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Visa resources

This page brings together the Embassy’s visa resources. Always confirm current requirements before you apply.

Visa requests are filed at the Mission on Mondays and Thursdays, 8:00 AM – 12:00 noon. Releases are normally on Friday of the following week, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, unless a category states otherwise.

Invitation letters. Where an invitation or company request letter from Nigeria is required, it must be sent to the Embassy. Confirm that the Visa Section has received and endorsed it before you file. Applications without a confirmed letter will not be accepted.

Business visa

  • Single entry Applicable fees
  • Multiple entry Applicable fees
  • Filing Monday and Thursday, 8:00 AM – 12:00 noon
  • Release on Friday of the following week, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Submit all original documents for verification with one set of photocopies.

  1. Invitation letter addressed to the Embassy from Nigeria (applicant should keep a reference copy)
  2. Scanned copy of the data page of the person inviting
  3. Residence permit (if the invitee is a foreigner)
  4. Philippines residence permit (for other nationalities)
  5. Evidence of sufficient funds (bank certificate)
  6. Certificate of incorporation/company business registration
  7. Medical certificate (latest, or within about one month)
  8. Certificate of employment
  9. Valid passport (attach any previous passport if available)
  10. Two (2) pieces of 2×2 coloured photographs
  11. Proof of accommodation
  12. Round-trip airline ticket

Tourist visa

Filipino and Cambodian citizens

  • Fee: Applicable fees
  • Filing Monday and Thursday, 8:00 AM – 12:00 noon
  • Release on Friday of the following week, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Copies of originals plus one set of photocopies

If the inviting person is not a Nigerian citizen

  1. Invitation letter addressed to the Embassy from Nigeria
  2. Passport copy of the person inviting
  3. Residence permit of the person inviting
  4. Bank certificate (applicant or invitee; amount stated)
  5. Medical certificate (fit to travel; latest or within about one month)
  6. Certificate of employment (if presently employed)
  7. Three (3) pieces of 2×2 coloured photographs (white background)
  8. Valid passport (attach any previous passport if available)
  9. Birth certificate (with parents’ consent, if a minor)
  10. Proof of accommodation
  11. Round-trip airline ticket

If the inviting person is a Nigerian citizen

  1. Invitation letter addressed to the Embassy from Nigeria
  2. Passport copy of the person inviting
  3. Bank certificate (applicant or invitee; amount stated)
  4. Medical certificate (fit to travel; latest or within about one month)
  5. Certificate of employment (if presently employed)
  6. Three (3) pieces of 2×2 coloured photographs (white background)
  7. Marriage certificate (if invited by a spouse)
  8. Parents’ consent (if single, where required)
  9. Birth certificate (with parents’ consent, if a minor)
  10. Valid passport (attach any previous passport if available)
  11. Proof of accommodation and round-trip airline ticket

Other nationalities

  • Fee Applicable fees
  • Filing Monday and Thursday, 8:00 AM – 12:00 noon
  • Release Friday of the following week, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Copies Originals plus two sets of photocopies

Requirements follow the same pattern as for Filipino applicants (invitation letter confirmed by the Visa Section, passport and residence documents of the invitee, bank and medical certificates, photographs, valid passport, proof of accommodation, and round-trip ticket). See the PDF for the full checklist for both invitee categories.

Diplomatic and official visas

  • Fee Gratis
  • Filing Monday and Thursday, 10:00 AM – 12:00 noon (Embassy; Amorsolo Gate)
  • Release Monday filings: Friday same week · Thursday filings: Wednesday the following week (11:00 AM – 3:00 PM)
  • Copies Originals plus two sets of photocopies

Diplomatic and official visas (visit)

  1. Note verbale from the Department of Foreign Affairs
  2. Diplomatic passport
  3. Copy of the passport data page
  4. Two (2) passport-size photographs
  5. Flight and hotel reservations

Diplomatic and official postings

  1. Note verbale from the Department of Foreign Affairs
  2. Diplomatic passport
  3. Copy of the passport data page
  4. DFA ID
  5. Posting letter
  6. Marriage certificate and children’s birth certificates (where applicable)
  7. Two (2) passport-size photographs
  8. Flight and hotel reservations

Temporary Working Permit (TWP)

  • Fee Applicable fees
  • Filing Monday and Thursday, 8:00 AM – 12:00 noon
  • Release Friday of the following week, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Copies Originals plus one set of photocopies
  1. Original visa request letter addressed to the Embassy from the company in Nigeria
  2. Certificate of incorporation of the company in Nigeria
  3. Approval from the Immigration Department in Nigeria (original)
  4. Contract from Nigeria, fully signed by both parties (direct-hire contracts should be authenticated by the Philippine Embassy in Nigeria)
  5. Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC)
  6. Work certificates from previous employment
  7. Medical certificate (latest, or within about one month)
  8. Résumé
  9. Diploma and transcript of records (authenticated by DFA); attach originals
  10. NBI clearance
  11. SOLAS (for seafarers, where applicable)
  12. Valid passport (attach any previous passport if available)
  13. Three (3) pieces of 2×2 coloured photographs
  14. Airline ticket

Other visa-related forms

Additional requirement sheets (Subject to Regularization, Transit, and related consular forms) remain available under Forms and Documents.

For questions about visa filings at this Mission, contact the Visa Section: +63 917 834 7090. You may also use the Inquiries form.