- Income requirement
- $2,000/month ($24,000/year)
- Application fee
- $250
- Tax status
- Exempt
Requirements
- Health insurance required
- Criminal record check required
- Proof of accommodation not required
- Proof of employment or clients required
- University degree not required
What you can do
- Work for local companies
- Freelancers eligible
- Employees eligible
- Work permit included no
- Bring dependents
- Multiple entry
- Open a local bank account no
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- No
Tax
- Tax status
- Exempt
- Tax regime
- Non-tax resident, foreign income exempt
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Tax residency trigger
- 180 days
How to apply
- Application method
- online
- Processing time
- 14–21 days
- Can apply in-country
- No
- Multiple entry
- Yes
- Can open bank account
- No
- Renewable
- Yes
Notes
Established via Executive Order No. 86 (April 2025), operational since June 2025 pilot. 1-year validity, renewable for second year. Must work exclusively for overseas clients/employers via digital technologies. Not considered Philippine tax resident. Only open to citizens of countries offering reciprocal digital nomad visas to Filipinos. Dependent provisions are evolving; initially focused on solo applicants.
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