If you want to visit Israel, you might need a visa. To ensure you need a visa for the purpose of your visit, see this article.
This text explains whether you need a visa to visit Israel or not.
Israel Visa Exemption
A few countries benefit from the visa waiver program and can visit Israel without visas. The citizens or nationals of these countries can visit Israel with their passports and stay for up to three months. The list is as follows:
| Albania | Costa Rica | Iceland | Nauru* | San Marino |
| Andorra | Dominica* | Jamaica | New Zealand | Serbia |
| Argentina | Dominican Republic | Japan | North Macedonia | Singapore |
| Australia* | Ecuador | Lesotho | Norway | Solomon Islands |
| Bahamas | El Salvador | Liechtenstein | Palau | South Africa* |
| Barbados | Eswatini | Macao | Panama | South Korea |
| Belarus | EU members | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Suriname |
| Belize | Fiji | Mauritius | Paraguay | Switzerland |
| Botswana | Georgia | Mexico | Peru | Taiwan* |
| Brazil | Grenada | Micronesia | Philippines | Tonga |
| Canada | Guatemala | Moldova (biometric passport holders only) | Russia ** | Trinidad and Tobago |
| The central African Republic | Haiti | Monaco | Saint Kitts and Nevis* | Ukraine |
| Chile | Honduras | Mongolia | Saint Lucia | The United States* |
| Colombia | Hong Kong | Montenegro | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
*Visa exemption does not apply to official passport holders,
** Official passport holders require a visa and confirmation from the Israeli government
If your nationality doesn’t come on the above list, you need a visa to visit Israel. The type of visa is up to the purpose of your visit:
- Business
- Tourism
- Visiting friend or family
You need to apply to the Israeli embassy or consulate in your home country to receive the visa. Authorities’ decisions often determine their validity.
Note: Remember that the above nationals need a visa for the long term. If they want to stay in Israel for longer than 90 days, they have to apply for a visa appropriate for the purpose of the trip.
The following list of countries need a visa for up to three months stays (short-term) in Israel:
Citizen of 151 countries
| Afghanistan | Azerbaijan | Brunei Darussalam | Cocos Islands | Equatorial |
| Albania | Bahrain | Bulgaria | Comoros | Guinea |
| Algeria | Bangladesh | Burkina Faso | Congo | Eritrea |
| American Samoa | Belarus | Burundi | Brazzaville | Estonia |
| Andorra | Belize | Cambodia | Cook Islands | Ethiopia |
| Angola | Benign | Cameroon | Cuba | Falkland Islands |
| Anguilla | Bermuda | Cayman Islands | Democratic Republic of Congo | Faroe Islands |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Bosnia and herzegovina | China | Djibouti | French Guiana |
| Armenia | Botswana | Chad | Dominica | French Polynesia |
| Aruba | British Virgin Islands | Christmas Island | Egypt | Gabon |
| Gambia | Honduras | Kuwait | Mali | Nauru |
| Georgia | India | Kyrgyzstan | Marshall Islands | Nepal |
| Ghana | Indonesia | Laos | Martinique | Netherlands Antilles |
| Greenland | Iran* | Lebanon | Mauritania | New Caledonia |
| Grenade | Iraq | Liberia | Mayotte | Nicaragua |
| Guadeloupe | Ivory Coast | Libya | Moldova | Niger |
| Guam | Jordan | Macau | Montserrat | Nigeria |
| Guinea | Kazakhstan | Macedonia | Mozambique | Niue |
| Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Madagascar | Burma | Norfolk Island |
| Guyana | Kiribati | Maldives | Namibia | North Korea |
*It’s written on The Iranian nationals’ passport that they don’t have the right to visit Israel.
| Oman | Rwanda | Saudi Arabia | Tokelau | Vatican |
| Palau | Saint Helena | Solomon Islands | Tunisia | Venezuela |
| Papua New Guinea | Saint-Martin | Somalia | Turkmenistan | Vietnam |
| Pakistan | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon | South sudan | Tuvalu | Virgin Islands |
| Peru | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Sri Lanka | Turkey | Wallis and futuna |
| Pitcairn Islands | Samoa | Sudan | Thailand | Yemen |
| Porto Rico | Senegal | Syria | Uganda | Zambia |
| Malaysia | Serbia | Taiwan | US | Zimbabwe |
| Morocco | Seychelles Islands | Tajikistan | Uzbekistan | |
| Qatar | Sierra Leone | Tanzania | Ukraine | |
| Romania | Singapore | Togo | United Arab Emirates | |
The elderly from Germany
The German nationals who were born before January 1, 1928, need a visa to visit Israel. In addition, they mustn’t have been a member of the Nazi party and committed any crime or atrocity against the Jewish community during or before World War II.
Egypt nationals
The nationals or citizens of Egypt don’t need a visa to visit Israel for 14 days. After that, however, they must enter the country through Taba and visit up to Beersheba only.
Visa on arrival for Palestinian
Palestinian passport holders can benefit from the visa on arrival program and go on their trip or journey through Israel. If the Israeli Ministry of Interior has issued a verification for a group of ten people, they have the authorization to get a visa on arrival. However, it is not true for nationals of Jordan.
Let’s sum up…
If you want to visit Israel, you might need a visa. It’s up to your nationality. The article explained whether you need a short-stay visa for Israel or not. You can find the full list of visa free countries and the countries that require a visa.
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