The village of Abasan, Palestine

Who needs a visa for Palestine?

Western Asia · Ramallah

Photo: Moonguard (Wikimedia Commons) / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Of 198 nationalities, 156 enter Palestine with no paperwork at all. The rest: 42 must be approved before they travel.

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

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 156

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa required 42

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Palestine

Region
Western Asia
Capital
Ramallah
Population
5,413,596 2025 · 123rd of 197
Size
6,220 km² 165th largest of 199
Density
870 per km²
Language
Arabic
Currency
Egyptian pound EGP
Borders
Egypt Israel Jordan

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.