Topic Wiki

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 643554 times)

Offline tavster

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jan 2015
  • Posts: 3573
  • Total likes: 724
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 65
    • View Profile
  • Location: Israel
  • Programs: LY TP
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3440 on: June 14, 2021, 02:02:58 PM »
Is that done upon landing? I heard something about ordering tests?
As of now they don't do it at the airport - they have been talking about introducing it upon landing at some point.

You do have to do a PCR upon landing no matter what. Best to pre-book on check2fly

Offline VLK

  • Dansdeals Gold Elite
  • ***
  • Join Date: Dec 2016
  • Posts: 232
  • Total likes: 7
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3441 on: June 14, 2021, 03:16:25 PM »
Anyone have any experience entering Israel with a tour?

Offline m65

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jul 2012
  • Posts: 1884
  • Total likes: 725
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: israel
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3442 on: June 14, 2021, 03:29:47 PM »
TR from misrad hapnim this morning

i arrived at 5:40 am, noone was there yet.
at 6 am there were 10 ppl waiting already.
at 8 when they opened the door there were about 40 ppl in line, and the guy behind me somehow found himself in front of me.
he had 5 applications and it took till 10 oclock till they were all finished and approved.
at 10 oclock  some "macher" with about 10 applications walked straight in and sat himself down to the great satisfaction of the lady doing the applications. i actually saw her take an envelope and put it in her pocketbook. by 10:30 he was finished, all approved.
at 10:30 the 1 lady working, had to take a break.
at 10:50 she came back, and some other "macher" sat himself down again to her great joy with 3-4 applications, didnt catch the envelope this time, but he was finished at 11, all approved. the way she checked his papers it looked like he could have passed dental records for vaccinations.
all the while, there were 4-5 ladies who were supposed to be working that were just sitting around and shmoozing, laughing and showing each other stuff on their cellphones. no one seemed to care for the tens of ppl waiting to be taken care of, including a man who is living here for 35 years, and his wife is stuck in america for 7 weeks. the poor guy has twin 5 yr olds at home, but i guess there must have been some really important stuff the ladies had to show each other on their phones.
at about 11 oclock i was called in, each paper was thoroughly read line by line, and by 11:30 i had 3 ishurim in my hands.
all in all it was 6 hours of hell, but at least my 80 yr old grandfather can get on his flight tonite.

its these occasions that give ppl like @ExGingi their attitude towards israel.

Offline ExGingi

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Nov 2015
  • Posts: 15636
  • Total likes: 7724
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 19
    • View Profile
  • Location: 770
  • Programs: בשורת הגאולה. From Exile to Redemption. GIYF. AAdvantage Executive Platinum®
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3443 on: June 14, 2021, 05:39:56 PM »
On my way back from TLV now.

For both directions tickets were purchased only a few hours before flight. Had to resort to "photoshop labs" for PCR tests both ways. At JFK it seemed like the check in agent verified some details. At TLV the check in agent handed the paper back to me before I could say Jack Robinson.
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
-- Dan

Offline YesThatsMe

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite + Lifetime Silver Elite
  • *****
  • Join Date: May 2017
  • Posts: 736
  • Total likes: 128
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3444 on: June 14, 2021, 05:49:22 PM »
TR from misrad hapnim this morning

i arrived at 5:40 am, noone was there yet.
at 6 am there were 10 ppl waiting already.
at 8 when they opened the door there were about 40 ppl in line, and the guy behind me somehow found himself in front of me.
he had 5 applications and it took till 10 oclock till they were all finished and approved.
at 10 oclock  some "macher" with about 10 applications walked straight in and sat himself down to the great satisfaction of the lady doing the applications. i actually saw her take an envelope and put it in her pocketbook. by 10:30 he was finished, all approved.
at 10:30 the 1 lady working, had to take a break.
at 10:50 she came back, and some other "macher" sat himself down again to her great joy with 3-4 applications, didnt catch the envelope this time, but he was finished at 11, all approved. the way she checked his papers it looked like he could have passed dental records for vaccinations.
all the while, there were 4-5 ladies who were supposed to be working that were just sitting around and shmoozing, laughing and showing each other stuff on their cellphones. no one seemed to care for the tens of ppl waiting to be taken care of, including a man who is living here for 35 years, and his wife is stuck in america for 7 weeks. the poor guy has twin 5 yr olds at home, but i guess there must have been some really important stuff the ladies had to show each other on their phones.
at about 11 oclock i was called in, each paper was thoroughly read line by line, and by 11:30 i had 3 ishurim in my hands.
all in all it was 6 hours of hell, but at least my 80 yr old grandfather can get on his flight tonite.

its these occasions that give ppl like @ExGingi their attitude towards israel.

