Philippine Travel Tax & Tax Exemption

To date, the Philippine Travel Tax Rates are as follows:

	FIRST CLASS PASSAGE	ECONOMY CLASS PASSAGE
Full Travel Tax	PHP 2,700.00	PHP 1,620
Standard Reduced Travel Tax	PHP 1,350.00	PHP 810.00
Privileged Reduced Travel Tax for a Dependents of an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW)	PHP 400.00	PHP 300.00

But, many have asked me if  US Green Card holders have to pay for travel tax when leaving the Philippines. So, who has  to pay and who are exempted ?  According to the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA),  US permanent residents or Green Card holders who are staying in the Philippines for not more than one (1) year are exempted to pay for travel tax fee of PHP 1,620 when leaving the Philippines,  only if  they can provide the Travel Tax exemption Certificate issued by the PTA. To obtain the certificate,  individual  have to go to the Philippine Tourism office /travel tax offices and present your original passport, Green Card and a processing fee of  200PHP per certificate.  When checking in to your respective airline, present the tax exemption certificate along with your unexpired passports,  Green Cards and airline tickets. If you don't have the certificate with you,  the custom officer that will check your passport will  send you to the travel tax booth located at the airport.

For more information on the tax exemption and requirement for availability, visit the Philippine Tourism  and the TIEZA ( Tourism Infrastructure and Zone Authority) websites.



THE FOLLOWING ARE SUBJECT TO THE PHILIPPINE TRAVEL TAX:

1. Citizens of the Philippines  (except for citizens and family members who are covered by  R.A. 6768)

2. Taxable Foreign Passport Holders (Table 1)

3. Non-immigrant foreign passport holders who have stayed in the Philippines for more than one (1) year (Table 2)