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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 643434 times)

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2420 on: April 08, 2021, 12:08:05 PM »
The first degree relative must be living in Israel? So first degree relatives of Israeli citizens living abroad will not be permitted to enter?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2421 on: April 08, 2021, 01:47:14 PM »
Does any Israeli citizen who lives in the US need to show proof of insurance that covers Covid when flying to TLV?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2422 on: April 08, 2021, 01:49:57 PM »
What does it take to make Aliyah? Would it be worth it to get into Israel? Can I do it on my own without my family? Would I be able to come and go freely?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2423 on: April 08, 2021, 01:57:27 PM »
What does it take to make Aliyah? Would it be worth it to get into Israel? Can I do it on my own without my family? Would I be able to come and go freely?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2424 on: April 08, 2021, 02:25:27 PM »
You live in your fantasy dreamworld.

The Israeli courts are more oppressive than the government, not less. They have one of the highest conviction rates in the world, close to 100% of defendants are found guilty.

TLV immigration is very much involved in Covid limitations and will verify quarantine declaration is submitted and entrance/exit is permitted, including cross referencing to the list of people in mandatory quarantine.

There obviously will be a higher threshold by immigration to deport somebody after they land than a minimum wage airline screener being over cautious and denying somebody at departure.
I was referring to the protection of basic freedoms by law, not the justice system. I'm well aware of how crooked the justice system here is. I have friends that were nearly convicted and in one case actually convicted of crimes they didn't commit, with no proof at all, just their word against a police officers.

Re immigration, I was relating my experience. Could be they were involved. When Israelis needed permits or green passport to leave, it was checked at the airport enterance and at check in. Not at passports.

I can't say how much I dislike the government here. I honestly expected them to enforce the restrictions in a much tougher way and I'm happy that the situation here, at any given point, was much better than many other places.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2426 on: April 08, 2021, 04:39:36 PM »
Someone not using a good photoshop lab:

https://twitter.com/gotomichal/status/1380174177429295110

(My guess is that this is someone who tried doing it himself and didn't pay attention to details. Though the check at land border is different than at the airport. Land border is by law enforcement/immigration, vs airport which is airline (or contract) employees. Also much different volume.)
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2427 on: April 08, 2021, 04:40:27 PM »
The first degree relative must be living in Israel?
Yes

What does it take to make Aliyah?
A great deal of paper work.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2428 on: April 08, 2021, 05:11:39 PM »
Yes
A great deal of paper work.
I remember opening my first bank account in my home country and then opening my first bank account in Israel. I finally knew to where all those forests had disappeared and what everyone was doing when they said they had to go to the bank and were gone for a week.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2429 on: April 08, 2021, 05:20:17 PM »
Can one quarantine in their sisters apt upon arrival?  Sister lives near ramat eshkol
what's the closest/easiest option to get the antibody test in Israel?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2430 on: April 08, 2021, 05:32:18 PM »
Can one quarantine in their sisters apt upon arrival?  Sister lives near ramat eshkol

Yes officially need to stay in a separate apartment. Immigration will question you about it.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2431 on: April 08, 2021, 05:33:55 PM »
Yes officially need to stay in a separate apartment. Immigration will question you about it.
I believe it's separate room with its own bathroom.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2432 on: April 08, 2021, 06:16:51 PM »
I believe it's separate room with its own bathroom.
I meant to write separate room, sorry
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2433 on: April 08, 2021, 06:21:28 PM »
I dont know how its now but before current lockdown quarantine was quite a joke. (you could of write that you are quarantining on Mars and it would still pass)

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2434 on: April 08, 2021, 06:54:00 PM »
I dont know how its now but before current lockdown quarantine was quite a joke. (you could of write that you are quarantining on Mars and it would still pass)
BTW, at some point, early on I believe, it was ruled illegal to require a person to divulge where he will be quarantining. So the only required field on that section of the form is city. The do ask you for more details though. If you have a TZ it doesn't help to hide it bc they know your address. I have many phone lines and I have got calls from quarantine enforcement on a few of them that were never mentioned on the form.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2435 on: April 08, 2021, 08:10:27 PM »
@Dan have you confirmed that apostille is required for familial relationship proof?
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2436 on: April 09, 2021, 02:27:59 AM »
Talk of reopening for tourists subject to antibody testing done in Israel.

Science didn't change, politics did. This could have been implemented a long time ago.

https://twitter.com/diklaaharon/status/1380388123222368258

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2437 on: April 09, 2021, 03:01:01 AM »
Science didn't change, politics did. This could have been implemented a long time ago.
Not saying you are right or wrong regarding whether this could have been done a while ago, but to say nothing has changed is disingenuous. The state of covid on the ground is completely different now than it was even a month ago.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2438 on: April 09, 2021, 04:19:18 AM »
@Dan have you confirmed that apostille is required for familial relationship proof?

My application is being processed (which usually means the documents are ok). and I only notarized them, (Their website says clearly you need a apostille stamp), will report back as soon as I get approved/denied.

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2439 on: April 09, 2021, 04:24:18 AM »
My application is being processed (which usually means the documents are ok). and I only notarized them, (Their website says clearly you need a apostille stamp), will report back as soon as I get approved/denied.
Apostille shouldn’t be needed for Israeli documents that they can verify themselves, and IINM there’s a bilateral treaty that waives the need for US issued documents
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