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Philippines · digital nomad visa · 2026

Philippines's digital nomad visa: announced, not open yet

Philippines has a announced, not open yet programme. Here is what that means in practice, what route remote workers actually use, and how the days are counted.

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How we know

Every figure here is as elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph publishes it, checked 18 August 2026. Where a number is our own arithmetic rather than a printed figure, the row says so.

Status
Announced, not open yet
Visa
Digital Nomad Visa (DNV)
Initial stay
12 months
Renewal
Renewable once for the same period. Executive Order No. 86, Sec. 3: "DNV holders may renew their visas for the same audition, and may be granted entry privileges during the validity of their DNVs." ("audition" is a transcription error for "duration" in the published text.)
Processing
Not verifiable — no official DNV processing time is published. The Philippine e-Visa system publishes general processing of "7-12 working days for single entry and 15-21 working days for multiple entries", but the DNV is not among the visa types that system offers.
Who qualifies
EO 86 Sec. 2 conditions, verbatim: "a. Must be at least 18 years of age; b. Must show proof of remote work using digital technology; c. Must show proof of sufficient income which is generated outside the Philippines; d. Must show proof of no criminal record; e. Must have health insurance valid for the period of the DNV; f. Must be a national of a country that offers DNVs to Filipinos and where the Philippines has a Foreign Service Post (FSP); g. Must not pose threat to the internal or external security of the Philippines; and h. Must not be employed in the Philippines." Nationals of reciprocating countries without a Philippine FSP "may apply for DNV in the nearest country where a Philippine FSP is located". The reciprocity country list has never been published.
Where to apply
No open application route could be verified. EO 86 authorises the DFA to issue DNVs, but as of 18 August 2026 the DFA's own e-Visa system does not list a Digital Nomad Visa among its categories — its policy page lists only 9(a) Temporary Visitors and its sub-classes plus visa-free entry, and the word "nomad" appears on none of its pages. The Bureau of Immigration lists no DNV and no reference to EO 86. The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo (with content dated as recently as 14 August 2026) and the Philippine Embassy in Seoul both publish full visa category lists with no DNV.
Checked
18 August 2026

Sources are listed further down the page.

What to know before you apply

The legal framework is real and in force: Executive Order No. 86, signed 24 April 2025 by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., published in the Manila Bulletin on 26 April 2025 p.2 and at 121 OG No. 18, 4057 (5 May 2025), effective on publication. Full text verified on the Supreme Court E-Library. But we could not verify that it has OPENED for applications. Sec. 7 required the DFA, with the DOJ, DOT, BI and BIR, to issue implementing guidelines "Within 30 days from the effectivity of this Order" and Sec. 5 required "a pilot implementation of said Program within 60 days from the effectivity of this Order". No published implementing guidelines were found on any government site, and four official channels list their visa categories without a DNV. SOURCE DISAGREEMENT: multiple secondary outlets state the DNV opened for applications in late June 2025 via evisa.gov.ph — Gulf News (6 October 2025) says it has been "open for applications since late June", with income of "at least $24,000 (Dh88,000) a year" and a fee "estimated between $200-$300". That article cites no DFA or BI issuance, and the application channel it names demonstrably does not offer the visa. Treat those figures as unverified. Note also that officialgazette.gov.ph and dfa.gov.ph returned HTTP 403 to every request from our environment, so a DFA advisory on a page we could not reach cannot be excluded — but nothing on the DFA's own e-Visa production system reflects one. Status is recorded as "announced" for that reason, with income, fee, processing, tax and family fields left null.

What it means for your tax days

Not verifiable from an official source. EO 86 Sec. 5 directs the DFA to coordinate with the Bureau of Internal Revenue on implementing measures, but no tax treatment for DNV holders has been published. Claims that DNV holders are exempt from Philippine tax on foreign income appear only in secondary sources. A visa is permission to stay; tax residency follows the days you actually spend. Check Philippines's tax authority for the day test that applies to you — and count the days either way.

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Questions people ask about Philippines

Does Philippines have a digital nomad visa?

Not yet. Philippines has announced Digital Nomad Visa (DNV) but it was not open for applications when we checked on 18 August 2026. The legal framework is real and in force: Executive Order No. 86, signed 24 April 2025 by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., published in the Manila Bulletin on 26 April 2025 p.2 and at 121 OG No. 18, 4057 (5 May 2025), effective on publication. Full text verified on the Supreme Court E-Library. But we could not verify that it has OPENED for applications. Sec. 7 required the DFA, with the DOJ, DOT, BI and BIR, to issue implementing guidelines "Within 30 days from the effectivity of this Order" and Sec. 5 required "a pilot implementation of said Program within 60 days from the effectivity of this Order". No published implementing guidelines were found on any government site, and four official channels list their visa categories without a DNV. SOURCE DISAGREEMENT: multiple secondary outlets state the DNV opened for applications in late June 2025 via evisa.gov.ph — Gulf News (6 October 2025) says it has been "open for applications since late June", with income of "at least $24,000 (Dh88,000) a year" and a fee "estimated between $200-$300". That article cites no DFA or BI issuance, and the application channel it names demonstrably does not offer the visa. Treat those figures as unverified. Note also that officialgazette.gov.ph and dfa.gov.ph returned HTTP 403 to every request from our environment, so a DFA advisory on a page we could not reach cannot be excluded — but nothing on the DFA's own e-Visa production system reflects one. Status is recorded as "announced" for that reason, with income, fee, processing, tax and family fields left null.

Does a digital nomad visa in Philippines make you tax resident?

Not verifiable from an official source. EO 86 Sec. 5 directs the DFA to coordinate with the Bureau of Internal Revenue on implementing measures, but no tax treatment for DNV holders has been published. Claims that DNV holders are exempt from Philippine tax on foreign income appear only in secondary sources.

How does Stretch help with the Philippines stay?

Log the day you land and Stretch counts the days against the permission you are on, shows the date you must be out, and reminds you at 14, 7, 3 and 1 days. It also tallies the days that count towards tax residency, so the 183-day question answers itself. The counting and the alerts are free, forever.

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Stretch is a tracker, not legal advice, and this is not tax advice. Visa and tax rules change and are applied by the authority, not by an app — every figure here shows its source and the date we checked it. Checked 2026-08-18; confirm on the official page before you apply or file.