Philippines to China visa requirements

Visa required for ordinary mainland China trips. Regular single-entry total at CVASC Manila is PHP 2,898; the Philippines is not eligible for China's 240-hour transit visa-free policy. Philippine ordinary passport holders need a Chinese visa before ordinary travel to mainland China because the Philippines is not on China's unilateral 30-day visa-exemption list. For tourism, the usual category is an L visa; the Chinese Embassy's 2026 reduced visa-fee schedule lists Philippine-passport visa fees of PHP 1,050 single-entry, PHP 1,600 double-entry, PHP 2,100 six-month multiple-entry, and PHP 3,150 over-six-month multiple-entry, before CVASC service fees. CVASC Manila's current fee table shows total regular fees of PHP 2,898 / 3,448 / 3,948 / 4,998 for those same entry categories. Regular processing is 4 working days; express release on the third working day and rush release on the second working day cost more and are not available to first-time applicants or F, M, X1, X2, and Z visa applicants. Philippines is listed for Hainan's 30-day regional visa-free policy, and organized ASEAN tourist groups may use Xishuangbanna or Guilin 6-day group policies, but Filipinos are not on the NIA 55-country list for the 240-hour transit visa-free policy. Work, study, resident journalism, and other regulated activities require the correct visa category.