General Info

[QUOTE=Dg8787;2675243]Just listen and follow the instructions.

Upon walking up to pre-immigration area there are desks for inspection of your documents which you will line up for. Documents include your:

Passport,

Airline boarding pass.

Recent negative Covid test.

Vaccination card.

And proof of heath insurance.

As simple as that.

Seniors will be directed to lines for seniors. This line is faster if you are not behind slow moving seniors.[/QUOTE]Welcome home, soldier. Good descriptive report and stick-to-it attitude deserves a pic. Booby morsel getting f*cked from behind and buzzing out another. I felt used.

[QUOTE=Goferring;2675254]One paper copy of each is enough?[/QUOTE]Yes. They just look at them and do not keep them.

I did not need a copy of my passport or the vaccination card.

Unbeknownst to me, my printed copy of the Covid test cut off the negative result. Luckily I had AT&T cell service and was able to pull up the email showing negative result and was cleared.

Prior to my United Airline check in they requested I fill out and register One Health Pass. You would download your information and be emailed your registration and QR code. At the United check in they will scan the QR code.

Upon arrival they will scan your One Health Pass QR code at the first check point. I don't know what happens if you don't have one. The QR made it pretty simple to move on.

[QUOTE=PuteNut;2675197]Planning to travel into MNL late April, I have got the vaxx and testing requirements covered, still looking for the travel insurance. This policy should expressly cover Covid up to 35000 USD according to IATF. For those of you that already entered under this new scheme, which insurance did you get and how rigorously was this checked (and where)?[/QUOTE]Search online for travel insurance. Many companies will come up. Easy to fill out and buy. I bought Allaniz Insurance for 50 k medical.

Hint. If you don't care about insurance for delays or lost baggage or ticket cost or other BS then put in a lower amount for ticket cost and nothing for lodging. The price drops then.

[QUOTE=Dg8787;2675260]Search online for travel insurance. Many companies will come up. Easy to fill out and buy. I bought Allaniz Insurance for 50 k medical.[/QUOTE]Try here also:

[URL]https://www.squaremouth.com/destinations/philippines[/URL]

Thanks guys, yeah tried my google fu skills before posting, but there's nothing near the Thai clear cut options. For Thailand I bought a policy online (1800 baht) and they promptly returned a 35-page policy document which was approved for my Thailand Pass. I found one for PH now that looks OK, cost is 2800 pesos for 31 days. I don't really need any insurance, this is solely a show policy, so I'm trying to figure out what will pass at the various checkpoints. Knowing the fluidity of all things PH I don't want to drop more than needed.

[QUOTE=WestCoast1;2675293]Try here also:

[URL]https://www.squaremouth.com/destinations/philippines[/URL][/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=PuteNut;2675477]Thanks guys, yeah tried my google fu skills before posting, but there's nothing near the Thai clear cut options. For Thailand I bought a policy online (1800 baht) and they promptly returned a 35-page policy document which was approved for my Thailand Pass. I found one for PH now that looks OK, cost is 2800 pesos for 31 days. I don't really need any insurance, this is solely a show policy, so I'm trying to figure out what will pass at the various checkpoints. Knowing the fluidity of all things PH I don't want to drop more than needed.[/QUOTE]I am concerned of something. Your Thailand Pass is approved in advance. The Philippines does not give any approval prior to arrival? What if you buy the wrong kind?

The online gamut can be disconcerting when trying to buy only medical coverage. Alianz had a medical-only plan ($50 k). For the others, they want to sell you a comprehensive plan. However most of us don't need trip cancellation or lost luggage insurance (possibly already covered by your credit card or other insurances).

Question: Most of us would buy an initial plan (say, a few weeks or 1 month) to show for getting into the country. But does one have to show an insurance extension if you extend your visa? If you plan to extend your visa many times, do you have to re-purchase the medical coverage?

[QUOTE=PuteNut;2675477]Thanks guys, yeah tried my google fu skills before posting, but there's nothing near the Thai clear cut options. For Thailand I bought a policy online (1800 baht) and they promptly returned a 35-page policy document which was approved for my Thailand Pass. I found one for PH now that looks OK, cost is 2800 pesos for 31 days. I don't really need any insurance, this is solely a show policy, so I'm trying to figure out what will pass at the various checkpoints. Knowing the fluidity of all things PH I don't want to drop more than needed.[/QUOTE]Seven corners travel insurance. $31 for my trip a few weeks ago. Absolutely no problem with the certificate no matter who looked at it.

[QUOTE=WestCoast1;2675488]I am concerned of something. Your Thailand Pass is approved in advance. The Philippines does not give any approval prior to arrival? What if you buy the wrong kind?

