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Link to form that needs to be filled out within 48 hours of flight to Israel

Accordingly, the FINAL criteria For entering Israel are as follows - you must meet ONE of these conditions in order to enter Israel:

1. Vaccinated within 180 days of the trip with either a second vaccine or a booster and it must be at least 14 days after the shot.

2. Recovered within 180 days of the trip with DIGITAL proof of a positive PCR result and more than 11 days have passed since the positive result. This type of proof only exists in the EU. The UK will likely have it as well.

3. Recovered anytime – even more than 180 days before the trip - with DIGITAL proof of positive PCR result AND vaccinated with at least one dose within 180 days of the trip. Again at the moment the digital proof only exists in the EU and possibly the UK shortly.

Your vaccination or recovery CANNOT expire while in Israel, which means you may not be in Israel more than 180 days after your vaccine or recovery have expired.

CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATING THE TERMS OF ENTRY: VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE ABOVE CRITERIA CAN MEAN SANCTIONS INCLUDING BARRING YOUR ENTRY TO ISRAEL FOR 5 YEARS.

Link to pay for the Covid test that you'll take upon arrival in TLV

Author Topic: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread  (Read 662259 times)

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2040 on: March 17, 2021, 09:40:10 AM »
SOP for Israeli bureaucracy. Neither of those will help you. The Dr does have discretion as far as I  understand, but no incentive.
Find a doctor you know who will help you
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2041 on: March 17, 2021, 09:44:38 AM »
Is it possible for a US citizen married to an Israeli citizen living in the US to get into Israel for a wedding after pesach?
Both already recovered from Covid. Both traveling.

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2043 on: March 17, 2021, 09:57:25 AM »
*השפעות ראשונות של הסרת המגבלות על נתב"ג.*
יונייטד איירליינס חוזרת ממוצ"ש לפעילות סדירה:
2 טיסות יומיות לניוארק (EWR), ו3 טיסות שבועיות לסן פרנסיסקו (SFO).
כרגע, אין חזרה לפעילות של טיסות שיקגו וושינגטון.

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2044 on: March 17, 2021, 10:10:32 AM »
The Igud answers calls at 02-673-1149

If you get vaccinated in America, does that help anything for this purpose?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2045 on: March 17, 2021, 10:14:22 AM »
Find a doctor you know who will help you

Easier said than done. We are foreigners (if I were a Satmar, I would add: visiting our hijacked land). We don't live there and don't know doctors that would be willing to help a stranger. (see edit to my post above)
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2047 on: March 17, 2021, 10:37:59 AM »
If you get vaccinated in America, does that help anything for this purpose?
Too early to tell
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2048 on: March 17, 2021, 10:38:32 AM »
*השפעות ראשונות של הסרת המגבלות על נתב"ג.*
יונייטד איירליינס חוזרת ממוצ"ש לפעילות סדירה:
2 טיסות יומיות לניוארק (EWR), ו3 טיסות שבועיות לסן פרנסיסקו (SFO).
כרגע, אין חזרה לפעילות של טיסות שיקגו וושינגטון.

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2051 on: March 17, 2021, 12:03:29 PM »
non-citizens still left in limbo
Give it some time

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2052 on: March 17, 2021, 12:06:34 PM »
The Knesset passed a law on Wednesday that will force unvaccinated Israelis returning from abroad to wear an electronic bracelet as a way of ensuring a mandatory quarantine period is not broken.

The controversial move will replace the current plan of keeping members of the public squirreled away at state-run hotels.

However, the rule only applies to those who consent to wear the tracking device, while members of the public who refuse will be asked to remain at a so-called coronavirus hotel for at least 10 days. 

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2053 on: March 17, 2021, 12:38:28 PM »
non-citizens still left in limbo

They have no right of free entry like citizens do.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2054 on: March 17, 2021, 01:55:34 PM »
*השמיים ממשיכים להפתח*
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2055 on: March 17, 2021, 01:56:19 PM »
What about US-born children of Israeli citizens, who haven't yet registered in the population registry and don't have Israeli passports- but who are still Israeli citizens at birth- will they be able to enter the country if travelling with their Israeli-passport-holding parents? Will they be able to get a negative test to avoid quarantine if the parents are both vaccinated?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2056 on: March 17, 2021, 02:37:30 PM »
What about US-born children of Israeli citizens, who haven't yet registered in the population registry and don't have Israeli passports- but who are still Israeli citizens at birth- will they be able to enter the country if travelling with their Israeli-passport-holding parents? Will they be able to get a negative test to avoid quarantine if the parents are both vaccinated?

Where do they live? I have a bunch of kids and never wanted to register any of them as Israeli citizens. They were unable to enter the country during COVID-19 rules.

And why would you think that a negative test lets someone avoid quarantine?
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2057 on: March 17, 2021, 02:53:23 PM »
Where do they live? I have a bunch of kids and never wanted to register any of them as Israeli citizens. They were unable to enter the country during COVID-19 rules.

And why would you think that a negative test lets someone avoid quarantine?
We live in the US right now- though I don't think where a person lives has any bearing on the COVID- entry rules, at least for citizens- not that I've seen so far. I don't think we get to choose whether or not our kids are Israeli citizens- under the law they were citizens at birth I'm pretty sure, by virtue of having been born to 2 Israeli parents, whether or not the paperwork was completed.
How do you know your kids were unable to enter during COVID rules? I haven't seen this anywhere but have been wondering it. What makes you say it?

I have heard from Israelis in similar situations that specifically for children who travel with vaccinated parents- since the parents are exempt from quarantine, the children can exempt from quarantine with a negative test before the flight and one more upon entering Israel. Do you know this for sure to be false?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2058 on: March 17, 2021, 03:00:03 PM »

I have heard from Israelis in similar situations that specifically for children who travel with vaccinated parents- since the parents are exempt from quarantine, the children can exempt from quarantine with a negative test before the flight and one more upon entering Israel. Do you know this for sure to be false?
No such thing

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2059 on: March 17, 2021, 04:20:32 PM »
My experience with getting tests
Meuchedet hotline won't give you a test for travel.
My next door neighbor is a doctor and gave us hafnayot for tests. However, the system would not let them create one for DW who is a machlimah.
Pikud Haoref was running testing drives this week in Beit Shemesh without a hafnayah
So Tuesday morning, the rest of tested with Mada - first appointments of the day, done within 10 minutes
Tuesday afternoon DW went to Pikud Haoref testing site, total Pango time was 10 minutes 55 seconds.
Wednesday morning got negatives from Mada for everyone except my 3 YO. 3 YO got דרוש דיגום חוזר . I call up Meuchedet to schedule another test. They have no idea what the results mean (clearly it either means they lost the test or didn't get enough specimen). They claim that it means chiyuvi gvuli (another stupid result), but there is no way it means that. They say that I have to go to my doctor (they offer to make an appointment for Thursday ::) ). Went to the doctor's office and they said they obviously lost my test and issued another hafnayah. Got another test Wednesday morning (door to door to pick up my daughter from gan, get the test and return her to gan under 15 minutes - there is no one testing now). Got DWs negative result and 3 YO's negative result Wednesday afternoon.
Called up Meuchedet for translation of the test, they said to send an email to meida@meuhedet.co.il with copy of passport, teudat zehut number, address and cellphone number. Will report back when I hear from them
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