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Israel visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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The answer

ETA needed. United Kingdom passport holders need an ETA granted before travel to visit Israel.

Entry
ETA
Stay
90 days per entry
Fee
₪25.00
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’ETA NEEDED90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

data.gov.ilMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Israel (dataset visa_to_israel on data.gov.il)Checked 29 Oct 2026

{"Country_name":"United Kingdom","National_passport":"Exempted"

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

Your passport must be valid for at least three months from the date of your arrival in Israel

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Israel passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Israel passport United Kingdom

ETA needed before travel · 6 months

Fee
£20.00
Maximum stay
Up to 6 months

ETANL 1.1. Nationalities of the following locations (including countries and associated territories) are subject to the requirement to obtain an ETA for travel to the UK, pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation: (a) for travel to the UK on or after 15 November 2023: Qatar (b) for travel to the UK on or after 22 February 2024: Bahrain Kuwait Oman United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia (c) for travel to the UK on or after 8 January 2025: Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Barbados Belize Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Costa Rica Grenada Guatemala Guyana Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Israel Japan Kiribati Macao Special Administrative Region Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Federated States of Micronesia New Zealand Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Taiwan* The Bahamas Tonga Tuvalu United States Uruguay *Those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan. (d) travelling to the UK on or after 2 April 2025: Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Vatican City

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Jerusalem, nearest first.

  1. CyprusNicosia, about 420 km from JerusalemVisa-free · 90 days
  2. TürkiyeAnkara, about 930 km from JerusalemVisa-free · 90 days
  3. ArmeniaYerevan, about 1,250 km from JerusalemVisa-free · 180 days
  4. GreeceAthens, about 1,250 km from JerusalemVisa-free · 90 days
  5. GeorgiaTbilisi, about 1,400 km from JerusalemVisa-free · 12 months

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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