Israel visa and entry requirements

Israel's Foreign Ministry lists, country by country, whether a national passport needs a tourist visa or is exempted. Visitors from visa-exempt countries apply for an ETA-IL electronic travel authorization and can stay up to 90 days per visit; the Population and Immigration Authority says that if you are not eligible for an ETA-IL, you need to apply for a visa. Applications for B/2 tourist visas can be submitted at Israeli missions in the country of origin. Under the Authority's eVisa-B2 pilot, Indian and Sri Lankan passport holders residing in India and Sri Lanka can apply for a B2 visa online.

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Check requirements for your passport

Requirements differ by nationality. Select your passport above, or scan the full table below.

How long you can stay

Per entry — the clock resets when you leave

The Population and Immigration Authority states that an approved ETA-IL lets you “stay for up to 90 days per visit”. The authority does not say whether the days of arrival and departure are counted, so we count both.

Work out your own dates in the stay calculator · Compare every country

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Visas & entry authorisations

ETA-IL electronic travel authorization

Fee
25 ILS
Processing
—
Stay per entry
90 days

The Population and Immigration Authority says you cannot get a refund after you apply. It says an ETA-IL stays valid for up to 2 years, or until the current passport expires, whichever comes first.

When to apply: The Population and Immigration Authority recommends submitting the application at least 72 hours before departure to Israel.

Apply on the official site Verified Oct 7, 2026 · israel-entry.piba.gov.il

B/2 Visitor Visa

Fee
32 USD
Processing
—

The Foreign Ministry's consular fee table for the B/2 visitor visa, updated for 2026: USD 32 or €28, with a local rate per country.

Verified Oct 7, 2026 · gov.il

eVisa-B2 tourist visa

Fee
105 ILS
Processing
—
Stay per entry
90 days

The Population and Immigration Authority gives the cost as a 105 NIS handling fee, non-refundable, and says the eVisa-B2 pilot is open to Indian and Sri Lankan passport holders residing in India and Sri Lanka.

Apply on the official site Verified Oct 10, 2026 · israel-entry.piba.gov.il · front page · israel-entry.piba.gov.il says Visitors from visa-required countries can apply for B2 visa through the eVisa system

Entry requirements

Passport validity

The Population and Immigration Authority says that to apply for an ETA-IL your passport must be valid for at least three months from the date of your arrival in Israel. The UK government tells British citizens their passport must have an expiry date at least 90 days after the date they arrive.

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Vaccinations

Not officially stated

No official source we read lists a vaccination certificate required for entry.

Travel insurance

Required

No official source we could read states an insurance requirement for visa-exempt visitors travelling on an ETA-IL. The Population and Immigration Authority lists, among the documents for an eVisa-B2 tourist visa, health insurance valid in Israel for the entire period of the visit.

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Onward or return ticket

Required

The Population and Immigration Authority lists round trip tickets to Israel among the documents for an eVisa-B2 tourist visa. No official source we could read states a ticket requirement for visa-exempt visitors travelling on an ETA-IL.

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Proof of funds

Required

No official source we could read states a fixed amount. The Population and Immigration Authority asks eVisa-B2 applicants for proof of monetary means: bank account statements for the last three months, approval from the bank of financial feasibility, or a document attesting to sufficient funds for the visit.

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Customs & currency

Israel's Tax Authority says anyone entering or leaving Israel must report cash, bank cheques, travellers' cheques, bearer securities, negotiable instruments and payment cards worth ILS 50,000 or more at any border crossing, and ILS 12,000 or more at the Nizana, Jordan River, Yitzhak Rabin and Taba crossings and the Allenby Border Crossing, which has its own online reporting service.

Verified Oct 4, 2026 · gov.il · Prohibition on Money Laundering Law

Country in a nutshell

Currency
Israeli new shekel (ILS, ₪)
Safety — High risk
The UK government advises against all travel to Gaza, within 500m of the border with Gaza, and to parts of the West Bank, northern Israel and the occupied Golan Heights; it says there is a risk of rocket and drone attacks throughout Israel and tells travellers to follow the instructions of Israeli Home Front Command. Australia's Smartraveller says to reconsider your need to travel to Israel overall and not to travel to border areas with Gaza (Palestine), Lebanon and Syria.Verified Oct 3, 2026 · gov.uk · archived copy
Power plugs
H · 230V 50Hz
Emergency numbers
Police: 100 · Ambulance: 101 · Fire: 102
Languages
Hebrew, Arabic
Time zone
UTC+2 (UTC+3 in summer)
International Driving Permit

Israel is a party to the 1949 Geneva and the 1968 Vienna Conventions on Road Traffic (UN Treaty Collection). An Israeli Government Press Office guide says a foreign driver's licence (including an international licence) is only valid in Israel for one year from the date of first entry. Canada's travel advice says you should carry an International Driving Permit; the UK government says UK drivers need both the 1968 version of the international driving permit (IDP) and their UK driving licence.

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · treaties.un.org · Convention on Road Traffic · archived copy Compare every country

Best time to visit

No official source we could read gives seasonal guidance. The UK government says roads can flood during extreme weather and that flash flooding is a risk, particularly in the arid southern region of the Negev.

