Check out the Updated Zamboanga Travel Requirements for 2022

Know the current Zamboanga Travel Requirements for arriving local passengers and tourists: This is the updated advisory for local or domestic passengers arriving at Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM). If you’re looking for more information about Zamboanga travel requirements, we’ve got you covered!

If you are a fully vaccinated traveler, you will need to bring a valid government ID with you when traveling to Zamboanga City. If you are an unvaccinated traveler, you will need to bring a valid government ID as well as a negative RT-PCR Test result from any DOH-accredited laboratories valid within one hundred twenty (120) hours or five (5) days prior to departure.

If you are traveling from places with higher Alert Level status than Zamboanga City or places with known variants of concern to be determined by the IATF, you will also need to bring a negative RT-PCR Test result from any DOH-accredited laboratories valid within one hundred twenty (120) hours or five (5) days prior departure, or a negative Rapid Antigen Test result from any DOH-accredited laboratories valid within twenty-four (24) hours prior departure. All traveling passengers are subject to Random Antigen Test (RAT) upon entry into the border.

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Zamboanga Travel Requirements and Community Alert Level

Updated: October 1, 2022
Alert Level 1: October 1 to 15, 2022

Here are the health and COVID travel requirements for Zamboanga:

Zamboanga Travel Requirements for Fully Vaccinated Individuals– Valid government ID
– Valid Vaccination Card or Certificate
Zamboanga Travel Requirements for Unvaccinated or Partially Vaccinated Individuals– Valid government ID
– Negative RT-PCR Test result from any DOH-accredited laboratories valid within one hundred twenty (120) hours or five (5) days prior to departure
Note:All traveling passengers are subject to Random Antigen Test (RAT) upon entry into the border.
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COVID Zamboanga Travel Requirements

COVID Zamboanga Travel Requirements per Philippine Airlines Advisory

Zamboanga Travel Requirements for Fully Vaccinated Individuals

  • Valid government ID

 Zamboanga Travel Requirements for Unvaccinated or Partially Vaccinated Individuals

  • Valid government ID
  • Negative RT-PCR Test result from any DOH-accredited laboratories valid within one hundred twenty (120) hours or five (5) days prior to departure

If traveling from places with higher Alert Level status than Zamboanga City or places with known variants of concern to be determined by the IATF, the below requirement must be complied with:

  • Negative RT-PCR test results from any DOH-accredited laboratories valid within one hundred twenty (120) hours or five (5) days prior to departure; or
  • Negative Rapid Antigen Test result from any DOH-accredited laboratories valid within twenty-four (24) hours prior to departure
  • EXEMPTION: Children below eighteen (18) years of age are exempted from the RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen Test requirement.

NOTE: All traveling passengers are subject to Random Antigen Test (RAT) upon entry into the border.

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Philippine Airlines’ Disclaimer: Per PAL’s Conditions of Carriage, the passenger is solely responsible for verifying and complying with all applicable government laws/regulations of all destinations/countries to be flown from, to, or through. PAL shall not be liable for the passenger’s failure to comply with said laws/regulations, or for any aid or information given here or by a PAL agent or employee in connection with said laws/regulations.

COVID Zamboanga Travel Requirements per Cebu Pacific Advisory

Updated as of February 28, 2022

For guests flying to Zamboanga, please take note of these travel guidelines:

Zamboanga City is placed on Alert Level 1 as of March 1, 2022. Please present the following travel documents upon check-in:

For Tourists: Please email the following requirements to [email protected] and present them upon check-in, including approved status.

  • Vaccine Card showing full vaccination status
  • Government-issued ID
  • Confirmed hotel booking with DOT-accredited establishments
  • Roundtrip Tickets

For fully vaccinated guests:

  • Valid ID
  • Vaccination Card

Guests will be considered fully vaccinated if it has been at least two (2) weeks since the last required dose.

For unvaccinated / partially vaccinated guests:

  • Negative RT-PCR (swab / saliva) test result, conducted by DOH-accredited facilities, with the date of the test shown on the result and valid for 120 hours from date of test. Saliva RT-PCR must be conducted by Philippine Red Cross or PADLab only.

These are the Zamboanga travel requirements we have as of the date indicated. Requirements may change from time to time without prior notice. Please continue checking with the local government unit of your destination for the latest updates.

COVID Zamboanga Travel Requirements per AirAsia Philippines Advisory

Returning Residents/ Returning Overseas Filipinos / Returning Overseas Filipino Workers/Authorized Persons Outside of Residence

  • For Fully Vaccinated Individuals: LGU-issued vaccine card/ Digital Vaccine Card through https///vaxcert.doh.gov.ph/
  • For Unvaccinated/Not Yet Fully Vaccinated Individuals: Negative RT-PCR test result taken from the place of origin within 120 hours (5days) from specimen collection to actual arrival in Zamboanga Airport
  • Government-issued ID

*Fully vaccinated travelers coming in from areas with higher Alert Level status than Zamboanga City are required to present Negative RT-PCR test result taken from the place of origin within 120 hours (5days) from specimen collection to actual arrival in Zamboanga Airport OR Negative Rapid Antigen test results from DOH-accredited laboratories taken within 24 hours from specimen collection to actual arrival in Zamboanga Airport

Tourists and Leisure Travel (Fully Vaccinated Only)

  • LGU-issued vaccine card/ Digital Vaccine Card through https///vaxcert.doh.gov.ph/
  • Government-issued ID
  • Travel Itinerary
  • Confirmed Hotel Booking with DOT-accredited establishments
  • Round trip ticket

*Email requirements to [email protected]

*Fully vaccinated travelers coming in from areas with higher Alert Level status than Zamboanga City are required to present negative Antigen test results from DOH-accredited laboratories within 24 hours from specimen collection to actual arrival in Zamboanga Airport

COVID Zamboanga Travel Requirements for Arriving Local Passengers Disclaimer: Please note that there may be multiple travel requirements for each destination on national and provincial levels. These rules are subject to change by the issuing local government authority and are issued for our passengers and the public’s safety. As these requirements may change at short notice, the advisories above serve as a general guide.

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