Coming to the Philippines? How to Get the Required eArrival Card for Inbound Travelers

The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) announced last Oct. 20, 2022, its move to transition from the One Health Pass to the electronic Arrival Card (eArrival Card) in a bid to streamline the arrival requirements for all inbound travelers.

The One Health Pass (OHP) electronic health declaration card was first rolled out back in Sept. 1, 2021, for all incoming travelers to the Philippines, as mandated by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases on Aug. 26, 2021.

The eArrival Card replaces the OHP and, starting last Nov. 1, was made compulsory to all those traveling into the country. The eArrival Card is free of charge and provides a simpler process, unlike the OHP that required registration a few days before travel and accomplishment of the electronic Health Declaration Checklist (HDC) on the day of departure.

According to the Department of Tourism (DOT) back on Oct. 21, the eArrival Card has gotten rid of "unnecessary information fields" for faster registration. The tourism-related fields were also halved from 20 items under the OHP to less than 10 in the eArrival Card.

It is an initiative of the DOH with the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ), supported by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), DOT, and Bureau of Immigration.

What is the eArrival Card?

The eArrival Card is the Philippine government's online Health Declaration and Contract Tracing platform to keep records of all those entering the country and to make tracing seamless when a traveler is infected with a specific disease. All travelers, foreign and Filipino, are required to register individually for an eArrival Card before traveling to the country.

How to Register for the eArrival Card

All travelers are encouraged to register for the eArrival Card before their departure or upon arrival in the Philippines.

The DOH earlier required for it to be filled out within 72 hours or 3 days prior to one’s arrival in the Philippines, but on Oct. 26, Malacañang announced that filling out the eArrival Card before boarding one's flight is no longer required.

In a report by INQUIRER.net on Oct. 27, Office of the Press Secretary Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil was quoted as saying that specific lanes will be implemented in the country's airports so travelers can conveniently fill out the eArrival Card in a "scan-and-go" system before departure or upon arrival. This supersedes the earlier announcement of DOH that it must be filled out within 72 hours before one's arrival.

To register, go to the website www.onehealthpass.com.ph — the only official registration website for all inbound travelers.

From the home page, click the Register button and choose whether you are a Philippine passport holder (Filipino national) or a non-Philippine passport holder (foreign national). From there, you must read and agree to the Data Privacy and Affidavit of Undertaking on the succeeding page, before being asked to fill out your information

You will be asked to answer fields pertaining to your travel detail, personal profile, and health declaration, including dates of departure and arrival, airport or seaport of arrival, your vaccination status, whether you're an overseas Filipino worker, your airline, flight and seat number, purpose of visit, and more.

After Registration

Once you are registered, take a screenshot of your QR code or Barcode before closing the tab. You must show this to an airline representative before you can board your flight and to BOQ officers upon arrival in the Philippines.

You may also print your QR code or Barcode instead, but it's recommended to take a screenshot for convenience.

QR Code vs Barcode of eArrival Card

Upon registration, you will either be issued a QR code or Barcode by the eArrival Card system. You will be given a QR code if you have completely submitted all the required information and attachments, and these comply with the IATF's latest entry protocols.

Meanwhile, you will receive a Barcode if you have any missing requirements. You will then be interviewed upon arriving at the airport by a BOQ personnel for manual verification and to see if you will need to undergo quarantine and RT-PCR testing.

Those issued a QR code and have had all their documents and information approved are qualified for the express lane. No interviews or submission of any documents are needed for this.

Losing Your QR Code / Barcode Screenshot or Transaction Number

If you lose or accidentally delete your QR code or Barcode, you may retrieve it by going on the "My Profile" section, which you can access from the home page of www.onehealthpass.com.ph

You will be asked to enter your family name and your transaction number to log in.

If you lost your transaction number, click the "Lost your transaction number?" below the log in fields and enter your last name, surname, birthdate, email, civil status, and sex to log in.

You may edit your information on your profile as long as you have not yet been processed, verified, and tagged "arrived" by BOQ officials.

You cannot reuse your eArrival Card on your next flight. Registration for the eArrival Card is required for each travel as your personal information is immediately deleted from the database after being completely processed.

For more information, feel free to read these FAQs.