The Makhtesh Ramon crater in the Negev desert, Israel

Who needs a visa for Israel?

Western Asia · Jerusalem

Photo: Rhododendrites / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

No nationality enters Israel without paperwork. Of 198, 198 must be approved before they travel.

We have not found a Israel government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Israel's own immigration service or its embassy.

What do you need?

Who needs what

eTA (electronic travel authorisation) 101

Not a visa. A short online form for travellers who are already visa-exempt, usually approved automatically in minutes to hours. No appointment, no interview, no documents.

eVisa (electronic visa) 97

A real visa application, made online instead of at an embassy. It is assessed, it takes days rather than minutes, and it can be refused.

About Israel

Region
Western Asia
Capital
Jerusalem
Population
10,122,800 2025 · 95th of 197
Size
20,770 km² 150th largest of 199
Density
487 per km²
Languages
Arabic, Hebrew
Currency
Israeli new shekel ILS
Borders
Egypt Jordan Lebanon Palestine Syria

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.