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Latest News (2-6-22) update by my Jerusalem friend, Nicole Jansezian with some handy links!: ISRAEL REOPENS TO CHRISTIAN TOURISM: | All Israel News
We expect this portion to be in flux for a while. Feel free to explore on your own: Entry of Non-Israeli Citizens by Air - Corona Traffic (health.gov.il) 1-25-22: Israel is back open as of mid-January. There are a couple of hoops to jump through to get there. 1. You'll need proof of a completed Covid vaccination or booster at least 2 weeks ahead of travel and less than 6 months prior to the day you arrive HOME from your travel. This vaccine MUST be digitally verifiable by Israel. Who Is Considered Vaccinated (health.gov.il) 2. You will need to apply online to the Ministry of Health for approval to travel or they won't let you on the plane. Application for an entry permit to Israel during the COVID-19 pandemic for passengers traveling with a foreign passport (govforms.gov.il) Note: Part of this form asks about insurance coverage of Covid-related illness expenses. So, you'll probably want to check with your insurance provider to get the details on that (and learn how it works!), or buy health insurance coverage just for the time you're traveling. Try this no-commission site that's my favorite: insurance (for both medical & trip interruption). 3. A negative Covid PCR test within 72 hours of boarding the plane in both directions. All testing is at your own expense. Plan on about $30 for the test on the Israeli side. Translation to #1 above, you may need a(nother) booster if you got a vaccine or booster early, and we will spend some of our last day or two in Israel getting our pre-flight test completed. You'll need to have the entry permit, negative test result & your vaccination card packed as accessible as your passport and ticket as you board the plane in your home airport, and the international airport, and any gateway city layover. 4 Additionally, the current (winter 2022) protocol (which we hope will change before next summer) is an additional test (the serology version, verifying antibodies) administered at the Tel Aviv airport at your own expense can pre-pay here and get it for cheaper. All incoming tourists & residents are to wait in "quarantine" (at home or hotel etc.) for 24 hours or until your negative test results are returned to you by email--make sure you can access from abroad your email address that you provide in the form! Here's a description on the Isolation Protocol: Mandatory Isolation - (health.gov.il) On the positive side, you'll get some time to rest after that huge and long flight before we hit the ground! Bring something to do, English-language TV in Israel is available but not very many choices for programming. |
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Prepare for your trip by using these links to complete the couple of steps need to travel to Israel these days. Entry of Non-Israeli Citizens by Air - this lays out the details in order. 24-48 hours before you fly (but not earlier), 1 member of each household must fill out this multi-page Entry Statement. Before starting gather all family passports, your itinerary, and my local Israeli phone number. Flight Form Content. Print the results and tuck into your passport, also have a digital version available on your phone. 72 or 24 hours before your flight: You'll need a negative Covid test (NO AT-HOME TESTING is valid for this flight!) the test results need to be digitally verifiable, and bring paperwork with you too. copied from Israeli Minister of health website: Take a PCR test in the 72 hours before the flight to Israel or a rapid (antigen) test in the 24 hours before the flight, administered by professional samplers (no home test kits). You are required to present an official document in English attesting to the negative result and specifying the traveler's passport number. Tests of any other type will not be accepted. |