Tips & warnings

The UK government says visitors entering via Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport get an entry card instead of an entry stamp in their passport; at other entry points you may get an entry card or a stamp. It says to keep the entry card with your passport until you leave: it is evidence that you entered Israel legally, and you may need it, particularly if you are crossing into Palestine.

The UK government lists three Jordan–Israel border crossings — Allenby/King Hussein Bridge, the Northern (Jordan River/Sheikh Hussein) crossing and the Southern (Yitzhak Rabin/Wadi Araba) crossing — and says land crossings to Jordan may be restricted or close at short notice, with more information on the Israel Airport Authority website.

The UK government says you may experience lengthy personal questioning and baggage searches at security when you enter and leave Israel.

The UK government says Shabbat is from sunset on Friday to nightfall on Saturday, and advises you to avoid driving into ultra-Orthodox Jewish areas of Jerusalem on Shabbat, where local residents may throw stones at your car.

Visa requirements by nationality

PassportsVisas & entry authorisationsMax stay
AfghanistanEmbassy visa—
AlbaniaETA90 days
AlgeriaEmbassy visa—
AndorraETA90 days
AngolaEmbassy visa—
Antigua and BarbudaEmbassy visa—
ArgentinaETA90 days
ArmeniaEmbassy visa—
AustraliaETA90 days
AustriaETA90 days
AzerbaijanEmbassy visa—
BahamasETA90 days
BahrainEmbassy visa—
BangladeshEmbassy visa—
BarbadosETA90 days
BelarusETA90 days
BelgiumETA90 days
BelizeETA90 days
BeninEmbassy visa—
BhutanEmbassy visa—
BoliviaEmbassy visa—
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEmbassy visa—
BotswanaETA90 days
BrazilETA90 days
BruneiEmbassy visa—
BulgariaETA90 days
Burkina FasoEmbassy visa—
BurundiEmbassy visa—
Cabo VerdeEmbassy visa—
CambodiaEmbassy visa—
CameroonEmbassy visa—
CanadaETA90 days
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa—
ChadEmbassy visa—
ChileETA90 days
ChinaEmbassy visa—
ColombiaETA90 days
ComorosEmbassy visa—
Costa RicaETA90 days
Côte d'IvoireEmbassy visa—
CroatiaETA90 days
CubaEmbassy visa—
CyprusETA90 days
CzechiaETA90 days
Democratic Republic of the CongoEmbassy visa—
DenmarkETA90 days
DjiboutiEmbassy visa—
DominicaETA90 days
Dominican RepublicETA90 days
EcuadorETA90 days
EgyptEmbassy visa—
El SalvadorETA90 days
Equatorial GuineaEmbassy visa—
EritreaEmbassy visa—
EstoniaETA90 days
EswatiniETA90 days
EthiopiaEmbassy visa—
FijiETA90 days
FinlandETA90 days
FranceETA90 days
GabonEmbassy visa—
GambiaEmbassy visa—
GeorgiaETA90 days
GermanyETA90 days
GhanaEmbassy visa—
GreeceETA90 days
GrenadaETA90 days
GuatemalaETA90 days
GuineaEmbassy visa—
Guinea-BissauEmbassy visa—
GuyanaEmbassy visa—
HaitiETA90 days
HondurasETA90 days
Hong KongETA90 days
HungaryETA90 days
IcelandETA90 days
IndiaeVisa90 days
IndonesiaEmbassy visa—
IranEmbassy visa—
IraqEmbassy visa—
IrelandETA90 days
IsraelFree movement—
ItalyETA90 days
JamaicaETA90 days
JapanETA90 days
JordanEmbassy visa—
KazakhstanEmbassy visa—
KenyaEmbassy visa—
KiribatiEmbassy visa—
KosovoETA90 days
KuwaitEmbassy visa—
KyrgyzstanEmbassy visa—
LaosEmbassy visa—
LatviaETA90 days
LebanonEmbassy visa—
LesothoETA90 days
LiberiaEmbassy visa—
LibyaEmbassy visa—
LiechtensteinETA90 days
LithuaniaETA90 days
LuxembourgETA90 days
MacauETA90 days
MadagascarEmbassy visa—
MalawiETA90 days
MalaysiaEmbassy visa—
MaldivesEmbassy visa—
MaliEmbassy visa—
MaltaETA90 days
Marshall IslandsETA90 days
MauritaniaEmbassy visa—
MauritiusETA90 days
MexicoETA90 days
MicronesiaETA90 days
MoldovaETA90 days
MonacoETA90 days
MongoliaETA90 days
MontenegroETA90 days
MoroccoEmbassy visa—
MozambiqueEmbassy visa—
MyanmarEmbassy visa—
NamibiaEmbassy visa—
NauruETA90 days
NepalEmbassy visa—
NetherlandsETA90 days
New ZealandETA90 days
NicaraguaEmbassy visa—
NigerEmbassy visa—
NigeriaEmbassy visa—
North KoreaEmbassy visa—
North MacedoniaETA90 days
NorwayETA90 days
OmanEmbassy visa—
PakistanEmbassy visa—
PalauETA90 days
PanamaETA90 days
Papua New GuineaETA90 days
ParaguayETA90 days
PeruETA90 days
PhilippinesETA90 days
PolandETA90 days
PortugalETA90 days
QatarEmbassy visa—
Republic of the CongoEmbassy visa—
RomaniaETA90 days
RussiaETA90 days
RwandaEmbassy visa—
Saint Kitts and NevisETA90 days
Saint LuciaETA90 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesETA90 days
SamoaETA90 days
San MarinoETA90 days
São Tomé and PríncipeEmbassy visa—
Saudi ArabiaEmbassy visa—
SenegalEmbassy visa—
SerbiaETA90 days
SeychellesEmbassy visa—
Sierra LeoneEmbassy visa—
SingaporeETA90 days
SlovakiaETA90 days
SloveniaETA90 days
Solomon IslandsETA90 days
SomaliaEmbassy visa—
South AfricaETA90 days
South KoreaETA90 days
South SudanEmbassy visa—
SpainETA90 days
Sri LankaeVisa90 days
SudanEmbassy visa—
SurinameETA90 days
SwedenETA90 days
SwitzerlandETA90 days
SyriaEmbassy visa—
TaiwanETA90 days
TajikistanEmbassy visa—
TanzaniaEmbassy visa—
ThailandEmbassy visa—
Timor-LesteEmbassy visa—
TogoEmbassy visa—
TongaETA90 days
Trinidad and TobagoETA90 days
TunisiaEmbassy visa—
TurkeyEmbassy visa—
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa—
TuvaluETA90 days
UgandaEmbassy visa—
UkraineETA90 days
United Arab EmiratesETA90 days
United KingdomETA90 days
United StatesETA90 days
UruguayETA90 days
UzbekistanEmbassy visa—
VanuatuETA90 days
Vatican CityEmbassy visa—
VenezuelaEmbassy visa—
VietnamEmbassy visa—
YemenEmbassy visa—
ZambiaEmbassy visa—
ZimbabweEmbassy visa—

