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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 654108 times)

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2160 on: March 24, 2021, 09:00:15 PM »
They're allowed to use it for anybody in Israel, so charging a convenience fee for administering it shouldn't be considered reselling, provided they manage the PR in a way that it doesn't look like a scheme to cut the line for people abroad.

Great way to get tourists who need to stay for three weeks. They should stock up on some Moderna too and get captive tourists for four weeks :D
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2161 on: March 25, 2021, 06:13:25 AM »
Great way to get tourists who need to stay for three weeks. They should stock up on some Moderna too and get captive tourists for four weeks :D
They have Moderna expiring in storage because of the exclusivity deal with Pfizer. Good problem to have

https://twitter.com/gotomichal/status/1374698414198382593

@ExGingi’s dreams come true
https://twitter.com/gotomichal/status/1375029969588457472
« Last Edit: March 25, 2021, 06:22:46 AM by PlatinumGuy »
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2162 on: March 25, 2021, 08:30:32 AM »
https://twitter.com/gotomichal/status/1374698414198382593

@ExGingi’s dreams come true

I guess this should have been expected (i.e. this is Israel, why make things easy, simple and efficient? or אב"א: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose):

https://twitter.com/gotomichal/status/1375029969588457472

To some things up, in Israel, in order to be able to function normally, one or more of the following are required or are the common MO:

1. Mazel
2. שיטת מצליח (I'll give it a shot, even though I know it's wrong, maybe it will work).
3. Timing (highly correlated with 1)
4. Kombinot
5. Trickim
6. Shtickim

@Dan do you concur?
« Last Edit: March 25, 2021, 08:42:35 AM by ExGingi »
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2163 on: March 25, 2021, 09:53:48 AM »
Wow. You think they"ll allow thousands of people form all over the world sweating on each other like Covid never was?
I just can't see it happening.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2164 on: March 25, 2021, 09:55:45 AM »

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2165 on: March 25, 2021, 10:03:16 AM »
I guess this should have been expected (i.e. this is Israel, why make things easy, simple and efficient? or אב"א: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose):

https://twitter.com/gotomichal/status/1375029969588457472

To some things up, in Israel, in order to be able to function normally, one or more of the following are required or are the common MO:

1. Mazel
2. שיטת מצליח (I'll give it a shot, even though I know it's wrong, maybe it will work).
3. Timing (highly correlated with 1)
4. Kombinot
5. Trickim
6. Shtickim

@Dan do you concur?

Your order is wrong
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2166 on: March 25, 2021, 10:22:32 AM »
I could be wrong but isn't she referring to the visa waiver story?
She could be, but that’s not bilateral - Americans are already allowed visa free entry to Israel and it’s irrelevant that the US is #1 source of visitors to Israel
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2167 on: March 25, 2021, 10:59:52 AM »
Your order is wrong

I didn't intend it in any specific order, but by all means, why don't you put it in the right order.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2168 on: March 25, 2021, 11:14:56 AM »
How much before the flight should one apply for permission to enter Israel? https://govforms.gov.il/mw/forms/EntryRequest@morc.gov.il
And how long is the permit valid for?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2169 on: March 25, 2021, 11:31:11 AM »
How much before the flight should one apply for permission to enter Israel? https://govforms.gov.il/mw/forms/EntryRequest@morc.gov.il
And how long is the permit valid for?

Are you an Israeli Citizen? If yes, the last time I saw the permits said 2 weeks. Not too difficult to edit the date on top as needed.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2170 on: March 25, 2021, 11:33:18 AM »
Are you an Israeli Citizen? If yes, the last time I saw the permits said 2 weeks. Not too difficult to edit the date on top as needed.
No. Have green pass.

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2171 on: March 25, 2021, 12:29:55 PM »
Are you an Israeli Citizen? If yes, the last time I saw the permits said 2 weeks. Not too difficult to edit the date on top as needed.
Israelis need permit to enter Israel?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2172 on: March 25, 2021, 12:31:53 PM »
Israelis need permit to enter Israel?

Non vaccinated, or not previously infected, in Israel.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2173 on: March 25, 2021, 12:40:05 PM »
Non vaccinated, or not previously infected, in Israel.
Long cancelled. All Israelis can leave or enter Israel without any permit.

Permits for foreigners are valid for 10 days.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2174 on: March 25, 2021, 12:46:05 PM »
Long cancelled. All Israelis can leave or enter Israel without any permit.

Permits for foreigners are valid for 10 days.
How long does it take to get a permit?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2175 on: March 25, 2021, 01:17:28 PM »
How long does it take to get a permit?
Depending on the urgency anywhere from a few hours to a few days.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2176 on: March 25, 2021, 03:47:46 PM »
Depending on the urgency anywhere from a few hours to a few days.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2177 on: March 25, 2021, 06:31:41 PM »
someone just told me that he flew delta tlv-jfk on tuesday, and no one asked him for his negative pcr test, has something changed or was it just a lazy agent?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2178 on: March 29, 2021, 09:09:34 PM »
NOTAM restriction on foreign pax extended through 4/8.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2179 on: March 29, 2021, 10:23:10 PM »
If my wife and kids are israeli and we lived in israel for the last 3 years. Does anyone know if that will get me into Israel? One of the options to apply to get in is that your spouse and children are Israeli. I applied and was rejected. What should I say to get approved