Great TR. Do you have any of the Macher's contact info, need a few permits please?

Offline m65

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jul 2012
  • Posts: 1884
  • Total likes: 725
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: israel
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3445 on: June 14, 2021, 07:35:42 PM »
On my way back from TLV now.

For both directions tickets were purchased only a few hours before flight. Had to resort to "photoshop labs" for PCR tests both ways. At JFK it seemed like the check in agent verified some details. At TLV the check in agent handed the paper back to me before I could say Jack Robinson.
what exactly do u mean by "the agent verified some details"?

Offline m65

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jul 2012
  • Posts: 1884
  • Total likes: 725
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: israel
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3446 on: June 14, 2021, 07:36:28 PM »
Great TR. Do you have any of the Macher's contact info, need a few permits please?
dont have any contact info, but unverified source told me its going for about $1500 per head

Offline JlmBoi

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite + Lifetime Gold Elite
  • ******
  • Join Date: Jul 2020
  • Posts: 969
  • Total likes: 502
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3447 on: June 15, 2021, 05:37:22 AM »
שימו לב!
*החל מהבוקר יום שלישי בשעה 09:00  חברת פמי היא הנותנת שרותי בדיקת PCR לנוסעים הנכנסים לארץ*.

*החידוש! סופסוף שירות לקוחות קולי במערך הבדיקות בנתב"ג.*

חברת פמי תפעיל מוקד מידע יום ולילה.
שמספרו 03-5688505
whatapp 0522822170
דואר אלקטרוני:
testngo_support@femi.com

*עדכוני חו"ל מהודר*
The chiddush of DDF is the way Dan Deals with all us crazies 🤪

Offline tavster

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jan 2015
  • Posts: 3573
  • Total likes: 724
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 65
    • View Profile
  • Location: Israel
  • Programs: LY TP
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3448 on: June 15, 2021, 05:51:17 AM »
שימו לב!
*החל מהבוקר יום שלישי בשעה 09:00  חברת פמי היא הנותנת שרותי בדיקת PCR לנוסעים הנכנסים לארץ*.

*החידוש! סופסוף שירות לקוחות קולי במערך הבדיקות בנתב"ג.*

חברת פמי תפעיל מוקד מידע יום ולילה.
שמספרו 03-5688505
whatapp 0522822170
דואר אלקטרוני:
testngo_support@femi.com

*עדכוני חו"ל מהודר*
I've seen all bloggers publishing this but do we care? I mean one should still book through check2fly, same price etc. Or am I missing something?

Offline JlmBoi

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite + Lifetime Gold Elite
  • ******
  • Join Date: Jul 2020
  • Posts: 969
  • Total likes: 502
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3449 on: June 15, 2021, 05:54:02 AM »
I've seen all bloggers publishing this but do we care? I mean one should still book through check2fly, same price etc. Or am I missing something?
I'm not sure if it's still working through check2fly... I didn't check but I was under the impression it would have changed
The chiddush of DDF is the way Dan Deals with all us crazies 🤪

Offline ExGingi

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Nov 2015
  • Posts: 15636
  • Total likes: 7724
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 19
    • View Profile
  • Location: 770
  • Programs: בשורת הגאולה. From Exile to Redemption. GIYF. AAdvantage Executive Platinum®
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3450 on: June 15, 2021, 06:29:46 AM »
what exactly do u mean by "the agent verified some details"?

Looked like she verified name, DOB and test date.
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
-- Dan

Offline JlmBoi

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite + Lifetime Gold Elite
  • ******
  • Join Date: Jul 2020
  • Posts: 969
  • Total likes: 502
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3451 on: June 15, 2021, 07:02:12 AM »
I'm not sure if it's still working through check2fly... I didn't check but I was under the impression it would have changed
I was right @tavster

*לנוחותכם*

מצ"ב האתר החדש לרכישת בדיקות קורונה בנתב"ג:
https://testngo.femi.com/he/order

נ. ב. החברה החדשה תכבד בדיקות שנרכשו בחברה הקודמת בהצגת אסמכתת קניה.

