PH
Philippines
Registrants are consistently refused, or the law bars entry.
This rating rests on little or old data, so treat it as a rough guide.
Based on 1 report. Score −1.00 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. The newest report is more than three years old, so conditions may have changed. How scoring works
Law restricts entry for people with criminal records
Philippine law excludes foreigners convicted of a 'crime involving moral turpitude'. The Bureau of Immigration applies this routinely to registered sex offenders and publicly reports turning away US registrants at the airport.
Commonwealth Act No. 613 (Philippine Immigration Act of 1940), Sec. 29(a)(3) · mandatory
- Commonwealth Act No. 613, The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 · Bureau of Immigration, Philippines
- BI barred 7 US sex offenders from entering PH in January · Bureau of Immigration, Philippines
- By 2022
Refused entry
Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.
- Registrants turned away
- Yes
- Law bars sex offenders
- No
- Law bars people with felonies
- No
- Has its own offender registry
- No
Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary