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The following services are offered to foreign nationals at Israeli missions:
- Immigration (aliya) visas
- Visitor's visas
We invite you to send us feedback on Israel's consular service using the special on-line form.
Important information regarding the entry of foreign nationals into Israel
The following conditions apply to all foreign nationals seeking entry into Israel, whether or not they require an entry visa:
In all cases, passports must be valid for at least six months from the intended date of entry.
A foreign national who was employed in Israel in the past, whether in agriculture, industry, construction, home nursing or other services, and who had no legal problems during such employment, may visit Israel only after at least one year has elapsed since leaving the country.
Foreign nationals in the following categories must check their status and receive permission to enter Israel prior to their arrival, in order to avoid a situation where they might be denied entry:
• persons who were expelled in the past from Israel;
• persons who illegally resided in Israel;
• persons who were refused entry in the past;
• persons who are coming to visit a foreign worker in Israel;
• persons who are relatives of a foreign worker in Israel.
Such status can be checked prior to arrival in Israel either at an Israeli diplomatic mission abroad or by the Israel Ministry of Interior.
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IMMIGRATION VISAS
Matters relating to immigration (aliya) are usually handled by aliya emissaries of the Jewish Agency.
The Israeli mission will issue the immigration visa on the recommendation of the Jewish Agency representative, after the latter has concluded his part of the process.
VISITOR'S VISAS
Israel has agreements for the abolition of visa requirements with 65 countries. Nationals of countries without such agreements who wish to visit Israel must submit to the nearest Israeli mission a completed visa application form as well as photograph and his/hers travel document. Information about the need for a visa can be found at your local Israeli mission.
Please note that the grant of a visa by the State of Israel to a person bearing a foreign passport (national or official), does not necessarily imply recognition of the authority or entity that issued such passport.
- Visa application - Israeli Embassy, Moscow (Hebrew, Russian)
CONTINUATION OF PROCESSING AND CONTACT WITH THE MISSION
Contact the Consular Section of the mission by phone to find out what is possible to do by registered mail or messenger. Postage to the mission and back to the sender is to be paid by the applicant.
TRANSIT POLICY TO THE WEST BANK VIA ISRAEL
In response to requests from foreign missions to specify the arrangements required for transit of foreign citizens through Israel to the West Bank, we attach a guide to the policy of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) in this regard
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