[/QUOTE]Exactly. Having previously lived in the PH this is not new to me, rather business as usual. So, if we go to the horse's mouth, the Interagency Task Force (IATF) the the requirement is "specified" as follows:

"Obtain, prior to arrival, a travel insurance for COVID-19 treatment costs from reputed insurers, with a minimum coverage of USD 35,000. 00 for the duration of Their stay in the Philippines. "

So I guess unless you buy it from an illreputed insurer, you're all set, until some PH officer thinks otherwise.

Thanks, sounds great. Got a crazy number quote from them though (three figures US) so obviously they don't like me. But as any reasonably good looking policy seems to suffice, we just need some cheap insurance mill that is not yet ill-reputed in the Philippines ;)

[QUOTE=DashingDon;2675519]Seven corners travel insurance. $31 for my trip a few weeks ago. Absolutely no problem with the certificate no matter who looked at it.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=PuteNut;2675586]Thanks, sounds great. Got a crazy number quote from them though (three figures US) so obviously they don't like me. But as any reasonably good looking policy seems to suffice, we just need some cheap insurance mill that is not yet ill-reputed in the Philippines.[/QUOTE]But is it only in Europe where we have travel insurance attached to our credit card?

I have checked mine (Mastercard, but Visa has the same) and it covers all medical expenses including covid during travels for 1 Million Euros and we can get a written confirmation before departure. And there are also other risks covered, lost luggage, travel delays, etc etc.

And its free, or included in the cost of the credit card, about 50 to 100 Euros / year.

[QUOTE=Albert9989;2675608]But is it only in Europe where we have travel insurance attached to our credit card?

I have checked mine (Mastercard, but Visa has the same) and it covers all medical expenses including covid during travels for 1 Million Euros
.[/QUOTE]Good for you, did you check the small print, for example things like covering only trips orginating from your home country (common)? In my case, travelling from Thailand, it would not qualify. Will your "free" insurer expressly state something like "including covid" and a figure over 35,000 USD. Then congrats!

This is not really about getting insurance, this is about getting a piece of paper that looks OK at any checkpoint.

[QUOTE=PuteNut;2675615]Good for you, did you check the small print, for example things like covering only trips orginating from your home country (common)? In my case, travelling from Thailand, it would not qualify. Will your "free" insurer expressly state something like "including covid" and a figure over 35,000 USD. Then congrats!

This is not really about getting insurance, this is about getting a piece of paper that looks OK at any checkpoint.[/QUOTE]If that is the case, why don't you just fabricate one!

[QUOTE=Albert9989;2675608]But is it only in Europe where we have travel insurance attached to our credit card?

I have checked mine (Mastercard, but Visa has the same) and it covers all medical expenses including covid during travels for 1 Million Euros and we can get a written confirmation before departure. And there are also other risks covered, lost luggage, travel delays, etc etc.[/QUOTE]Just checked mine. While it does offer a number of benefits, including travel benefits, it appears to cover many things except for direct medical expenses. It covers trip cancellation insurance, death benefit, lost luggage, referrals to hospitals and doctors (including finding a doctor willing to travel to your place), and emergency medical transportation (to $100,000). However in the disclaimer it clearly does not cover hospital or physician fees, Rx, dental, and so on. For fun I checked several other US bank's cards and they appear similar, no medical coverage.

My decent private health insurance is only valid inside my own country. They are willing to reimburse me after I pay for services overseas, at their out-of-network rate, when I turn in receipts (they are not willing to deal with foreign medical providers). Hence, while I have more than 20 x the $35 k USD in medical insurance protection, I can not show that outside the country. Great!

[QUOTE=WestCoast1;2675651]Just checked mine. While it does offer a number of benefits, including travel benefits, it appears to cover many things except for direct medical expenses. It covers trip cancellation insurance, death benefit, lost luggage, referrals to hospitals and doctors (including finding a doctor willing to travel to your place), and emergency medical transportation (to $100,000). However in the disclaimer it clearly does not cover hospital or physician fees, Rx, dental, and so on. For fun I checked several other US bank's cards and they appear similar, no medical coverage.

My decent private health insurance is only valid inside my own country. They are willing to reimburse me after I pay for services overseas, at their out-of-network rate, when I turn in receipts (they are not willing to deal with foreign medical providers). Hence, while I have more than 20 x the $35 k USD in medical insurance protection, I can not show that outside the country. Great![/QUOTE]Ahh, I agree that reading and understanding the real coverage is always painful!

But the general principle is that, these insurances for overseas travels, they pay for medicals treatments and hospitalization expense in advance, but you accept to refund them for the part which will be taken in charge by your national medical policy, and they will cover the expenses not covered by your local policy.

Anyway, if the goal was to get a paper as a proof of coverage to pass the controls at the border, as said by Pute Nut, these insurances linked to your credit card are enough if they can print a paper confirming their coverage including also Covid.

[QUOTE=Dg8787;2675624]If that is the case, why don't you just fabricate one![/QUOTE]Nah, I wouldn't risk my disreputation for that.