Israel Visa Requirements

Israel has two kinds of visas:1. Immigration (aliya)agreements are:
visas2. Visitor (travel) visasImmigration visas areAfrica: Central African Republic, Losoto, Malawi,
handled by the Jewish agency, who willMauritius, South Africa, Swaziland
recommend the local mission (embassy) to issueAsia & Oceania: Australia, Fiji Islands, Hong Kong,
an immigrants visa. The local embassy will actJapan, New Zealand, Philippines, South
according to the Jewish agency'sKoreaEurope: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark,
recommendation.Visitor visasFinland, Germany (date of birth after 1.1.28),
Israel has agreements for the abolition of visaGibraltar,Great Britain (England, the UK), Greece,
requirements with 65 countries. Citizens of thoseHungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein,
countries may enter Israel with only a validLuxembourg, Malta, Monaco, The Netherlands
passport (no need for specific visa). For the full list(Holland), Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia,
of countries which do not reqiure Israeli visa, seeSpain, Sweden, SwitzerlandThe Americas:
bottom of this page.Nationals of countries withoutArgentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
such agreements who wish to visit Israel mustColombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ecuador,
submit to the nearest Israeli mission a completedGuatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama,
visa application form as well as photograph and hisParaguay, St. Kitts & Nevis, Surinam, Trinidad &
hers travel document. Information about the needTobago, The Bahamas, The Dominican Republic,
for a visa can be found at your local IsraeliUruguay, U.S.A.Michal Moreno is the content editor
mission.for Israel Travel Tips- a travel guide all written by
(Information source: Israel Ministry of foreigna native Israeli from the insider's point of view.
affairs website)Countries that have visa abolition