Entry requirements for Israel
Short tourist stays only.
- Entry
- Electronic authorisation or e-visa
- Stay
- Up to 90 days per entry
Visa information is provided for information purposes and may contain mistakes. Check official government websites or sources for current requirements and updates before travelling.Check your passport is valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive.Official site: israel-entry.piba.gov.ilApply only on the official government website linked here. Other websites may charge extra fees for the same application.Last checked 15 October 2026
Conditions
- Passport validity
For the formal tourist-visa service, the travel document must remain valid at least three calendar months beyond the visa period.
Bern visa applicants need a passport valid six calendar months at entry and an original Swiss residence permit valid six months.
The eVisa step guide requires the travel document valid at least three calendar months beyond the visa’s expiry.
The eVisa About page also requires document validity throughout the issued visa period and at least until departure.
- Onward ticket
The formal visa service lists a return flight ticket, but says it need not be presented when submitting the application.
Eligible eVisa applicants provide round-trip tickets to Israel.
- Proof of funds
The formal tourist-visa service requires a bank-statement printout covering at least three months and employment confirmation.
Eligible eVisa applicants provide three-month bank statements, bank feasibility approval or another sufficient-funds document.
- Accommodation
The formal tourist-visa service requires the place of residence in Israel during the stay.
Eligible eVisa applicants provide accommodation confirmation; a private host’s signed letter gives address, phone and Israeli ID number.
- Health requirement
The formal tourist-visa service requires insurance covering the whole stay in Israel.
Bern visa applicants provide valid travel insurance.
Eligible eVisa applicants provide health insurance valid in Israel for the whole visit.
- Fee
Bern’s formal tourist-visa procedure states CHF 23 per person, with its stated conditional exemptions.
The published eVisa-B2 handling fee is NIS 105 and non-refundable; its step guide accepts Visa, Mastercard or American Express.
All visitors must pass through border control; an ETA does not replace that check.
The applicable foreign-visitor route requires a valid visa or ETA-IL approval before the journey starts.
The formal service requires a completed signed form and two recent matching 5×5 cm colour photos, white background and full-front face.
The formal service uses a scheduled residence-country mission appointment; personal appearance may be waived by the consul.
The Singapore minor-visa instruction requires an apostilled original birth certificate and travel confirmation from both parents.
Bern visa applications are submitted no earlier than two calendar months and no later than four weeks before the trip.
Bern applicants provide Form A, photos, Israeli address, earnings/bank/employment evidence, itinerary, hotel and flight confirmation.
Under-18 Bern visa applications require a birth certificate, certified parental/guardian consent and parent passport copies.
Bern minor applicants provide custody or divorce documentation where custody is indicated; its listed return-postage procedure is local.
If eligible for eVisa-B2, the approval is emailed; a consular interview or further documents may still be required.
Eligible eVisa applicants provide a recent white-background passport photo, document copy, valid phone/email and accurate application.
A complete eVisa application receives an email response within ten working days; extra documents or a mission interview may prolong it.
The Bern procedure names Malaysian and Indonesian citizens for additional signed Form B and processing of up to 30 working days.
PIBA says some eVisa-B2 applicants may be required to attend the nearest Israeli consulate.
Official application pageisrael-entry.piba.gov.il
Official sources
- Israel Population and Immigration Authorityisrael-entry.piba.gov.il
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel — Embassy in Singaporeembassies.gov.il
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel — Embassy in Bernembassies.gov.il
- Israel Population and Immigration Authorityisrael-entry.piba.gov.il/learn-about-evisa-b2
- Consulate General of Israel in Munichembassies.gov.il