Stay lengths are for ordinary tourist visits. Click a nationality for its full guide.

No official page we read states the rule for 1 nationalities, so the table leaves them out: Palestine.

Egypt1 of 199 passports visa-free · 78 eVisa/ETAJordan1 of 199 passports visa-free · 53 eVisa/ETALebanon8 of 199 passports visa-freeSyria2 of 199 passports visa-freePalestine1 of 199 passports visa-free · 104 eVisa/ETACyprus94 of 199 passports visa-freeGreece94 of 199 passports visa-free

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a visa for Israel?

It depends on your passport. Israel's Foreign Ministry lists, for example, Australian, Austrian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Swedish and Swiss national passports as exempted, and Afghan, Algerian, Iranian, Iraqi, Sudanese and Syrian national passports as requiring a tourist visa. Visitors from visa-exempt countries apply for an ETA-IL and can stay up to 90 days per visit; the Population and Immigration Authority says Moldovan citizens holding a biometric passport are eligible to apply for an ETA-IL, and that if you are not eligible for an ETA-IL you need to apply for a visa. Applications for B/2 tourist visas can be submitted at Israeli missions in the country of origin, and under the Authority's eVisa-B2 pilot Indian and Sri Lankan passport holders residing in India and Sri Lanka can apply online. The UK government tells British citizens they can visit Israel without a visa as tourists.

What is ETA-IL and how do I get one?

ETA-IL is Israel's Electronic Travel Authorization: visitors from visa-exempt countries apply for it through the Population and Immigration Authority's ETA-IL system, and the application fee is 25 NIS (you cannot get a refund after you apply). It stays valid for up to 2 years, or until your current passport expires, whichever comes first, and allows a stay of up to 90 days per visit. The UK government says that since 1 January 2025 British visitors need an ETA before they arrive.

Does Israel stamp your passport?

Not at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport: the UK government says visitors entering there get an entry card instead of an entry stamp in their passport, while at other entry points you may get an entry card or a stamp. The UK's advice for Iran says stamps from other countries' border crossing points with Israel may also lead to refusal of entry there.

Will visiting Israel prevent me from entering other countries?

The UK government's travel advice says that an Israeli stamp, or a passport showing previous travel to Israel, may get you refused entry to Iran (including stamps from other countries' border crossing points with Israel), Lebanon (even with a valid Lebanese visa), Syria and Kuwait, and that a passport showing previous travel to Israel will not be accepted for travel to Libya. It also says visitors entering through Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport get an entry card instead of an entry stamp in their passport.

Is it safe to visit Israel right now?

The UK government advises against all travel to Gaza, within 500m of the border with Gaza, and to parts of the West Bank, northern Israel and the occupied Golan Heights; it says there is a risk of rocket and drone attacks throughout Israel and tells travellers to follow the instructions of Israeli Home Front Command. Australia's Smartraveller says to reconsider your need to travel to Israel overall and not to travel to border areas with Gaza (Palestine), Lebanon and Syria.

Sources & verification

Every fact on this page is compiled from and periodically re-checked against these official sources:

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