Immigration bureau says e-Travel system full rollout to start on April 15

FILE PHOTO: Departing passengers line up at the immigration counters of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) before boarding their respective flights in this 2017 file photo. INQUIRER FILES

MANILA, Philippines — The full deployment of the e-Travel System will begin on April 15 for inbound and outbound passengers, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Friday.

E-Travel System is an online site where travelers can declare their arrival and health information, which aims to streamline traveling to and from the Philippines. It was initially launched in December 2021.

The BI said this new system would replace traditional paper-based registrations in Philippine airports for local and international travel.

“Not only does this speed up immigration clearance, [but] this initiative also ensures interoperability among border management agencies and saves government resources,” BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said in a statement.

Under the e-travel system, arriving passengers must register to the portal within 72 hours before their scheduled arrival time.

Departing passengers must also register within 72 hours but not less than 3 hours from their scheduled departure.

Tansingco reiterated that paper-based registration would only be offered to passengers incapable of using the e-travel system in case the portal is inaccessible. He also noted that the e-Travel portal is free of charge. —Maria Liezl Projella, trainee

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