THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced the banning of travelers from Faroe Islands and The Netherlands starting November 16, 2021 until November 30, 2021
BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said this move is in compliance with the latest directive of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID).
The agency said Faroe Islands and The Netherlands are placed in the country’s red list.
Individuals who stayed in the red list countries within 14 days are barred from entering the Philippines.
Filipinos coming from the two countries may be allowed entry as assisted by government or non-government-initiated repatriation flights or bayanihan flights.
The IATF-MEID included in the Green List American Samoa, Bhutan, Chad, China (Mainland), Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Federated States of Micronesia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China), India, Indonesia, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Montserrat, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Northern Mariana Islands, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Paraguay, Rwanda, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sint Eustatius, South Africa, Sudan, Taiwan, Togo, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
All other countries, territories, and jurisdictions not included in the green and red lists are under the yellow list.
Morente reiterated that the general travel restrictions remain in effect, and tourists are not yet allowed to enter.
“Following IATF-MEID resolutions, currently, only Filipinos, balikbayans, and foreigners with valid and existing visas that would be coming from countries under the green or yellow list may be allowed to enter the Philippines,” said Morente.
Those coming from green or yellow countries may be allowed to enter, subject to applicable quarantine and testing protocols as implemented by the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ).