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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 And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5900 on: January 05, 2022, 01:29:31 PM »
You probably need to apply for permission using the reason "יציאה למגורי קבע מעל לשלושים יום".

Applied online. Received ishur within minutes. Something must be wrong... totally unexpected.
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5901 on: January 05, 2022, 01:38:11 PM »
Applied online. Received ishur within minutes. Something must be wrong... totally unexpected.
Last week I received my rejection (different excuse for traveling) in about 1/2 hour. Sent to appeals and received 2nd rejection in about 2 hours.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5902 on: January 05, 2022, 03:57:50 PM »
Last week I received my rejection (different excuse for traveling) in about 1/2 hour. Sent to appeals and received 2nd rejection in about 2 hours.

Maybe due to your place of residence.
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Trying to get to Israel through an orange listed country...
« Reply #5903 on: January 05, 2022, 08:40:27 PM »
Hello, starting this Sunday Israel is opening it's borders to foreign nationals from Orange listed countries. USA is not one of them but Hungary is, so I was planning on going to Budapest for a day (to go to Kerestir) and then fly to Israel from there.
You have to fill out an entry form to get into Israel where you are required to fill out your travel itinerary from the past two weeks. I'm assuming that the fact that I was previously in a red listed country (one day before) will not bar my entry as I am traveling from an orange country but may just require me to quarantine for a bit.

Does anybody have any insider information or ideas whether this plan would work?
Thank you!

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5904 on: January 05, 2022, 11:25:56 PM »
can someone tell me if the shul in ben gurion is before or after security?

to be more specific: when landing in ben gurion, do i go thru security and then can access the shul?

and when i want to depart FROM ben gurion do i first go thru security and then access the shul?
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5905 on: January 05, 2022, 11:27:17 PM »
can someone tell me if the shul in ben gurion is before or after security?

to be more specific: when landing in ben gurion, do i go thru security and then can access the shul?

and when i want to depart FROM ben gurion do i first go thru security and then access the shul?
Shul is after security.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5906 on: January 05, 2022, 11:39:21 PM »
can someone tell me if the shul in ben gurion is before or after security?

to be more specific: when landing in ben gurion, do i go thru security and then can access the shul?

and when i want to depart FROM ben gurion do i first go thru security and then access the shul?

There is a shul airside past security with frequent minyanim and another one before security near the Arbel lounge in between the arrival and departure levels.
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5907 on: January 05, 2022, 11:45:12 PM »
There is a shul airside past security with frequent minyanim and another one before security near the Arbel lounge in between the arrival and departure levels.
I don't think the airside shul is accessible to incoming passengers.

Never heard about or saw the other shul.
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5908 on: January 05, 2022, 11:50:43 PM »
I don't think the airside shul is accessible to incoming passengers.

Never heard about or saw the other shul.
An incoming pax cannot access the airside shul.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5912 on: January 06, 2022, 08:55:28 AM »
Recommendation from ministry or official?
Health Ministry recommendation. But 99.99% likely to be applied given how much pressure the different ministries have endured for 2 weeks, IMHO

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5913 on: January 06, 2022, 09:00:58 AM »
Recommendation from ministry or official?
its not 100% yet but its expected to be confirmed today.

Personally, i would like them to revisit the entry requirements (ie. applying for this and that).

Sounds like even the Green pass could be "reviewed":

https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/b1cbddv2k

"The public health expert also believes since the Omicron variant can evade vaccine protection, the Green Pass — a document that allows Israelis who are vaccinated against
COVID-19 or recovered from the disease access to public accommodations — has run its course and is no longer relevant.

"Everyone should now proceed with caution, avoiding going to crowded places, including those requiring the Green Pass since they are dangerous at this time," he said. "Places that require a Green Pass are no longer protected from Omicron infections, this has to be acknowledged and said sincerely."

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5914 on: January 06, 2022, 09:09:06 AM »
No more "Red Countries" as of midnight.

HT: Hul Mehudar

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*משרד הבריאות ממליץ לממשלה להסיר בשלב זה מרשימת המדינות האדומות את כל המדינות, וזאת לנוכח שיעור התחלואה בכניסה לישראל לעומת שיעור התחלואה בקהילה. ההחלטה תיכנס לתוקף היום בחצות (7/1/2022, בלילה שבין חמישי לשישי), בכפוף לאישור הממשלה וועדת החוקה של הכנסת.*

המלצת משרד הבריאות התקבלה לנוכח המדיניות שהוגדרה מראש על ידי הממשלה, לפיה מנגנון המדינות האדומות יושהה במצב בו מספר המאומתים הנכנסים מחו"ל יורד מתחת ל-5% מכלל התחלואה במדינה.

המדינות שיוסרו מרשימת המדינות האדומות ויעברו לכתומות: איחוד האמירויות, ארה"ב, אתיופיה, הממלכה המאוחדת, טנזניה, מקסיקו, שווייץ ותורכיה.

חרף שינוי מנגנון הגדרת המדינות, יצוין כי במדינות רבות בעולם מצב התחלואה גבוה יותר מאשר בישראל, ולכן רצוי להימנע מהגעה למקומות אלו שלא לצורך ככל הניתן.

*השבים ממדינה כתומה:*

*מחוסן או מחלים* – יוכלו לצאת מבידוד לאחר קבלת תוצאת בדיקה שלילית בנתב"ג או לאחר 24 שעות (המוקדם מביניהם)

*מי שאינו מחוסן או מחלים* – יוכל לצאת מבידוד רק לאחר קבלת תוצאת שתי בדיקות שליליות- בנחיתה ולאחר שבוע בידוד. הבדיקה לסיום הבידוד ביום 7 תהיה לפי האדם הנבדק:
אוכלוסיה בסיכון - pcr
יתר האוכלוסיה - אנטיגן מוסדי

למידע נוסף, ניתן לפנות לאתר משרד הבריאות:
https://corona.health.gov.il/directives/air-travel-covid19-green/?tab=by-air

https://t.me/MOHreport/9078
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5915 on: January 06, 2022, 09:22:24 AM »
Now that the US categorized as orange.
Will a foreign US vaccination card get you out of isolation after 24 hours or will this form vaccination not qualify and require a 7-day isolation?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5916 on: January 06, 2022, 09:26:27 AM »
When does the border reopen for foreign citizens? Tonight or sometime next week?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5917 on: January 06, 2022, 10:43:53 AM »
It's awaiting a final sign-off

Has it gotten the final sign off?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5918 on: January 06, 2022, 10:44:24 AM »
When does the border reopen for foreign citizens? Tonight or sometime next week?

Next week, but I'm not sure it was finalized yet.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #5919 on: January 06, 2022, 12:52:38 PM »
There is a shul airside past security with frequent minyanim and another one before security near the Arbel lounge in between the arrival and departure levels.
The airside shul is off the main round hub. You'll see signs.

The other one is behind the car rental desks accessible to all.