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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 659700 times)

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4080 on: August 02, 2021, 02:41:48 PM »
If you're recovered/vaxxed you just need the test for the US. And antigen is fine.
so if I have a positive antibody test that I took in Israel, I don't need to take a PCR 3 days before leaving Israel?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4081 on: August 02, 2021, 02:51:05 PM »
so if I have a positive antibody test that I took in Israel, I don't need to take a PCR 3 days before leaving Israel?

You do need to show one for boarding a US bound flight.
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 #4082 on: August 02, 2021, 02:54:25 PM »
You do need to show one for boarding a US bound flight.
Telehealth antigen works too for that.
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4083 on: August 02, 2021, 02:56:23 PM »
Telehealth antigen works too for that.

All I said is "you need to show one"
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4084 on: August 02, 2021, 03:20:49 PM »
And antigen is fine.
Not according to LY, unless I'm missing something



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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4085 on: August 02, 2021, 03:27:45 PM »
Not according to LY, unless I'm missing something



If you're recovered/vaxxed
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4086 on: August 02, 2021, 03:56:04 PM »
Not according to LY, unless I'm missing something



I don't think there is a conflict. Based on documentatation of recovery/vaccination abroad + seriological test in Israel, you will receive an Israeli cetfificate of reververy (תעודת החלמה) in parallel with green pass....

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4087 on: August 02, 2021, 03:57:16 PM »
I don't think there is a conflict. Based on documentatation of recovery/vaccination abroad + seriological test in Israel, you will receive an Israeli cetfificate of reververy (תעודת החלמה) in parallel with green pass....
Understood. I missed the part about the serology triggering the green pass etc  ::)

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4088 on: August 02, 2021, 03:59:32 PM »
Understood. I missed the part about the serology triggering the green pass etc  ::)
Yep. My mother received vaccination in UK and came to visit last wekk. An hour or so after serioligical results came through we received both certificate of recovery (not sure why - she was vaccinated not recovered - but whatever) as well as green pass by email.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4089 on: August 02, 2021, 04:06:10 PM »
i have the same - green pass, and תעודת החלמה
So based on what you are saying, i dont have to do PCR before I leave?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4090 on: August 02, 2021, 04:14:44 PM »
i have the same - green pass, and תעודת החלמה
So based on what you are saying, i dont have to do PCR before I leave?

If you're flying to the US, the US requires you to present to the airline a negative COVID-19 test (PCR or Antigen) within 3 days of departure to the US.
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4091 on: August 03, 2021, 02:55:49 AM »
Are the check-in counters at Ben gurion still opening only 3 hours prior to flight?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4093 on: August 03, 2021, 05:30:21 AM »
If you're flying to the US, the US requires you to present to the airline a negative COVID-19 test (PCR or Antigen) within 3 days of departure to the US.

From these sites it seems we don’t need a PCR but it’s not 100% clear. And I emailed a travel agent here in Israel and she said “you absolutely need to take the PCR test!”
Confused. Has anyone flown back to US with only antibody test?
 
https://www.iaa.gov.il/en/airports/ben-gurion/notifications-and-updates-during-covid-19/
 
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4094 on: August 03, 2021, 06:38:45 AM »
Ouch

https://twitter.com/gotomichal/status/1422466758120779869?s=19
Approved by Knesset committee about an hour ago, including US, starts Friday.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4095 on: August 03, 2021, 06:57:02 AM »
From these sites it seems we don’t need a PCR but it’s not 100% clear. And I emailed a travel agent here in Israel and she said “you absolutely need to take the PCR test!”
Confused. Has anyone flown back to US with only antibody test?
 
https://www.iaa.gov.il/en/airports/ben-gurion/notifications-and-updates-during-covid-19/
 
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html
In theory, if you have tav yarok and are flying to the US, you SHOULD be able to fly only with an antibody test.

If you want to cover all your bases the PCR tests are now ~89-129 nis all over the country (BePharm, Sonol, many others)

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4096 on: August 03, 2021, 06:58:40 AM »
Approved by Knesset committee about an hour ago, including US, starts Friday.
IMHO airlines will add capacity this week to allow ppl to fly back

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4097 on: August 03, 2021, 07:00:30 AM »
Approved by Knesset committee about an hour ago, including US, starts Friday.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4098 on: August 03, 2021, 07:03:18 AM »
IMHO airlines will add capacity this week to allow ppl to fly back
Fly back, which direction? Why would it cause people to fly?
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #4099 on: August 03, 2021, 07:08:20 AM »
Fly back, which direction? Why would it cause people to fly?
Back to Israel, to avoid having to go into quarantine