Visas between the State of Israel and Russia canceled

Agreement under which abolished visas between the State of Israel and Russia, began to act with 09/20/2008 year. Entry into IsraelNow tourism is allowed to all, and an unlimited number of times during the 180 days and stay in the country allowed no more than 90 days. This agreement applies only to ordinary citizens, with a red passport holders of passports of a civil type. Also, do not need a visapilgrims and the people who go to Israel for treatment. If treatment is more than the length of stay, it can extend to the Interior Ministry. The owners of the service and diplomatic passports must still register your visa. Visa in Israelneed also to representatives of religious denominations who visit the Holy Land at the invitation of religious institutions such as the service.

Recommendations of the Russian tourists from Israel Embassy

The agreement of the Government of Israel and the Russian government to deny visas to travel in a certain category of mutual citizens of Israel and the Russian Federation began on time, with Israel, 09/20/2008 00 hours 01 minutes.Since this time, all Russian citizens, including minors, who have general civil passports, are able to without a visa as a singly, and repeatedly enter and leave Israel, as well as transit, stay on the territory of a State without a visa in a period of 180 days, but Mr.e more than 90 days.

1. It is imperative that at the time of entry into the State of Israel prior to the expiration of the passport of a citizen must be at least six months. Visa for travel of Russian citizens in Israel B2 (B2) is completely abolished by this agreement. Visa in Israelof these categories, which has been issued previously, is not valid.
2. Need to pay attention to the fact that in international practice, the final decision to allow entry of any person to a foreign country, shall frontier, as well as the competence of other bodies at the moment of crossing the border, it does not take into account the fact need a visa or not.Therefore, tourists and visitors are advised to check beforehand the validity of their general civil passports.
   If you currently desirable to have:
   - Ticket airfare to the dates as entry and exit;
   - Confirming the solvency of the documents;
   - Health insurance for services overseas - supporting document about reservations (when traveling for tourism);
   - A document of honey. agencies (when traveling for medical treatment);
   - An invitation received by either the original or a fax, or by e-mail, if the goal - visiting Israeli friends, family or organization.
3. If the purpose of the trip to Israel - Visit working here on a visa B1 relatives or friends who do not have Israeli citizenship, you must pre-apply to the diplomatic representations abroad, Israeli, or Israeli Interior Ministry to check status and obtain the relevant document to the highbuildings in the state. Those recommendations are foreign countries that have visa agreements with Israel or the agreements for which a visa to Israel canceled.
4. If the purpose of the trip to Israel - the trip members of the media, the press service of the Israeli Embassy in Moscow, you should check whether you need to design accreditation by the Liaison Bureau with the media, the Israeli government.
5. Visa in Israeldo not need those, who previously worked in the country on a work visa B1 without breaking laws. They can visit the country for tourism purposes, but only after one year stay outside of the state.
6. Visa in Israelis still required when traveling to Israel for Russian citizens with official or diplomatic passport. It is saved as the need to design the following categories of visas:
   A 2 - visa for students to travel to study at universities in Israel.
   A 3 - Visafor representatives of religious confessions, visiting the Holy Land at the invitation of religious institutions such as the service.
   B 1 - a visa for the citizens with the aim of his work or travel on business in the state.
   B 4 - Visafor volunteers, unpaid voluntary work in the kibbutzim, monasteries etc.
   Any visa to Israelof these categories of Russian citizens must be arranged at the Embassy of Israel in the Russian Federation (Moscow), or the Israeli diplomatic missions abroad in other countries, and / or following treatment in Israel's Interior Ministry inviting resort.
7. Go check on the status of foreign diplomatic missions in Israel, but also obtain permission from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the State to enter the country before going to need those foreign persons who are deported once from Israel violated the laws of any state, or they had already been refused a visa.
8. Visa not required for foreign, including Russian citizens, who have a second nationality - a Palestinian.They can cross the border through the border Israeli port, which is located on the bridge of Allenby, but only if properly drawn, and the actual date on Palestinian passports, documents proving their identity. The possibilities of entry into the state through Airport.Ben-Gurion's not.