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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

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2080 on: March 18, 2021, 03:05:35 PM »
Restrictions on foreigners have been published via NOTAM since last March.
They CAA is probably waiting on issuing a new NOTAM until it becomes clear if the government is letting the restrictions on Israelis lapse or modifying them in a way that will comply with the court ruling. As far as foreigners the rules appear to be in place already until April 5.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2081 on: March 18, 2021, 03:42:08 PM »
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2082 on: March 19, 2021, 12:07:24 AM »
Where is the drive-thru?

Tamar Gate, it should come up in Waze.

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2083 on: March 19, 2021, 06:26:36 AM »
Anywhere to get vaccinated today for non Kupat Cholim member?
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2084 on: March 19, 2021, 06:27:55 AM »
Anywhere to get vaccinated today for non Kupat Cholim member?
Not sure if they still do it but until not long ago through the hospitals, for example Ichilov in tel aviv

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2085 on: March 19, 2021, 06:29:15 AM »
Not sure if they still do it but until not long ago through the hospitals, for example Ichilov in tel aviv

Any way to find out about Sheba or Ichilov (or for that matter any other place in TLV area) if available this afternoon?
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2086 on: March 19, 2021, 06:35:19 AM »
Any way to find out about Sheba or Ichilov (or for that matter any other place in TLV area) if available this afternoon?
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2087 on: March 19, 2021, 06:37:56 AM »
Checking now

Thx. Need to be able to get there after landing UA90 and exiting airport. So need to find a place that's open later than 2pm.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2088 on: March 19, 2021, 06:42:17 AM »
Thx. Need to be able to get there after landing UA90 and exiting airport. So need to find a place that's open later than 2pm.
Ichilov is closed on Friday.
Opens Sunday at 7:30. Wide open availability

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2089 on: March 19, 2021, 07:09:17 AM »
Ichilov is closed on Friday.
Opens Sunday at 7:30. Wide open availability

Thanks.

Looking for a place where one can go straight from airport.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2091 on: March 20, 2021, 04:57:58 PM »
https://twitter.com/barakravid/status/1373377085159395332

*הודעה משותפת*
*משרד ראש הממשלה, משרד הבריאות ומשרד התחבורה*

ועדת השרים להתמודדות עם נגיף הקורונה אישרה הערב (מוצ"ש, במשאל טלפוני) את תיקון תקנות התעופה בעקבות פסיקת בג"ץ:

1. תבוטל מגבלת 3,000 הנוסעים ביום בנתב״ג בהתאם לפסיקת בג"ץ.   

2. היקף הטיסות היומי יוגבל לקיבולת האפקטיבית של נתב״ג, שמושפעת הן מהצורך לעמוד בדרישות תקנות הקורונה והן מהצורך לביצוע בדיקות וריחוק חברתי.

3. יבוטל המנגנון לאישור טיסות חריגות.

4. תבוטל ההגבלה על טיסה שמגיעה לישראל כטיסת מטען ויוצאת מישראל עם נוסעים (כעת ניתן יהיה לבצע זאת).

5. תבוטל חובת מדידת החום לנוסעים בכניסה לטרמינל וטרם עליה למטוס, בדומה לקיים בכלל המשק.

התקנות ייכנסו לתוקף היום בחצות, עד ליום ראשון, ה-28.3.21.


The media is reporting Vadaat Charigim is cancelled and all Israelis can leave without pre-approval but I'm not seeing it from an official source.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2092 on: March 20, 2021, 08:29:21 PM »
What about non-citizens who have apartments and pay arnona in Israel?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2093 on: March 20, 2021, 09:01:59 PM »
Seems that the NOTAM against bringing foreigners into Israel has lapsed for the first time in more than a year.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2094 on: March 20, 2021, 09:06:13 PM »
Meaning that foreigners are allowed in without any per-approval?  Is there any testing needed?  Quarantine requirements/ Anyone have any firm information on this?  I have family that had been holding out hope against all odds that they'd be able to make their flight to TLV tomorrow...

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2095 on: March 20, 2021, 09:09:46 PM »
Meaning that foreigners are allowed in without any per-approval?  Is there any testing needed? 
seems like opening with testing on arrival
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/298865

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2096 on: March 20, 2021, 09:12:22 PM »
But this article isn't clear that noncitizens can get in.

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2097 on: March 20, 2021, 09:16:14 PM »
Ynet reporting that foreigners do need pre-approval (בכל מקרה, זרים שרוצים להיכנס לישראל עדיין יצטרכו להגיש בקשה לרשות האוכלוסין וההגירה לפני (ההמראה but, I don't understand how that can be the case if, as Dan says, the NOTAM terms expired...
https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/ByEp11VN00

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2098 on: March 20, 2021, 09:16:45 PM »
Probably just forgot to update the NOTAM
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2099 on: March 20, 2021, 09:18:27 PM »
So we don't know about non-citizens or it is still no?