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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 827724 times)

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6060 on: January 16, 2022, 02:29:38 PM »
What do I do if I’m landing at 9am & hotel won’t let me checkin early? How long fours it usually take to get test results from the airport?

What’s the cost if you register for the airport test online beforehand? & I saw Chaimvchessed list of sites for testing on the return, any idea how much they charge?
You wont have results before check in time

80 shekel for airport test

Not sure whats on the CVC list,  but AIDG is 99 shekel

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6061 on: January 16, 2022, 04:04:23 PM »
Have people used the emed test to leave Israel and return to the US?  Have the airlines accepted that without problems?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6062 on: January 16, 2022, 04:06:12 PM »
Have people used the emed test to leave Israel and return to the US?  Have the airlines accepted that without problems?
Yes, people here have reported doing both without issues.
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6063 on: January 16, 2022, 07:21:53 PM »
After reading Chaim v'chessed's most recent FAQ, it seems that one can travel with an infant under 12 months, but the infant needs to quarantine, as they can't be vaccinated.
Does anyone know if the quarantine world prevent the child from leaving Israel before the end of the 7 (or 5) day quarantine?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6064 on: January 16, 2022, 08:58:52 PM »
confirming an antigen test gets me into Israel? processed by certified lab

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6065 on: January 16, 2022, 09:02:22 PM »
confirming an antigen test gets me into Israel? processed by certified lab
yes as long as 24hrs

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6066 on: January 16, 2022, 09:21:22 PM »
yes as long as 24hrs
Won't the "airline" require PCR?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6067 on: January 16, 2022, 09:54:07 PM »
Won't the "airline" require PCR?

I thought all the airlines want to see is a PDF/JPG/PNG or paper...
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6068 on: January 17, 2022, 01:41:35 AM »
Yes, people here have reported doing both without issues.
Can someone point me to the DPs showing they were able to use the eMed to be acceptable as an antigen test back in to Israel?
Someone upstream mentioned Quick.md, anyone try that?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6069 on: January 17, 2022, 02:19:39 AM »
I thought all the airlines want to see is a PDF/JPG/PNG or paper...

What are you trying to say? I was commenting on a post that stated that as of Israel an antigen is sufficient, I m asking if the "airline" could probably require a PCR instead of antigen as their own requirement 

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6070 on: January 17, 2022, 11:40:17 AM »
Can I use a pdf vaccine card on my phone or do I need a physical copy to get into Israel?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6071 on: January 17, 2022, 12:20:50 PM »
Can I use a pdf vaccine card on my phone or do I need a physical copy to get into Israel?
Israel doesn't normally check vaccine records, they rely on the declaration in the form prior to entry.
״וזה כלל גדול: שישנא אדם כל דבר שקר. וכל מה שיוסיף שנאה לדרכי השקר – יוסיף אהבה לתורה.״ - אורחות צדיקים

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6072 on: January 17, 2022, 01:23:58 PM »
Israel doesn't normally check vaccine records, they rely on the declaration in the form prior to entry.
when they do check, is a photo of the card enough?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6073 on: January 17, 2022, 03:36:46 PM »
when they do check, is a photo of the card enough?
They asked me , I showed a pic was fine.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6074 on: January 17, 2022, 07:29:27 PM »
Is it true that if you are going to Israel and have not had the booster shot, you can do a serology test in the airport and once that comes back positive you can get a month green pass and exit quarantine?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6075 on: January 17, 2022, 07:34:37 PM »
Hi
A friend is on a United flight from Newark to tel Aviv on Wednesday. She is boosted and had covid at the end of December. She got a negative pcr last week. Did she need a pcr today to fly? How official does the test result need to be? Does she need a pcr on the way back next week? What else does she need? We read all the web sites we can find and are still unsure.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6076 on: January 17, 2022, 08:06:33 PM »
Do we have any clarification what Dan meant when he said
"If you just finished 15 days from your vaccination or booster (the day you are vaccinated counts as day 1), you may need to play with the dates as the rule is you can arrive into Israel 15 days from vaccination, but you are actually able to depart 14 days from vaccination, even though the health form isn’t programmed to recognize that."

What does it mean to play with the dates? what does that entail?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6077 on: January 18, 2022, 09:47:17 AM »
News-Medical.Net: Transmission of Omicron in a quarantine hotel between two vaccinated individuals across a corridor.
https://www.news-medical.net/post.aspx?id=14d62bdc-5818-42be-9b6e-9ed91c12ed71
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6078 on: January 18, 2022, 09:51:03 AM »
Do we have any clarification what Dan meant when he said
"If you just finished 15 days from your vaccination or booster (the day you are vaccinated counts as day 1), you may need to play with the dates as the rule is you can arrive into Israel 15 days from vaccination, but you are actually able to depart 14 days from vaccination, even though the health form isn’t programmed to recognize that."

What does it mean to play with the dates? what does that entail?
Update: I put my day of departure for day 15 and I was given the same green pass as my wife who did not need to play with the dates

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #6079 on: January 20, 2022, 03:59:47 AM »
Can I use a pdf vaccine card on my phone or do I need a physical copy to get into Israel?

Just traveled the only place I was asked for my card was when checking by United & a pdf was enough.


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