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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 661963 times)

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3680 on: July 01, 2021, 05:55:08 PM »
Well judging from what we have seen until now and after Shaked threatened to shut down TLV, I would say it's extremely unlikely for it not to be pushed off.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/309058
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/1987729/israel-extends-tourist-ban-until-july-26-shaked-warns-of-airport-closure.html

YWN already reporting that entry for tourists has been pushed back to August 1.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3682 on: July 01, 2021, 06:11:05 PM »
Can a foreign national apply for a permit as a first degree relative more than once?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3683 on: July 01, 2021, 06:13:54 PM »
I got 2

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3684 on: July 01, 2021, 06:53:33 PM »
That's old news already.
Actually, there were rumors for a while about August 1, but the most recent confirmed information was from yesterday that tourist entry was pushed back to July 26.
Hence, any reports today about August 1 are new.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3685 on: July 02, 2021, 02:59:28 AM »
Landed this morning was out in 10 min without any vip

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3686 on: July 02, 2021, 04:53:37 AM »
Landed this morning was out in 10 min without any vip

That was my experience last Friday.

However, flying out was a disaster. They are grossly understaffed, no dedicated business security line. Lines move at snail pace (or slower).
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3687 on: July 02, 2021, 08:27:26 AM »
Could someone describe the process once you get off the plane in tlv? Normally you'd go to immigration then to pickup luggage, what is the flow now with the test?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3688 on: July 02, 2021, 08:41:24 AM »
After customs line for test

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3689 on: July 02, 2021, 08:56:15 AM »
Could someone describe the process once you get off the plane in tlv? Normally you'd go to immigration then to pickup luggage, what is the flow now with the test?
There is no more immigration like in the past. It’s all biometric self scanning now

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3690 on: July 02, 2021, 08:58:14 AM »
There is no more immigration like in the past. It’s all biometric self scanning now

And the same on the way out.
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3691 on: July 02, 2021, 09:07:25 AM »
There is no more immigration like in the past. It’s all biometric self scanning now
Not for non-Israelis. We had to first do biometric and then wait on line for immigration who gives another card besides for blue slip.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3693 on: July 02, 2021, 10:24:27 AM »
After customs line for test
Do you have to pay for the test when entering?
Do they test when leaving?
Does being vaccinated (abroad) make a difference in any way?
Do you have to quarantine?
Where do you get tested if you want to get on a flight to the US? (Is it still required?)
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3694 on: July 02, 2021, 10:25:37 AM »
Do you have to pay for the test when entering?
Yes, it's 100 NIS and if you pay in advance online it's 80 NIS.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3695 on: July 02, 2021, 03:30:16 PM »
Not for non-Israelis. We had to first do biometric and then wait on line for immigration who gives another card besides for blue slip.

When was this?  I am non Israeli and after scanning the passport it prints out a ticket which you scan at the turnstile doors going to the luggage pick up.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3696 on: July 03, 2021, 05:39:15 PM »
Do you have to pay for the test when entering?
Do they test when leaving?
Does being vaccinated (abroad) make a difference in any way?
Do you have to quarantine?
Where do you get tested if you want to get on a flight to the US? (Is it still required?)
You pay 100 shekel when you land, or 80 if you pre pay.
Vax only helps you to get in to the country.
You need to quarantine, you can take a antibody test and get out ....
PCR in Jerusalem Ichud hatzalah 269 shekel or refuit 170.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3697 on: July 03, 2021, 05:52:40 PM »
When was this?  I am non Israeli and after scanning the passport it prints out a ticket which you scan at the turnstile doors going to the luggage pick up.
Had this when I landed June 23

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3698 on: July 03, 2021, 06:22:03 PM »
Not for non-Israelis. We had to first do biometric and then wait on line for immigration who gives another card besides for blue slip.
+1

It's a covid document verification. For me they only wanted to see the quarantine declaration.
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3699 on: July 03, 2021, 09:57:44 PM »
We were in Israel in May and each received a Tav Yarok from Misrad Habriut. Does that help us not require quarantine when we return in August? I understand we are still required to do covid testing before getting on plane in America and upon landing in Israel. Thanks.