Israel entry requirements, by passport
Israel visa requirements at a glance: 53 of the 81 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Israel without arranging a visa beforehand — visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorization. The other 28 must obtain a visa before they travel.
Which passport do you hold?
We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Israel for your nationality.
What we've verified for Israel
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 2026-08-21). The specifics depend on your nationality — open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Standard short-stay visa fee: ILS 25.00
- Typical processing time
- Required documents (1)
- Required vaccinations
- Health-insurance rules
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Airport transit rules
Sources: embassies.gov.il (Ministry of Foreign Affairs — official ETA-IL description); israel-entry.piba.gov.il (official Population and Immigration Authority portal, dynamic content not readable by automated tools, confirmed via indexed quotes); gov.il/en/service/customs-84 (Israel Tax Authority — cash declaration, direct fetch returned a 403, figure confirmed via indexed quote + Prohibition on Money Laundering Law Section 9); iatatravelcentre.com (alcohol/tobacco allowances, cross-checked against multiple independent aggregators given the gov.il block); lawoffice.org.il and legalimmigrationisrael.com (Israeli immigration law firms — re-entry ban periods) (checked 21 August 2026).
Israel sets its entry regime by nationality: most passports from the Americas and Western Europe need to apply for an electronic travel authorization (ETA-IL) before flying, instead of a traditional visa.
This table summarizes the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track — the difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorization, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorization: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 2026-09-17. Published: 2026-08-21.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Colombia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Croatia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Czech Republic | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Denmark | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Dominican Republic | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ecuador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| El Salvador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Finland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Georgia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Greece | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guatemala | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Honduras | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hungary | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Iceland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ireland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malta | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Moldova | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Norway | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Panama | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Philippines | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Portugal | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Romania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Russia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Africa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sweden | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Switzerland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ukraine | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Visa required | ||
| Algeria | Visa required | — |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | — |
| Bolivia | Visa required | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa required | — |
| China | Visa required | — |
| Cuba | Visa required | — |
| Egypt | Visa required | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Gambia | Visa required | — |
| Ghana | Visa required | — |
| India | Visa required | — |
| Indonesia | Visa required | — |
| Jordan | Visa required | — |
| Kenya | Visa required | — |
| Malaysia | Visa required | — |
| Mali | Visa required | — |
| Morocco | Visa required | — |
| Nicaragua | Visa required | — |
| Nigeria | Visa required | — |
| Pakistan | Visa required | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | — |
| Senegal | Visa required | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | — |
| Thailand | Visa required | — |
| Tunisia | Visa required | — |
| Turkey | Visa required | — |
| Venezuela | Visa required | — |
| Vietnam | Visa required | — |
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Do you need a different visa for Tel Aviv, Haifa, or Eilat?
No. Israel sets the requirements, so entering through Tel Aviv asks for the same as entering through Haifa or Eilat. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travelers to Israel
Israel is a small country holding both a dense religious heritage and a strip of Mediterranean coast. Jerusalem concentrates the walled Old City — a World Heritage site, with the Western Wall, the Holy Sepulchre and the Temple Mount / Al-Aqsa compound. Tel Aviv is its counterpoint: beach, nightlife and the "White City" of Bauhaus architecture, also World Heritage. The Dead Sea, the fortress of Masada and the Negev desert are less than two hours away. Israel has 9 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Important note: in 2026 the U.S. State Department keeps Israel at Level 3 ("Reconsider Travel"), with added restrictions in the Old City of Jerusalem; most governments advise against all travel to the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip is at Level 4 ("Do Not Travel"). Check the current advisory and an alert app before going.
Sources for this section: info.goisrael.com (Israel Ministry of Tourism); UNESCO World Heritage List (whc.unesco.org, 9 sites in Israel); U.S. Department of State travel advisory (travel.state.gov, updated 27 Feb 2026: Level 3) and UK FCDO travel advice. Accessed 31 August 2026.
Things to see and do in Israel
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Where can Israel passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.