The chiddush of DDF is the way Dan Deals with all us crazies 🤪

Offline tavster

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jan 2015
  • Posts: 3573
  • Total likes: 724
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 65
    • View Profile
  • Location: Israel
  • Programs: LY TP
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3452 on: June 15, 2021, 07:02:47 AM »
I was right @tavster

*לנוחותכם*

מצ"ב האתר החדש לרכישת בדיקות קורונה בנתב"ג:
https://testngo.femi.com/he/order

נ. ב. החברה החדשה תכבד בדיקות שנרכשו בחברה הקודמת בהצגת אסמכתת קניה.
Indeed. I was just about to post it to give you credit

Offline Ergel

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jun 2010
  • Posts: 12818
  • Total likes: 905
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 3
    • View Profile
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3453 on: June 15, 2021, 07:40:45 AM »
I was right @tavster

*לנוחותכם*

מצ"ב האתר החדש לרכישת בדיקות קורונה בנתב"ג:
https://testngo.femi.com/he/order

נ. ב. החברה החדשה תכבד בדיקות שנרכשו בחברה הקודמת בהצגת אסמכתת קניה.


Website is terribly slow
ETA: actually, your link is incorrect
https://testngo.femi.com/he/orders
With an s at the end
« Last Edit: June 15, 2021, 07:48:25 AM by Ergel »
Life isn't about checking the boxes. Nobody cares.

Offline ExGingi

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Nov 2015
  • Posts: 15636
  • Total likes: 7724
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 19
    • View Profile
  • Location: 770
  • Programs: בשורת הגאולה. From Exile to Redemption. GIYF. AAdvantage Executive Platinum®
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3454 on: June 15, 2021, 07:47:40 AM »
Is check2fly.co.il still operating on the outbound side?
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
-- Dan

Offline JlmBoi

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite + Lifetime Gold Elite
  • ******
  • Join Date: Jul 2020
  • Posts: 969
  • Total likes: 502
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3455 on: June 15, 2021, 08:34:04 AM »
Is check2fly.co.il still operating on the outbound side?
The new one is only for inbound rn. Not sure what the outbound situation is.
The chiddush of DDF is the way Dan Deals with all us crazies 🤪

Offline PlatinumGuy

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Apr 2011
  • Posts: 14958
  • Total likes: 2421
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 11
    • View Profile
Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3456 on: June 15, 2021, 09:10:58 AM »
Is check2fly.co.il still operating on the outbound side?
Yes but there are huge lines because it’s cheap and many people in Israel mistakenly interpret a ‘test before departure’ to mean at the airport
״וזה כלל גדול: שישנא אדם כל דבר שקר. וכל מה שיוסיף שנאה לדרכי השקר – יוסיף אהבה לתורה.״ - אורחות צדיקים

Offline tziporaht

  • Dansdeals Bronze Elite
  • *
  • Join Date: Nov 2014
  • Posts: 30
  • Total likes: 4
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: United States
Re: Ishur
« Reply #3457 on: June 15, 2021, 09:17:20 AM »
My flight is on thursday and still no ishur. I have applied to 6 different embassies. I heard back from one saying you need to go to your own embassy. Have not  heard back from NY
I see someone mentioned trying to contact them using another email address. Has anyone had any success with that?

Offline PlatinumGuy

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Apr 2011
  • Posts: 14958
  • Total likes: 2421
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 11
    • View Profile
Re: Ishur
« Reply #3458 on: June 15, 2021, 09:20:47 AM »
My flight is on thursday and still no ishur. I have applied to 6 different embassies. I heard back from one saying you need to go to your own embassy. Have not  heard back from NY
I see someone mentioned trying to contact them using another email address. Has anyone had any success with that?
Get a relative in Israel to go to Misrad Hapnim before they open, and you'll have a permit in a few hours
״וזה כלל גדול: שישנא אדם כל דבר שקר. וכל מה שיוסיף שנאה לדרכי השקר – יוסיף אהבה לתורה.״ - אורחות צדיקים

Offline tavster

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jan 2015
  • Posts: 3573
  • Total likes: 724
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 65
    • View Profile
  • Location: Israel
  • Programs: LY TP