Israelis Abroad: Visa & Travel News

Israel Embassy Urges Citizens to Visit Indian Beaches After Maldives Ban Israeli Nationals

A day after the Maldives decided to ban people with Israeli passports from entering the country, the Israeli Embassy in India encouraged Israeli citizens to visit and explore Indian...

Travelers from Germany & US Subject to Israel’s ETA-IL Authorization From June 1

Holders of German and United States passports will be required to obtain ETA-IL (Electronic Travel Authorization) when planning to enter Israel from June 1, 2024. The decision comes as part...

US Denies Visas to 4 Israeli Rappers Who Claim They Were Detained for Song Lyrics

Israeli singer Lior Narkis was denied permission from the United States to hold a scheduled concert in Miami on Sunday with hip-hop duo Ness and Stila. Narkis announced the news...

US Govt Sued for Lack of Transparency When Adding Israel to Visa Waiver Program

The United States government has been sued by several rights and civil liberties groups under pretensions of lack of transparency on Israel's entry into the visa waiver program. In October...

British Airways Reopens Routes to Israel From April

British Airways (BA) airline has decided to restart Tel Aviv flights starting April this year. Like several other airlines, British Airways suspended flights to Israel due to the outbreak of...

Tunisia Bans Lawyer Chawki Tabib From Leaving the Country, Preventing Him From Representing Palestine in ICJ

Chawki Tabib, the Tunisian lawyer who was set to represent Palestine in the International Court of Justice earlier this month, has been barred from leaving Tunisia, a move that...

Israeli Visa Approvals in New Zealand Outpace Palestinians Sevenfold Since October 7

Applications for temporary and residence class visa categories received by authorities in New Zealand were five times more from Israeli nationals than those received for the same purposes by...

Biden Proposes Visa Restrictions for Israeli Lawbreakers in West Bank

The United States of America may ban visas for Israeli lawbreakers who commit violence against Palestinians living in the West Bank. This is what Joe Biden, the president of the...

Nearly 2 Million Israelis Are Currently Ineligible to Travel Visa-Free to US

The Israeli authorities have said that nearly two million citizens of the country are currently not eligible for visa-free travel to the United States as they do not hold...

Israelis to Travel Visa-Free to US Starting From November 30

The government of the United States has admitted Israel into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), meaning that the latter's citizens will be eligible to enter visa-free to the US...

Saudi Arabia Rejects Visa Applications of Israeli Ministers to Attend UNESCO Conference

Saudi Arabia has refused to issue entry visas to Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Education Minister Yifat Kish, preventing their participation in the UNESCO conference. The 45th session of...

US to Announce Final Decision for Including Israel in Visa Waiver Program by the End of September

Israeli nationals will receive a final answer regarding their admission to the US Visa Waiver Program by September 30, a move that has been long expected, as Israelis will...

Ukraine’s Ambassador Denies Plans for Termination of Visa-Free Entry for Israelis

Speculations that Ukraine plans to terminate the visa-free arrangement for Israeli nationals have been denied by Ukraine’s Ambassador to Israel, Yevhen Korniichuk. His comments came during an interview with Radio...

Israeli National Charged for Facilitating Illegal Entry & Employment of Noncitizens to US

An Israeli national, Shai Cohen, 39, has been charged with leading a visa fraud scheme in order to facilitate the unlawful entry and employment of Israeli nationals to the...

Israel Still Does Not Meet Requirements to Join Visa Waiver Program, Department of Homeland Security Says

The US Department of Homeland Security has said that Israel still does not meet the requirements to join the Visa Waiver Program. The Department raised concerns over the reciprocal treatment...

Israelis Call for US to Lift Visa Requirements Amid Long Waits & Rejections

Citizens of Israel keep on calling the authorities of the United States to lift the visa requirements for them, saying that they are tired of long waiting times. While 97...

Palestinian-Americans’ Border Access to be Monitored by US in Visa Waiver Evaluation for Israel

An official brief has informed that Palestinian-Americans’ freedom of travel in Israel might determine the proposed US visa exemptions for Israelis, as the country has been under works to...

US Visa Waiver Program: 65 Senators Push for Israel’s Inclusion by September Deadline

Some 65 US senators have called on the Biden administration to finalize efforts regarding the visa waiver program by September 30, which would enable Israeli nationals to travel to...

Israel & Morocco Deepen Ties with New Visa & Tourism Agreements

Israel’s Minister of the Interior and Health, Moshe Arbel, and his counterpart from Morocco, Khalid Ait Taleb, have agreed to ease mutual visa requirements in order to permit a...

US Considers Denying Visa for Israel’s Finance Minister Following His Calls to “Wipe Out” Huwara

The administration of Biden is considering whether or not a visa to enter the United States should be granted to the Finance Minister of Israel, Bezalel Smotrich, following his...

Belarus MFA Summons Israeli Ambassador Over ‘Unfair’ Entry Denials 

The Belarus Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Israeli ambassador to Minsk Alon Shoham, over what the ministry has called “unfair denials of entry” to Belarussians traveling to...