🇮🇱 Israel: visa, entry rules and travel facts
Israel grants visa-free short stays to many passports, usually up to 90 days, and now uses an online ETA-IL authorization for visa-exempt visitors. Ben Gurion near Tel Aviv is the main entry point.
A Israel passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 173 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Jerusalem
- Currency
- Israeli new shekel
- Languages
- Arabic, Hebrew
- Region
- Western Asia
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
eTA (electronic authorization)
122 passports need an electronic travel authorization (not a visa).
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 Albania | 90 days |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 90 days |
| 🇦🇮 Anguilla | 90 days |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 90 days |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 90 days |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 90 days |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 90 days |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | 90 days |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | 90 days |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 90 days |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | 90 days |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | 90 days |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 90 days |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 90 days |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 90 days |
| 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 90 days |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 90 days |
| 🇨🇰 Cook Islands | 90 days |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 90 days |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 90 days |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 90 days |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 90 days |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 90 days |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | 90 days |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 90 days |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 90 days |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 90 days |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 90 days |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 90 days |
| 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands | 90 days |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | 90 days |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 90 days |
| 🇫🇷 France | 90 days |
| 🇬🇫 French Guiana | 90 days |
| 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 90 days |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | 90 days |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 90 days |
| 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | 90 days |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 90 days |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | 90 days |
| 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | 90 days |
| 🇬🇺 Guam | 90 days |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 90 days |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | 90 days |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | 90 days |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 90 days |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 90 days |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | 90 days |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 90 days |
| 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 90 days |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 90 days |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 90 days |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 90 days |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 90 days |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 90 days |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 90 days |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 90 days |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 90 days |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 90 days |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | 90 days |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | 90 days |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | 90 days |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 90 days |
| 🇲🇶 Martinique | 90 days |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 90 days |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 90 days |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 90 days |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 90 days |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 90 days |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 90 days |
| 🇲🇸 Montserrat | 90 days |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | 90 days |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 90 days |
| 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 90 days |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 90 days |
| 🇳🇺 Niue | 90 days |
| 🇳🇫 Norfolk Island | 90 days |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 90 days |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 90 days |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | 90 days |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | 90 days |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 90 days |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 90 days |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 90 days |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | 90 days |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | 90 days |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 90 days |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 90 days |
| 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 90 days |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 90 days |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 90 days |
| 🇸🇭 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 90 days |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 90 days |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 90 days |
| 🇲🇫 Saint Martin | 90 days |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90 days |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | 90 days |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | 90 days |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | 90 days |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 90 days |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 90 days |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 90 days |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 90 days |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 90 days |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 90 days |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 90 days |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | 90 days |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 90 days |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 90 days |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 90 days |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | 90 days |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 90 days |
| 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | 90 days |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 90 days |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 90 days |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 90 days |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 90 days |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 90 days |
| 🇻🇮 United States Virgin Islands | 90 days |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 90 days |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 90 days |
| 🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna | 90 days |
Visa required
101 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇸 American Samoa | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | – |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | – |
| 🇦🇼 Aruba | – |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | – |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | – |
| 🇧🇲 Bermuda | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | – |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | – |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | – |
| 🇨🇳 China | – |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | – |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | – |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | – |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | – |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | – |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | – |
| 🇮🇳 India | – |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | – |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | – |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | – |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | – |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | – |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | – |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | – |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | – |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | – |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | – |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | – |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | – |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | – |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | – |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | – |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | – |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | – |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | – |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | – |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | – |
| 🇷🇪 Réunion | – |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | – |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | – |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | – |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | – |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | – |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | – |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | – |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | – |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | – |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | – |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | – |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | – |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | – |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | – |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | – |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for Israel?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: United States: eta (electronic authorization), 90 days; United Kingdom: eta (electronic authorization), 90 days; Germany: eta (electronic authorization), 90 days; Canada: eta (electronic authorization), 90 days. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in Israel?
Israeli new shekel.
What language is spoken in Israel?
Arabic, Hebrew.
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | eTA (electronic authorization) | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | eTA (electronic authorization) | 90 days |
| Germany | eTA (electronic authorization) | 90 days |
| Canada | eTA (electronic authorization) | 90 days |
| Australia | eTA (electronic authorization) | 90 days |
| India | Visa required | - |
| Russia | eTA (electronic authorization) | 90 days |
| China | Visa required | - |
| France | eTA (electronic authorization) | 90 days |
| Japan | eTA (electronic authorization) | 90 days |
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