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General
Please note that in order to travel to Israel from any country including those which do not need a visa you require:

A passport valid for at least 6 months
A return ticket to Israel

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Visa Information
If you are a passport holder of one of the following countries you do not require a tourist visa to travel to Israel. If you are a citizen of a country not on this list contact the Consulate on 020-7957-9517.

Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados  Belgium Bolivia Brazil Canada   Central African RepublicChile Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech RepublicDenmark Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Fiji Finland France Germany (from 01.01.1928) Gibraltar Greece Guatemala Haiti Hong Kong Hungary Iceland      Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Korea South Latvia Lesotho Liechtenstein Lithuania  Luxembourg Malawi Malta Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Monaco Mongolia           Netherlands New Zealand   Norway Panama   Paraguay Philippines Poland Portugal San Marino Slovak Rep.  Slovenia   South Africa Spain  St Kitts & Nevis Surinam Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Trinidad & Tobago United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Vanuatu

Click here for visa requirements when travelling to Egypt or Jordan.

Extending Your Stay: Visas may be extended (for a nominal fee) at offices of the Ministry of Interior in the following locations:

Afula, Akko (Acre), Ashqelon, Be'er Sheva, Elat, Hadera, Haifa, Herzelia, Holon, Jerusalem, Nazareth, Netanya, Petah Tiqva, Ramat Gan, Ramla, Rehovot, Safed, Tel Aviv, Tiberias.

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Work Permits
If you wish to work in Israel you must first find secure employment in Israel and ask your prospective employer to apply for a work visa for you there.

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Student Visas
Please contact the organisation through which you are arranging your trip, about visa requirements. Click here for details of some educational programmes.

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