Visa Information for Israel

Visa Information for Israel
Visa Information
If you are a passport holder of one of the following countries you do not require a tourist visa to travel to Israel.

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea (South), Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Rep., Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu.

Israel - Visa Information

Please note. Although you may not have to pay for a visa to enter Israel, you will have to pay a US$50 "exit tax" when you leave (land or air).

Israeli border guards might stamp the entry and exit stamps on a separate piece of paper if you ask, and not in your passport. This is not always the case so beware.

Having an Israel stamp in your passport may stop you from entering;
Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Sudan, UAE and Yemen.

There are border guards in other countries who might react unfavorably to seeing an Israeli entry/exit stamp.

Also be warned, if you have a stamp from the Egyptian or Jordanian border crossing with Israel, could also give you problems. The entry and exit stamps into Jordan and Egypt must be consistent, and you must not be missing an exit or entry, otherwise you may be refused entry into the above countries.

If you do have an Israeli stamp on your passport and you want to hide it some consulates which issues sticker visas will cover the stamp if you ask. Also we have heard of people who have simply stamped and smudged (with a few drops of water) over the Israeli stamp so as the hide it. We do not recommend this type of behavior.

Israel Embassies worldwide
Last updated: 12 Jan 2010