If you are planning to travel from the Philippines to anywhere around the world and would like to simply rest after checking in at the airport, you can opt to pay your travel tax ahead of time by transacting online.
Travelers can pay travel taxes using the internet via the Online Travel Tax Payment System (OTTPS) courtesy of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA).
With the online system, travelers may pay said taxes through credit card, ATM/debit card, Touchpay kiosks, and over-the-counter (OTC non-bank) payment channels such as San Mig Food Avenue, Petron Corporation, Total Philippines Corporation, H Lhuillier Pawnshop, Tambunting Pawnshop Inc., Shopwise and Wellcome supermarkets.
Here’s the step-by-step process:
1- Create your account at https://traveltax.tieza.gov.ph by filling in your name, middle initial, last name, and a working e-mail address.
2- Once done, wait for a verification e-mail. Take note that in some instances, the e-mails can be found under the spam/junk folder and not inbox.
3- Upon verification, you will be redirected to a site where you need to complete the personal data form – this includes uploading of a scanned copy of your passport. Double check if all information are correct.
4- If the profile has been completed, you can now proceed to payment setting and select ‘pay now’ option.
5- Choose preferred payment mode.
6- Check all details before confirming payment.
7- Wait for an acknowledgment receipt sent to your e-mail.
8- Print two copies of the receipt and present both at the airport check-in counter on your scheduled date of flight.
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Solon submits bill to exempt dependents of OFWs from travel tax
A lawmaker proposed a bill seeking to exempt dependents of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from paying travel taxes.
Bulacan representative Antonio Sy-Alvarado passed House Bill 8196 which seeks the inclusion of the dependents of OFWs in those exempted from paying the currently imposed travel tax when leaving the country.
Sy-Alvarado said the bill seeks to recognize the sacrifices of OFWs abroad and their contribution to the economy of the country through their remittances.
The bill is currently under review at the House Committee on Overseas Affairs.
Currently, passengers are required to pay travel tax of Php1,620 for those boarding economy and business class flights and Php2,700 for first class flights.
OFWs, meanwhile, are exempted from paying travel taxes, documentary stamp tax, and airport fees as per the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995.
